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On the evidence of Revolution Revolución, the New-Jersey-based Ill Niño fit very neatly into the Roadrunner label's aesthetic, while still providing enough of a twist on the metal genre to carve out their own niche. While the influence of everything from Korn to Machine Head to Sepultura marches under the banner of their debut album, it's Ill Niño's Latin heritage--many of its members hail originally from South America--that makes this much more than another monochromatic nu-metal effort: the billingual "Nothing's Clear" opens with a battery of punishing percussion and frontman Cristian Machado's phlegm-spattering, pig-throttling vocals, but two minutes in it's ready to break for a surprisingly virtuoso Spanish guitar interlude. Ill Nióo's powerful Sepultura-heavy impact is hardly blunted by such bursts of startling melodicism, though; "No Murder" slips effectively between bursts of gutteral howling and passages of Tool-like anthemics with ease. The closing "With You" is the real surprise, though--a soulful, restrained four-minute long Flamenco love song that might skirt the borders of cheese, but ends Revolution Revolución on a satisfyingly light, and characteristically eclectic note. --Louis Pattison
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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What a stunning album. From the first instance I loved it. It was played solid on my car stereo from the moment I got it until the new KoRn album came out. It is fabulous. This is another album that I love every track. It is heavy and soft in all the right place. The mixture of lyrics from one language to the next is fantastic and the latino feel to it just makes the album unique.
I could rant and rave about this album all day, but see for yourself, you won't be disappointed. The more you hear it the more you will love it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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WOW! this is album is great. I bought it after just hearing Rumba, and to my delight I found that all of the songs our just as amazing. My favourite now is What Come's Around. But every single track really is just superb, from the aggressive Rip Out Your Eyes, to the (shockingly) soft With You. Cristian's voice is amazing, with English and Spanish roaring growls but also very soothing. Buy this album now, you won't be dissapointed
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Ill Nino really have done well with this debut. Their noticeable connections with other South American groups such as Soulfly and Sepultura are evident from the beginning where the album starts with 'God Save Us'. A mixture of heavy guitar patterns and melodic singing and latin percussion and a catchy chorus to top things off, this is a great starting track. The next track,'If You Still Hate Me' continues on along the same lines with Cristian Machado's powerful vocals blending with another catchy guitar pattern. 'Unreal' is a fast paced, shock of a song. The lighter sound of the congas constantly battle against the distortion of the guitar. 'Nothings Clear' starts off with a melodic acoustic guitar intro with percussion driving it then suddenly changes into the grind of the guitars followed by another catchy and melodic chorus then the song twists back to the acoustic guitar beginning with a short burst of singing in Spanish. 'What Comes Around' is one of the best tracks on the album, Machado's vocals taking a break from the usual anguished screams to go melodic. 'Liar' is another excellent track, again very catchy with flamenco guitar breaks in the song at several points. The next songs follow the same formula as the previously mentioned songs, but they are very distinct and are never boring up to the amazing 'With You'. This is a great to a brilliant album, a ballad with soft acoustic guitar parts and latin percussion and more of Cristian Machado's soulful vocals. The bonus track, 'Fallen' sees a slower but nevertheless relentless heavy return to such songs as 'What Comes Around' and 'Liar' with touches of drums accenting excellent guitar patterns. 'Eye For An Eye' is a live cover of a song by Soulfly. It is a good effort, but will never replace the real version. 'God Save Us' sees Ill Nino captured in top form in a live concert at the Brixton Academy in London. This track also proves how very able Cristian Machado is as a frontman for the band. The track sounds hardly different from the album version, a very clear recording capturing the passion of the band playing live. Then there are versions of 'What Comes Around' and 'Unreal' in Spanish which you might think was somewhat odd but every lyric fits in perfectly and makes these 2 songs very unique and original. Finally, the CD has an enhanced feature containing the video for 1 of Ill Nino's singles, the excellent 'What Comes Around'. The future holds great things for Ill Nino.
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The best metal album to come out in years...
I purchased this album on the strength of hearing "If You Still Hate Me" but from the time I first heard it I loved it and every track is a winner. Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by E. Wright
God Save Us
This album is possibly my favourite album of all time, all tracks on this album are excellent with none of the tracks letting the album down in any way. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2004
A hevy but melodic grinding of the senses
What can be said about a band that offers such a refreshing twist and contortion of recent metal music that would live up to the bands musical talent? Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2003 by "stupid-snaker"
New Boys On The Block
What a great band. Whilst listening to this CD, the Metal-Head within will jump out and start Headbanging. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2003
Amazing debut
this album is truly outstanding. i bought this after hearing the singles "God Save Us", "What Comes Around" and "Unreal" and it really is one of those albums where every track is... Read more
Published on 9 July 2003 by EdIsDead
Revoloution/Revolucion limited edition
This is a must buy for any fan of the tribal, sometimes heavy sounds that they have seen from Ill Nino. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2003 by Steve
An awesome debut album.
This is amazing both melodic and powerfuul cd. This is certanly a MUST HAVE cd!!! Good guitar riffs and powerfull Cristian Muchado's voice makes this record sound very special. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2002 by "win-cin2000"
Keeeewalitay
I bought this album on what might almost be a leap of faith. I like to hear an album before buying it, or at least 2 or 3 of the songs, but with this I had only ever heard and... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2002
Album of the year for me
The best way I can describe how I feel about this album is to say that every now and then you hear an album, which you know you will still be listening to 5 years from... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2002
Terrible
In all fairness, this album is terrible! It went back a week after I bought it. I thought it might grow on me but it just made me wonder why I'd wasted my money. Read more
Published on 22 May 2002
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