Track Listing

1. God Save Us
2. If You Still Hate Me
3. Unreal
4. Nothing's Clear
5. What Comes Around
6. Liar
7. Rumba
8. Predisposed
9. I Am Loco
10. No Murder
11. Rip Out Your Eyes
12. Revolution Revolucion
13. With You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75342 in Music
• Released on: 2001-07-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

CD Description
Debut album by Latino rap-metal troupe led by former Pro-Pain/Soulfly drummer Dave Chavarri. Includes a Latin percussion element and vocals in both English and Spanish. Produced by Ron St. Germain, who has worked with Tool, Creed and Soundgarden.

Customer Reviews

Obligado Ill Nino
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.

Baila la rumba latina!
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

A daringly different album
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.