The Latin metal band Ill Ni\u00f1o is once again facing lineup changes following the sudden departure of guitarist Xander Raymond Charles, who publicly confirmed he was dismissed just weeks before the start of the upcoming Latin American tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles, who had been brought in at the beginning of 2026 as a permanent member, revealed that the decision was communicated to him unexpectedly, despite having been committed to the project for several months and with scheduled shows approaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the beginning of 2026, I was hired by ILL NI\u00d1O to become a permanent replacement and the newest member. Last night, I received a call informing me that I am no longer needed as a replacement. This was a total shock, as I had been committed for several months and the first show is in three weeks. I was told that this decision was completely out of my control and had nothing to do with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of today, I am available for work. If anyone needs a guitar player, I am here. I keep my word and commit to what I agree to.\nLastly, there is no bad blood, and I understand this is strictly a business decision. I wish ILL NI\u00d1O nothing but the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The departure comes at a key moment for the band, which is preparing for a commemorative tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Revolution Revoluci\u00f3n, one of the most representative albums of Latin-influenced nu metal. The tour is scheduled for April and includes performances across several countries in the region alongside (hed)p.e..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Ill Ni\u00f1o has not issued an official statement regarding the situation, generating uncertainty among fans given the proximity of the live dates. The lack of clarity about who will take over guitar duties adds pressure to a tour that marks an important milestone in the band\u2019s history.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ill Ni\u00f1o vuelve a enfrentar cambios en su alineaci\u00f3n tras la salida repentina del guitarrista Xander Raymond Charles, quien confirm\u00f3 p\u00fablicamente que fue despedido a pocas semanas del inicio de la pr\u00f3xima gira por Latinoam\u00e9rica. Charles, quien hab\u00eda sido incorporado a inicios de 2026 como miembro permanente, revel\u00f3 que la decisi\u00f3n le fue comunicada de forma inesperada, a pesar de haber estado comprometido durante meses con el proyecto y con fechas en puerta. “A principios de 2026, fui contratado por […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5159,260],"tags":[7210,812,7209,7208,7156,7211,7207,7206],"class_list":["post-63841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latin-metal","category-new","tag-gira-latinoamerica-metal","tag-ill-nino","tag-ill-nino-2026","tag-lineup-ill-nino","tag-noticias-metal","tag-nu-metal-latino","tag-revolution-revolucion-25-anos","tag-xander-raymond-charles-salida"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63843,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63841\/revisions\/63843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}