Confession (album)

Confession
Studio album by Ill Niño
Released	October 8, 2003
Recorded	Water Music Studios in Hoboken NJ and Mirror Image Recorders in New York City
Genre	Alternative metal Latin metal Nu metal
Length	47:07
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Bob Marlette Dave Chavarri Cristian Machado
Ill Niño chronology
Revolution Revolución (2001) Confession (2003) One Nation Underground (2005)
Singles from Confession
"How Can I Live" Released: 2003 "This Time's for Real" Released: 2004 "Cleansing" Released: 2005

Confession is the second album released by Ill Niño. The album debuted at #37 in the Billboard Top 200 with first week sales of 27,863.^[1] It has been their most successful album to date, selling nearly 500,000 copies in the United States.^{[citation needed]} The album features several elements and influences of alternative metal. It was the last album to feature Marc Rizzo, who left during recording to join Soulfly, and also the first to feature Ahrue Luster, formerly of Machine Head/

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Te Amo...I Hate You"	3:33
2.	"How Can I Live"	3:17
3.	"Two (Vaya Con Dios)"	3:23
4.	"Unframed"	3:23
5.	"Cleansing"	3:45
6.	"This Time's for Real"	3:27
7.	"Lifeless...Life..."	2:47
8.	"Numb"	4:06
9.	"Have You Ever Felt?"	3:18
10.	"When It Cuts"	2:48
11.	"Letting Go"	3:18
12.	"All the Right Words"	4:08
13.	"Re-Birth"	2:54
14.	"How Can I Live/Como Puedo Vivir" (Spanish Version)	3:11

French Version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"How Can I Live" (Single Mix)	2:57
16.	"I'll Find a Way"	3:59
17.	"Someone Or Something" (Also found Japanese version of the album)	3:06

Notes:

• "Have You Ever Felt?" is played in the game Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for the Xbox 360.

• There is also a Spanglish version of "How Can I Live" which features the verse sung in Spanish with the chorus in English. This track is featured on the "How Can I Live" Single.

• There are also 4 demos tracks about Confession sessions: "About Them", "Every Day", "Make Me Feel" and "When It Cuts (demo)".

• There are also 2 tracks acoustic version (recorded live at the AAF studios): "How Can I Live" and "This Time's for Real".

• The song "When It Cuts" is featured on the Playstation Portable game Infected.

• The hit song "How Can I Live" features on the slasher/horror movie and soundtrack Freddy vs. Jason.

• "I'll Find a Way" can be found on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Cave, entitled as "I'll Find The Way".

Personnel

Cristian Machado – Vocals
Dave Chavarri – Drums
Laz Piña – Bass
Jardel Paisante – Guitar
Marc Rizzo – Guitar (on tracks 2, 4, 6-8, 10-15)
Ahrue Luster – Guitar (on tracks 1, 5, 9, 16 and 17)
Danny Couto – Percussion
Omar Clavijo – Keyboards, Turntables, Programming
Joe Rodriguez – Add. Percussion
Max Illidge – Add. Vocals (On track 9) (40 Below Summer, Black Market Hero)
Mikey Doling – Add. Guitar (On track 3) (ex-Snot, ex-Soulfly, ex-Abloom, currently Invitro)

References

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1. ^ "ILL NIÑO: Billboard Top 200-Entry!". roadrunnerrecords.de. 2003-10-08. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.de/page/News?&news_page=139&news_id=24342. Retrieved 2003-10-08. 
2. ^ "Amazon". Roadrunnerrecords.de. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.de/page/News?&news_page=139&news_id=24342. Retrieved 2003-10-08. 
3. ^ "Roadrunner Records". http://www.roadrunnerrecords.de/page/News?&news_page=139&news_id=24342. Retrieved 2003-10-08.