If you have heard the song, found it "terrible" and created your mindset that "this album is going to suck", do not be fooled. Even though the chorus section is quite impressive, it is not only simply not their best, but also the rest of the song would be best described with the word "lame". To be honest, this is the most "out-of-place" track in the whole album - and I have no idea as to why they released this song as the first single. "Against The Wall" was released as the first single off the album - and if you think that the rest of the album is like this track, you are so dead wrong. The only disappointment would be the track length - which is too short for such an amazing song - and the bridge of the song, which seems very "down" and "disappointing" compared to the rest of the song.Īnd if you think the previous track was heavy, then be ready to increase your "headbangs per second" because "The Art Of War" is a pure May Day - Latin style, with a unique chorus and a surprising finish that is destined to leave a mark. The songs? The album kicks off with a rage with powerful first verses making way to Chris complaining the absence of God in these dire times in such a beautifully scornful chorus, you could not have asked for a better opening track, "God Is For The Dead". Like I said, this is also their heaviest and most energetic effort up-to-date. You could not have asked for a more Latin album from these boys. So what if there is a considerable lack of Spanish lyrics in the album. Absolutely devastating mixture of Dave's drums and Danny's percussions - the most extreme in any Ill Nino record by far, with Laz's bass work accurately keeping up with the speedy drums destined to vibrate you to your Adam's apple Diego's proud rhythm sections and fierce flamingo guitar frenzies distributed all over the album laid down in front of Ahrue's most tactical guitar work ever - with riffs applied in such ways to simply blow your mind off - carves the pathway for the most Latin-influenced album Ill Nino have ever created. But does that mean that the album is not Latin enough. The only Spanish lyrics that you will find throughout the album will be scattered here and there in the form of a few words. Yes, the album is very void in Spanish lyrics. Truly, they have never been more magnificent. The overall chorus sections in the album have all been some of the best chorus sections Ill Nino has ever done - melodic, touching, and destined to leave an impact. And the overall album's music can be best described as "heavy metal / alternative metal combining elements of nu metal and frequent metalcore touches throughout the whole album, with the deepest Latin influence they have ever carried out in their music". Believe me when I say this, Ill Nino has never been as ferocious yet as mature as in Dead New World. If you do, then you would have to invent new words to describe the ferocity of Dead New World. You think Revolution Revolucion was "headbanglike". You think Revolution Revolucion was "energetic". And if you think that this band is not worth listening to because they have "lost their energy", well think again. They have walked forward from Nu Metal.Ģ010 October, and Ill Nino makes their return with their fifth studio album, Dead New World. Overall, much of the songs after their first two albums would fall under the genre of Alternative Metal - or as they themselves describe their music, Latin Metal. Some influences from their Latin traditions. Of course, Ill Nino have came out of the "dimly-lit room barred within solid walls"-like genre, known as "Nu Metal", quite long ago and have opened themselves to a whole new world of a more Alternative Metal style genre. In other words, there was a significant drop of overall energy in the album, which was not quite appreciated by Ill Nino's original nu metal fanbase - and also amongst the fans who loved the energy in their songs. Although Enigma was musically an exceptionally beautiful album, it was not the cup of tea for the hardcore audience who listened to their music. In Ill Nino's fourth studio album, Enigma, the band wanted to explore and experiment their Latin traditions while taking things easy. "You want energy, huh? We'll give you energy" - and that was the only statement running through the minds of the boys when they wrote the album.įirst of all, let us see what actually went wrong. Ladies and Gentlemen, the first time I heard the album, why did I keep getting the feeling that these guys have been seriously infuriated by the audience? Even after crafting such a magnificent album such as Enigma, the band's nu metal fanbase simply gave up on the band due to the lack of sheer energy and subtlety of the album. And in their Dead New World, they are going to let you know it.
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