By the arrival of the new millennium, after 2 major label releases and numerous nationwide and South American tours (including Ozzfest '99) with former band PUYA, Ramon Ortiz was feeling the need to give life to a new, heavier more brutal incarnation of his musical soul. Driven by a burning desire to take his trademark latin metalcore sound to a new level the Puerto Rican guitar player put past achievements aside and set out on a journey to find the right pieces to complete the puzzle. Ankla was oficially formed in 2001 meaning anchor in Spanish. Ankla represents a new musical vision deeply anchored in Ortiz lifelong passion for extreme forms of metal music. While borrowing traditional elements from thrash, death and hard... read more