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American metal band

Ill Niño (Spanish for "ill child"; stylized as ill niño) is an American nu metal band formed in Union City, New Jersey, in by drummer Dave Chavarri, who is the sole remaining original member of the band. They have released seven studio albums, two EPs and one compilation album, totaling in over million worldwide album sales.^[1]

History

Early career

Ill Niño was formed as El Niño by former Pro-Pain drummer David "Dave" Chavarri in May ^[2] He enlisted Merauder vocalist Jorge Rosado, guitarist Daniel Gomez and bassist Christian Machado and took on the position of drummer and percussionist himself.^[3] With this line-up,^[4] the band released a self-titled EP. Gomez left the band soon after the EP's release, with a variety of guitarists filling in his spot. Among them were future fulltime member Marc Rizzo,^[5] Scott Roberts of Biohazard^[6] and Derek Sykes of Demolition Hammer.^{[7& Biography for kids amelia earhart.}