Celebrating a Two Decade Legacy ILL NIÑO have announced The 20 Year Anniversary of Confession Tour, featuring Special Guests Through Fire & Dropout Kings. New Album Immortals Drops Summer 2023.

“20 years ago I stood in line after school at our local record store ,On Cue, to purchase a record that would inevitably change my life, ILL NIÑO‘s Confession!  I learned all the songs back to back to sing with my first band ever. Fast forward 20 years later, I’m singing for the band I grew up idolizing, and relearning the songs that were the soundtrack of so many of our teenage years! I look forward to celebrating 20 years of Confession with all the fans, and ready to bring you the best NIÑO show you have ever seen. See you guys in the pit!” – Marcos Leal, ILL NIÑO 

“I remember every detail while recording, and co producing this album Confession with my brother, iconic producer Bob Marlette (Rob Zombie, Black Sabbath). While recording Confession, I never realized it would become ILL NIÑO‘s biggest, and most successful release to date. Confession is angry, dark, and beautiful. I am proud to bring everyone the 20 Year Anniversary of Confession!!  Come celebrate with us.” – Dave Chavarri, ILL NIÑO 

“I must confess, we’re honored to hit the road with ILL NIÑO and be part of the 20 Year Anniversary Tour for Confession! I’ve always loved that album! Speaking of albums, we have a brand new one titled Devil’s Got You Dreamin’ coming out April 21, via Sumerian Records! Our new single “Lose It” is available everywhere now! “ – Justin McCain, Through Fire

Dropout Kings are tentatively set to release their new album on April 7th, 2023 via Suburban Noize Records. “We are excited to hit the road with ILL NIÑO to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Confession. They have an electrifying live show and I’m hyped to be able to watch it every night” – Adam Ramey, Dropout Kings

The 20 Year Anniversary of Confession Tour

5/4/2023 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
5/5/2023 – Winchester, VA – Blue Fox Billiards
5/6/2023 – Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
5/7/2023 – Horseheads, NY - The L
5/9/2023 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s
5/10/2023 – Pittsburgh, PA - Crafthouse
5/11/2023 – Lakewood, OH - Winchester Music Tavern
5/12/2023 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
5/13/2023 – Angola, IN - Eclectic Room
5/14/2023 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
5/16/2023 - Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
5/17/2023 - Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theater
5/18/2023 - Omaha NE – The Waiting Room
5/19/2023 - Sioux Falls, SD - Bigs Bar
5/20/2023 - Billings, MT – The Pub Station
5/21/2023 – Great Falls, MT - The Newberry
5/23/2023 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
5/24/2023 – Colorado Springs, CO - Sunshine Studios
5/25/2023 – Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
5/26/2023 - Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
5/27/2023 - El Paso, TX – Rockhouse
5/30/2023 - Lubbock, TX – Jakes
5/31/2023 - Corpus Christi, TX - House Of Rock
6/1/2023 – Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
6/2/2023 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
6/3/2023 – Fort Worth, TX – The Rail Club
6/4/2023 - Tyler, TX - Country River Club

About ILL NIÑO:

East Coast born ILL NIÑO became the epitome of Latin rock music in 2001 with their monster debut album Revolution… Revolución. The band shared stages around the globe with the likes of Linkin Park, Disturbed, Guns N’ Roses, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack and more over a span of 22 months of consistent touring.

Strong airplay for debut single “What Comes Around” and slots on major festival tours such as Ozzfest, helped the album sell nearly 430,000 copies worldwide. In 2003, ILL NIÑO returned with sophomore release Confession, which managed to surpass their debut sales, selling over 600,000 copies worldwide. The success of Confession also spawned the top 10 single “How Can I Live” which became the featured single on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack and film.

In 2022 ILL NIÑO returned with a revamped line-up and is prepared to drop one of Loudwire‘s Most-Anticipated Rock/Metal Albums of 2021! With their explosive new singles “All Or Nothing” featuring Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D.,  “Mascara,”  featuring AJ Channer from Fire From the Gods. fresh off multiple weeks as #1 on the SiriusXM Liquid Metal Charts, ILL NIÑO is prepared to unleash their new album, Illmortals in Summer 2023.

Latin metal legends ILL NIÑO have revealed a video for the new track “All or Nothing,” featuring a guest appearance by P.O.D. vocalist Sonny Sandoval, from the group’s forthcoming album, IllMortals.Watch “All or Nothing” now via Loudwire at this location.

“Like P.O.D., ILL NIÑO have always incorporated their culture, roots and heritage into their music and sound, which have set them apart in this metal scene for over two decades,” Sandoval says. “It was my honor and privilege to have contributed to this record. After knowing them for 20 years now, I don’t know why we didn’t do this sooner.”

Adds ILL NIÑO vocalist Marcos Leal, “‘All or Nothing’ was written as a challenge to myself. I knew the moment I joined ILL NIÑO I would face negativity, scrutiny and possibly ridicule. It caused me to question myself, and even question if I was good enough to embrace this opportunity. I challenged myself as I’m challenging all of you, what would you do if the opportunity of a lifetime was within your grasp? I chose to go ‘All or Nothing.’ I wanna thank one of my heroes, Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. for lending his freshness to this track and being a constant inspiration.”

The “All or Nothing” single will be available via digital music providers on May 14. ILL NIÑO debuted a new track, “Máscara,” featuring a guest performance from AJ Channer of Fire From The Gods along with vocalist Marcos Leal, this past December. ILL NIÑO’s IllMortals is slated for release this fall via Break Silence Music (BSM), which is distributed through ONE-RPM.Stronger than ever, ILL NIÑO’s revamped lineup now consists of original members bassist Laz Pina, drummer-founder Dave Chavarri, dominant frontman Marcos Leal (Shattered Sun), returning veteran percussionist Daniel Couto, crushing guitarists Jes DeHoyos (Sons Of Texas) and Sal Dominguez (ex-Upon A Burning Body).

New Jersey born ILL NIÑO has sold two million records worldwide and has shared stages around the globe with the likes of Linkin Park, Disturbed, Guns N’ Roses, Korn, P.O.D., Sevendust, Avenged Sevenfold and Godsmack. ILL NIÑO’s Top 10 single “How Can I Live” was featured single in on the Freddy vs. Jason soundtrack. 

ILL NIÑO will bring a dose of Latin metal to Texas this summer with the “Ill Texas Familia” tour, also featuring Upon A Burning Body (El Paso only), King 810, Incite, Evolution Empire and Born In Blood. Following the summer shows, ILL NIÑO will participate in Orlando’s Warlando Festival supporting metal masters Judas Priest and Blueridge Rockfest in Lynchburg, VA, the following day, featuring a monster lineup including Five Finger Death Punch, P.O.D., Sevendust, Limp Bizkit, and many more.

ILL NIÑO tour dates:
July 8 – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street
July 9 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
July 10 – El Paso, TX – Rock House *Also feat. Upon A Burning Body
July 11 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
September 11 – Orlando FL – Warlando *Festival
September 12 – Lynchburg, VA – Blueridge Rockfest *Festival