Confession is the second album released by the American heavy metal band Ill Niño. The album debuted at #37 in the Billboard Top 200 with first week sales of 27,863.[4] It is their most successful album to date, selling more than 600,000 copies worldwide by 2023.[5] It was the first album to not feature Marc Rizzo, who left during recording to join Soulfly, and also the first to feature Ahrue Luster, formerly of Machine Head.
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| Released | September 30, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Studio | Water Music Studios in Hoboken, New Jersey and Mirror Image Recorders in New York City | |||
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| Length | 47:07 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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| Singles from Confession | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | Not rated[2] |
| Exclaim! | Positive[3] |
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Cristian Machado[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Te Amo...I Hate You" | Machado, Chavarri, Paisante, Pina | 3:33 |
| 2. | "How Can I Live" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Two (Vaya Con Dios)" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Unframed" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Cleansing" | Machado, Chavarri, Paisante, Pina | 3:45 |
| 6. | "This Time's for Real" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Lifeless...Life..." | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Numb" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Have You Ever Felt?" (feat. Max Illidge of 40 Below Summer) | Machado, Chavarri, Paisante, Pina | 3:18 |
| 10. | "When It Cuts" | Machado, Chavarri, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Letting Go" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina | 3:18 |
| 12. | "All the Right Words" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Re-Birth" | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 2:54 |
| 14. | "How Can I Live" (Spanish Version) | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "How Can I Live" (Single mix) | Marlette, Chavarri, Machado, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 2:57 |
| 16. | "I'll Find a Way" | Chavarri, Machado, Rizzo | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Someone Or Something" (Also Japanese edition bonus track) | Machado, Chavarri, Marlette, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Make Me Feel" | Machado, Chavarri, Marlette, Paisante, Pina, Rizzo | 3:08 |
| 16. | "Clear" | Chavarri, Machado, Rizzo | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Forever" | 3:09 |
Notes:
- The iTunes bonus tracks "Make Me Feel" and "Clear" are the same as "Someone or Something" and "I'll Find a Way", respectively. They seemingly retained their demo titles on iTunes for unknown reasons.
- A fan-made compilation titled Demo Sessions includes three demo tracks from the album's recording sessions, "Make Me Feel" (with different lyrics), "About Them" and "Every Day". It also includes acoustic performances of "How Can I Live" and "This Time's for Real", recorded live at the AAF studios.
- "Have You Ever Felt?" is featured in the game Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for the Xbox 360.
- "When It Cuts" is featured in the PlayStation Portable game Infected.
- "How Can I Live" is featured in the horror film Freddy vs. Jason and appears on the soundtrack.
- "I'll Find a Way" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Cave, titled "I'll Find the Way".
Personnel
editIll Niño
edit- Cristian Machado – vocals
- Ahrue Luster – lead guitar
- Jardel Paisante – rhythm guitar
- Laz Piña – bass guitar
- Omar Clavijo – keyboards, turntables, programming
- Danny Couto – percussion
- Dave Chavarri – drums
Additional personnel
edit- Joe Rodriguez – additional percussion
- Marc Rizzo – additional guitar/ acoustic guitar (on tracks 2, 4, 6–8, 10–17)
- Max Illidge – additional vocals (on track 9) (40 Below Summer, Black Market Hero)
- Mikey Doling – additional guitar (on track 3) (Snot, ex-Soulfly, ex-Abloom, currently Invitro)
- Bob Marlette - additional piano (on tracks 8, 12, 15, 17)
Production
edit- Bob Marlette - producer, engineering
- Jay Baumgardner - mixing
- Michael Barbiero - mixing
- Michael Koch - engineering
- Dan Korneff - digital editing, engineering
- Jerry Farley - digital editing
- John Bender - assistant engineering
- Myriam Santos-Kayda - photography
- Julian Joyce - assistant engineering
- Lynde Kusnetz - Creative director
- Ted Jensen - mastering
References
edit- ^ "Ill Niño Cleansing (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Confession - Ill Niño". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Authier, Amber (November 30, 2003). "Ill Niño - Confession". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "ILL NIÑO: Billboard Top 200-Entry!". roadrunnerrecords.de. 2003-10-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2003-10-08.
- ^ "ILL NIÑO Announces Upcoming Dates with Metal Kings MEGADETH and BIOHAZARD". ROCK LINES MAGAZINE. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ Hutchinson, Kate (February 12, 2015). "What I Learned from Growing Up Nu Metal in British Suburbia". Vice.
- ^ "Amazon". Roadrunnerrecords.de. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2003-10-08.
- ^ "Roadrunner Records". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2003-10-08.