antiReviews:
ill
nino Revolution Revolucion
Review by Scott
Slapp
ill
nino Revolution Revolucion (digipak)
Label: Roadrunner
Records
Rating:
Tracks: God Save Us
If You Still Hate Me
Unreal
Nothing's Clear
What Comes Around
Liar
Rumba
Predisposed
I Am Loco
No Murder
Rip Out Your Eyes
Revolution/Revolucion
With You
Fallen - (bonus track)
God Save Us - (bonus track, live)
Eye For An Eye - (bonus track, live)
What Comes Around - (bonus track, Spanish
version)
Unreal - (bonus track, Spanish version)
Not a bad effort from ill nino, they still
come off as a poormans Soulfly which isnt surprising when you consider
they are on Roadrunner a label that has a tendency to regurgitate their
top bands with second and third rate clones. Also of note is the
fact that is was Dave Chavarri brief stint with Soulfly that inspired him
to form this group.
I was prepared to absolutely hate this
CD but found myself unconsciously getting into it. Its true it takes the
six members in this band to create a noise that other groups can create
with three members. This is brutal in your face nu-metal, which is
really hard-core with a new spin.
Ill nino isnt very diverse when it comes
to songwriting and the songs all pretty much fall into the same category
with a similar sound but what the hell, they know what they like and stick
with it. Flaw is far better in the songwriting and diversity department
but songs like Unreal and What Comes Around really show ill ninos
nu metal character, going from melodic verses to bone-crushing hard-core
choruses. Max Cavalera doesnt quite have to worry yet about being
dethroned but given a few more years, if ill nino keeps at it and nu-metal
doesnt die out Max might have to watch his ass!
Posted by Count Olaf:
**** The Police and the Result
Posted by Count Olaf:
I don't know what band you were from Tim but it doesn't matter because all the bands that played with us basically sucked. Funny how all those people came to see us and not you. Makes you wonder who really sucks. In case you can't figure it out it's you. and thanksd for the girlfriend comment because that either means you're a fagget or you are going to be a lifelong virgin. Maybe a combination of the two. This is Tekoa's guitarist signing off and may i say that Tim doesn't know crap about music or chicks and will die alone playing his skin flute.
Posted by Tim:
I have played a show with Tekoa~sun and may I say that it was one of my least satisfying shows I've played. Personally, I didn't think they were all that special, and their girlfriends are skanks who wish other guys would hit on them so they can feel hot and sexy to everyone around them. Not that their girlfriends reflect negatively upon them, per se, but they seemed to be mostly stuck up bitches nonetheless. Furthermore, the wall of sound that I heard while standing in front of the stage can only be described as some kind of prog-metal. I like prog-metal, but this was some other sort of prog-metal, like... crap-prog-metal or something. From a fellow musicians stand point, I am baffled at their amps EQs as well. I have the same amp as at least one of the guitar players, therefore I know that it was EQ'ed to basically the worst possible settings. IT WAS OBNOXIOUS! They also played first, then as soon as they were done, packed up their crap and left with many of the spectators as well. What kind of band manners are those? Perhaps someone should show me how I'm mistaken here...
Posted by Tigerlily:
Tekoa Sun Rocks, you fool! And the last I heard "Bongo Boy" joined Banana Republic in Baja, California. All of them have an extensive music background--they just didn't pick up a guitar one day and ponder, "I'm gonna be a rock star, dude. So get real tekoa-suck2, and tell us you're jealous.
Posted by Tekoa_Suck2:
I think the Tekoa Suck kids need to realize they dont have a band they have a "Group". They have a Kid that thinks hes a musician but plays the damn bongos. And the only one in the whole gorup with any musical talent at all is their drummer jimmy.So all I have to say is get a life Tekoa Suck cause Brittany "PFC Rose" did and u guys should too.
Posted by jimmy jimmy jimmy:
thank you for your input PFC Rose we will take it into consideration. Keep us updated, check your mail. :D -Jimmy we love you
Posted by PFC Rose aka Tekoa Suck:
I THINK THAT SEKOA SUN IS THE MOST MEDIOCRE BAND EVER. THEY'RE TRYING TO SABATAGE THE WORLD WITH THEIR SO CALLED "GOOD" MUSIC. YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT TEKOA_SUCK@HOTMAIL.COM
Posted by FroJoe:
for those who know who Tekoa~Sun is thanks for your support im from the band if you want to contact us or become a sunyan email me frojoe at tekoasun@hotmail.com
Posted by courtney:
hey tekoa sun is from spokane, washington and they rock! They seriously are going somewhere. I know the guys from the band and let me tell you, tekoa is gonna get real famous.
Posted by mayo:
hell yea tekoa-sun that's cool you know who that is, aren't they a local group in washington somewhere it's cool when i heard them from a friend it was just the music but it was mean it wasn't like latin it was like native american and metal
Posted by SOULfly******:
I THINK THAT ILL NINO IS ONE GREAT BAND REALLY MIXED GREAT VOCALS GUITAR ALL THE GOODS BUT I DO AGREE IT'S SEEMS THEY TRY TO TRAVEL A LITTLE CLOSE TO SOULFLY BUT OVERALL THOSE HAVE GREAT TALENT WE NEED MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS FOR NU METAL ME BEING INTO THE TRIBAL BLEND WITH METAL BANDS LIKE SOULFLY ILL NINO AND A SOON TO COME BAND TEKOA-SUN ARE ALL GONNA NEED A TRIBE TOUR
Posted by a clockwork orange:
ill nino is mad good ive heard nu metal before but revolution is the needle in the haystack
get the cd and there new one coming soon
Posted by xdeftonesx:
ill nino is so bad ass. i agree that they don't compare with soulfly but they bring the latin beats along with the metal to create an awesome noise. good band!
Posted by DeViLiSh_Jo:
the only thing i have to say is that... they are unbelievable!
Posted by Ember:
I dont know how people can make ratings about bands, they say good stuff about it and then trash it the next paragraph. Im sick of people saying bad things about Ill Nino, they obviously need to open their ears and listen to what is being given. Ill Nino has talent that most bands dont. They dont sound like Soufly excpet for Cristians voice. The music has a different sound and I dont know why people are comparing them to Soulfly. Yes, Dave was the drummer for Soulfly back in the day but that doesnt mean that the other members sound like them too.
I personaly think that Ill NIno has the most talent in the nu-metal scene.
Posted by kenn|aboy{[°_°]}:
that is one of my favorite albums in my collection... some very very nice tracks... some like "god save us", "unreal" and and and... buy it...
Posted by the ram:
the album is F@#$en awsome hell im suprised that antimusic had this album on review! soad is awsome!
Posted by ybor_knight:
I have seen Ill Nino live 3 times now & the CD has outlived any other as far as longevity in my player. Revolution has been a favorite since its release. Their blend of pure raw energy and melodic breakdowns are inspiring. The fusion of latin percussion and modern metal is a lasting force in todays music. No one has done this as well as Ill Nino...I don't care who started it or who gave them their break, (MAX C.) they are the best!
Posted by Anarebel:
They're good, but still young. I listen to them a bit, but they haven't hit my high rotation yet. Nothing is that catchy. They don't replace the loss of melody with much. They're still good, but not all that stand-out good.
