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ILL NIÑO have entered the studio to begin working on its sixth full-length release and follow-up to their Victory debut, Dead New World. The effort is new album is expected this summer.

Frontman Cristian Machado commented: "It's 2012 and we're all still alive. It’s time to redefine Latin metal.

"This time around, we want to explore Latin and Tribal rhythms we have never explored in the past 5 releases, giving us no musical boundaries at all," adds drummer/founder Dave Chavarri on the band’s creative process for this album.

Ill Niño is currently scheduled to begin recording sessions next month in Hoboken NJ, Austin TX, and Denver CO.