Confession by Ill Nino

Confession, Ill Niño's second album, came out on Roadrunner in 2003, and it turned into the biggest seller the Union City, New Jersey crew ever had: by 2023 it had sold upward of 600,000 copies around the globe. Bob Marlette produced, and the lineup shifted mid-stream. Marc Rizzo walked out during the sessions to join Soulfly, and Ahrue Luster, late of Machine Head, stepped in for his first Ill Niño record.

Drummer Dave Chavarri, who founded the band in 1998, still drives the thing. This is Latin-tinged nu metal with the alt-metal crunch cranked up, chugging riffs and big melodic hooks elbowing each other for space, and "How Can I Live" is the track that made the countdowns. The album opened at number 37 on the Billboard 200, moving 27,863 copies in its first week.

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