That's apparent on ``Confession,'' which contains its share of nu-metal anger in songs such as ``Cleansing'' and the Korn-like ``Letting Go,'' but also more subtly textural, self-reflective tunes such as ``Numb'' (overlaid with congas) and ``This Time's for Real'' (spiced by a flamenco guitar solo). A similar musical diversity applies to the other band members, though they have one thing in common: ``We all love heavy music,'' Chavarri says. We're like the United Nations out there.''Ĭhavarri grew up listening to Latin music, then fell in love with Santana, Queen, and the Scorpions when he moved to the United States. Our singer was born in Brazil and raised in Venezuela. ``And one of our guitarists and our percussionist were born in Brazil. ``I was born in Peru and came to the US when I was 12,'' says Chavarri, who founded the group. This blend could spring only from a mix of many cultures. Ill Nino sports a jarring guitar attack (new guitarist Ahrue Luster used to play with Machine Head), along with driving, Latin-influenced percussion and lyrics that are mostly in English, some in Spanish. There's a lot of stage-diving by the band members.'' It's a tension-and-release number with a Nine Inch Nails guitar sound that should wither anyone without a strong constitution.īut it's the Ill Nino stage act that is winning converts right and left - and can be experienced firsthand when the New Jersey-based group performs at the WAAF-sponsored Locobazooka Sunday afternoon at Fitchburg Municipal Airport with Staind, Sevendust, Cave In, and Shadows Fall. The follow-up, ``Confession,'' is out Tuesday, and the first single, the scream-infused ``How Can I Live,'' was on the recent ``Freddy vs. Its debut CD, ``Revolution Revolucion,'' sold 350,000 copies.
Ill Nino is a Latin heavy metal band that is ready to break big. ``Our original name was El Nino, which has to do with a weather movement coming in and wrecking something,'' says drummer Dave Chavarri.
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