Ankla is an American heavy metal band from

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History

Ankla was formed in 2001 by Puya guitarist Ramón Ortiz. The band independently released a self-titled 7-track EP in 2002, produced by

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drummer

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. On April 8, 2006, it was announced that Ankla signed with Bieler Bros. Records. Their debut album ''Steep Trails'' was produced by Bob Marlette, and was released on July 25, 2006.Blabbermouth
"SoundScan Report"
, Posted August 2, 2006. In 2007, Ankla played the second stage at Ozzfest. In 2008, the band's line up changed, replacing former singer Ikaro Stafford with Eddie Macias, who had previously worked with Ramón Ortíz in the early stages of Puya.

Music style

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described Ankla's style of music as a mixture of "

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

metalcore Metalcore is a broadly defined fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, originating in the 1990s United States and becoming popular in the 2000s. Metalcore typically has aggressive verses and melodic choruses, combined ...

and

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

".IGN
"Ankla - Steep Trails"
, Posted January 10, 2007.

Members

* Ramón Ortíz - guitars (2001–present) * Oscar Santiago - percussion (2005–present), drums (2011-present)

Former

* Ikaro Stafford Santana - vocals (2001–2007) * Danny Estrada - drums (2001-2002) * Anthony Jiménez - percussion (2001-2004) * Edgar González - bass (2001–2006) * Aaron Rossi - drums (2002–2006) *Rik Barba - bass (2009 - 2011) * Tony Castaneda - bass (2006-2009) * Pepe Clarke Magaña - drums (2006-2010) * Eddie Macias - vocals (2008-2010) * Nick Moreno - vocals (2011) * Jason MacGuire (Evil J) - bass (2011) * Dantai Lopez - percussion (2011)

Discography

* ''Ankla'' (2002) * ''Steep Trails'' (2006) * ''Persistence'' (2010)

References

External links

Ankla
on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankla Heavy metal musical groups from California Bieler Bros. Records artists Musical groups from Los Angeles