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Ill Nino has released a lyric video for their new single "The Depression" from their forthcoming coming album Epidemia, out Oct. 22. "Twelve years and five studio releases later, Epidemia has all the harsh elements and dark Latin rhythms that make Ill Nino's Latin metal sound different in this genre of metal," drummer and founding member Dave Chavarri said of the upcoming rele

Ill Niño and Anew Revolution are about to lose their minds and go insane this January, when they grab Ekotren and Fashion Bomb and head out on the Restore the Insanity Tour. The first batch of dates have been confirmed, beginning Jan. 20 in...

Ill Niño made their name concocting a patented blend of New Jersey-bred, Latin-flavored metal. The band -- whose music reveals layers upon layers of thunderous yet tropical percussion and blood-stained metallic fury -- will release its Victory Records debut, 'Dead New World,' on Oct. 26. ...

Gothic Slam formed in 1984 as part of the fledgling American thrash scene. The band's blue collar work ethic quickly found them a loyal local following in clubs like L'amour's in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Studio One in New Jersey. The folks at Torrid Records snatched up Gothic Slam a couple of years later and released their debut album, 1988's 'Killer Instinct...

Noisecreep recently told the story of Cloutier and his one-member metal band Davola. In his other metal project, Animus Rising, he doubled the personnel to two musicians -- the other being Jeremy Hinskton, who was living in Switzerland at the time...

Ill Niño may have started out in the great state of New Jersey back in the late 1990s, but the band members are currently spread across the country. Despite the distance, the band makes things work. "I live in Texas," drummer Dave Chavarri told Noisecreep. " Laz...

With their earlier, Roadrunner-released albums -- 2001's 'Revolution Revolucion' and 2003's 'Confession' -- New Jersey-based Ill Niño displayed a knack for Latin rhythms and tropical percussion among biting metallic riffs and alternately screamed and sung vocals. For t...

When we chatted with Ill Niño drummer Dave Chavarri, he was in Australia, awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter. "I have been wanting to be a dad for a while, and I am ready," Chavarri, who is only in Australia temporarily, told Noisecreep. "Beco...

One listen to Davola's Between the Buried and Me-meets-Strapping Young Lad galloping horse-style aggression on their debut EP, 'Dichotomy' and you might be wondering why you've never seen them on any tours. It might be because they are a new band, but it's more likely because Davola is not a 'they,' but a 'he...

When Divine Heresy songwriter Dino Cazares decided to get a bulldog eight months ago, he was looking for a companion -- not a breadwinner. So, he went to a breeder, picked up a cute, frisky puppy and named him Diablo. "As he got bigger, I noticed he was a really good-looking bulldog," Cazares tells Noisecreep...