Are you ready for Ill Niño to lastly launch their IllMortals Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 data? So is everybody else, and it does not seem to be they’ve ever coming (regardless of pre-orders having been taken).
The issues began in July 2024 when Ailing Niño did not ship the primary single from IllMortals Vol. 1, and failed to release the record on June 28. “Beast Inside” eventually surfaced but Vol. 1 did not. Then Ill Niño split with vocalist Marcos Leal in September 2024, performed some reveals with vocalist Tommy Vext as a reside fill-in, and that was it. IllMortals Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by no means got here out.
So what the hell is happening? In line with a really prolonged assertion issued by Leal this morning, IllMortals Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 stay unmixed and unmastered. Leal stated solely he and now-former guitarist Marc Rizzo are the one two members to play on the data with some appearances by percussionist and backing vocalist Miggy Sanchez. Leal additional notes there are “no ‘manufacturing points,'” no label points, no visitor spots from “well-known vocalists,” and no cause both aren’t completed.
Leal later mentions he does not imagine both report will ever come out, and states fairly frankly “this can be a degree of incompetence that I’ve by no means witnessed earlier than.” So yeah – do not maintain your breath for IllMortals Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.
“Good morning guys! Bear in mind this report ?” wrote Leal on his Fb. “I am approaching this morning to present alittle replace on it since it has been utterly left unmentioned and unfinished. Upon my departure from the band I entered into an settlement stating that this report can be launched in December 2024, that point has got here and went, one other missed launch date to associate with the numerous different launch dates which have been missed stemming again to 2022.
“Because it sits proper now the report remains to be unmixed and unmastered, nonetheless missing vital contributions from the ‘OG’ members who simply by no means performed on it Not one different member aside of the present I.N line up performs on this report. Simply me, Marc Rizzo and our producer, honorable point out to Miggy who sang on just a few songs with me that have been faraway from the report.
“There are not any ‘manufacturing points’, there are not any points with any form of label or something of the type, because the band is unbiased and run by one one that can also be within the band. No different ‘well-known vocalists’ recording vocals on any of the songs that me and our producer wrote for the band. There isn’t any cause for the report to be sitting there untouched whereas folks paid pre order cash and have been ready for it.
“My private opinion… it doubtless won’t ever come out with all of the scrutiny and empty guarantees which have include it, now I am out of the equation what goal does the report actually serve? You will not ever hear these songs reside, there will likely be no extra music movies or any form of true help behind them, it glorifies those who don’t have anything to do with the band anymore and i do know that’s one thing that simply will not fly with the folks which might be nonetheless concerned.
“I’ve seen issues stated by ‘the bands supervisor’ that folks ought to know their place and never push again in opposition to issues as a result of it is not their band or their place to go in opposition to any issues they see which might be incorrect, that we must always simply be grateful for our place. Effectively for the report, that is what I used to be pushing again in opposition to, that is what I put my foot down over, being the face for the lie I wished nothing to do with, i simply wished issues achieved correctly and the followers to get what they paid for, plain and easy.
“I used to be tasked to entrance the band throughout a extremely turbulent time, changing an iconic vocalist who I grew up idolizing, and to put in writing music for the band that I liked to the core, that was in determined want of a rebrand and reboot. I did simply that, went 5 years writing and performing by no means taking a sick day, by no means lacking a present, by no means stop the band simply trigger I acquired covid, by no means gave up on the band trigger I misplaced necessary folks in my life, toured my ass off sacrificing 9 months out of my fathers last 11 when he was diagonased with Most cancers, stepped on stage 3 days after burying my dad, Ultimately none of it mattered in direction of the trigger I used to be preventing for, and It does not matter what number of tik toc movies [Ill Niño guitarist Jes De Hoyos] makes telling you one thing completely different or who members are or aren’t, he was not invested in to do what I did for the band, he does not play one riff on this report so actually his voice on the matter is irrelevant and the saddest half is this example value friendships of over 15 years over straight up lies and incompetence, however that is neither right here or there anymore, this report nonetheless sits untouched and if it ever does come out it should simply be thrown up with none form of promotion or any of the issues that have been promised to the followers or the band members and producers who labored their ass off on it and imagine in it.
“This can be a degree of incompetence that I’ve by no means witnessed earlier than and I can actually say my life is significantly better with out the stress or wrestle of making an attempt to cowl up the truth that it was the rest than an enormous fuck up! I hope the followers get what they deserve and what they paid for however realizing what I do know, it should doubtless by no means occur … Who is aware of possibly it should simply get leaked sooner or later!
“Sorry for the lengthy rant this am but it surely was actually bugging me folks nonetheless blowing up my inbox asking me questions on it and why the band web page simply blocked them for asking a query about it, whereas it simply goes utterly unmentioned by the band Since I am a fundamental music author of this report, I felt it is acceptable,and my place to say the reality about it!
“Thanks for the love and help via this mess, this would be the final time I ever talk about this matter or something concerning this band, It is a chapter of my life I’m completely satisfied to shut and stroll away from utterly. Look ahead to supplying you with guys a New Swim the Present report, and a brand new Shattered Solar EP in addition to our 10 12 months anniversary of our first report Hope Inside Hatred You’ll most probably see these data earlier than you ever see this one!
“A lot Love and Respect, Marcos!”
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