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.

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