
Ill Niño 
Metal / Rock / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Rap Rock / Alternative Rock
ILL NIÑO are an American Latin Metal sextet. Formed in 1999 by drummer Dave Chavarri. Best known for their musically bending niche “Latin Metal”, the group have released 7 studio albums, 2 EPs, and 1 greatest hits album, selling over 2 million albums worldwide. Ill Niño’s broad and dedicated fan base spreads across .5 million followers on Spotify / Apple Music, .5 million followers across social platforms, and across millions of plays on Youtube.
The debut album "Revolution, Revolución" is a Roadrunner Records classic. The album's single, "What Comes Around," received significant airplay on MTV and enjoyed many weeks in the top 20 Active Rock radio charts,. The song topped at #1 on the Mediabase Active Rock radio charts.
The second album "Confession” sold 40,000 copies the first week. The lead single "How Can I Live" was featured in the film “Freddy vs. Jason” and featured as the soundtrack single. The song broke into the mainstream rock Billboard charts and the band went on to release two more albums under Roadrunner Records.
Ill Niño are known as one of the best live acts in their genre, having performed highly successful headlining tours throughout Europe, U.S.A., Russia, and Australia, South America, Japan, U.K., Mexico, and Eastern Europe.
ILL NINO is:
Dave Chavarri - Drums
Laz Pina - Bass
Marcos Leal - Lead Vocals
Daniel Couto - Percussion
Jes DeHoyos - Lead Guitar
Sal Dominguez - Rhythm Guitars
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