''Revolution Revolución'' is the debut album by the American
heavy metal band
Ill Niño
Ill Niño (stylized as ill niño) is an American metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in 1998 by drummer and percussionist Dave Chavarri. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs and one compilation album, totaling in over 1.3 mi ...
. It has sold over 375,000 copies in the United States.
It was the only album to feature guitarist
Marc Rizzo
Marc Rizzo (born August 2, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist of metal band Soulfly. He has featured on eight Soulfly albums: ''Prophecy'', '' Dark Ages'', '' Conquer'', '' Omen'', '' Enslaved'', '' Savages' ...
, who left the band in 2003 to join
Soulfly
Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 199 ...
, and percussionist Roger Vasquez, who also left in 2003 and was replaced by Daniel Couto for the second album, ''
Confession
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''.
Reception
''
Q'' magazine gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, "South American nu-metal with a strong Latin undercurrent... frontman Christian Marchado is equally adept at venting his spleen in English and Spanish."
[Summer/01, p.104] Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5 and said, "This is an excellent debut for fans who lean more to the cerebral side of modern metallic endeavors."
Track listing
All songs by
Cristian Machado
Cristian Machado (born July 23, 1974) is a Brazilian-American musician, who is the current vocalist of the American heavy metal musical ensemble Lions at the Gate, is the former vocalist for the nu metal band Ill Niño as well as a featured vocal ...
,
Marc Rizzo
Marc Rizzo (born August 2, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist of metal band Soulfly. He has featured on eight Soulfly albums: ''Prophecy'', '' Dark Ages'', '' Conquer'', '' Omen'', '' Enslaved'', '' Savages' ...
and
Dave Chavarri
Dave Chavarri is a Peruvian American musician, and is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the band Ill Niño, and Terror Universal. He is also the former drummer for bands Soulfly, Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder and Lȧȧz Rockit, and ...
.
* The album was re-released on October 22, 2002. Two multimedia tracks were also included:
# "What Comes Around" (Videoclip)
# "Unreal" (Videoclip)
The track "Liar" is played in the credits of the game ''
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
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'' for the
Xbox 360
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.
Credits
Ill Niño
*
Cristian Machado
Cristian Machado (born July 23, 1974) is a Brazilian-American musician, who is the current vocalist of the American heavy metal musical ensemble Lions at the Gate, is the former vocalist for the nu metal band Ill Niño as well as a featured vocal ...
― vocals; additional samples
*Jardel Martins Paisante ― guitar
*
Marc Rizzo
Marc Rizzo (born August 2, 1977) is an American musician, best known as the former lead guitarist of metal band Soulfly. He has featured on eight Soulfly albums: ''Prophecy'', '' Dark Ages'', '' Conquer'', '' Omen'', '' Enslaved'', '' Savages' ...
― guitar
*Lazaro Pina ― bass
*Roger Vasquez ― percussion
*
Dave Chavarri
Dave Chavarri is a Peruvian American musician, and is the founder, producer, manager, and drummer for the band Ill Niño, and Terror Universal. He is also the former drummer for bands Soulfly, Pro-Pain, M.O.D., Merauder and Lȧȧz Rockit, and ...
― drums; additional samples
Additional personnel
*DJ Skratch ― turntables
*Omar Clavijo ― programming, samples
*Krztoff ― keyboards, synths
*
Mark Hunter (musician)
Mark Hunter (born May 26, 1977) is an American musician best known as the former vocalist of heavy metal band Chimaira.
Early life
Hunter was born in Parma Heights, Ohio, on May 26, 1977.
Career
Hunter started Chimaira in 1998. The band ha ...
― additional vocals (track 15)
References
2001 debut albums
Ill Niño albums
Roadrunner Records albums
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