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"HONESTY IS THE HOLIEST DISEASE"

Welcome to the world of My Ruin. Formed in 1999 by lead singer Tairrie B. in the wake of her former band Tura Satana, which was previously known as Manhole. Although originally intended as a solo project by the scream queen for her debut album “Speak and Destroy,” My Ruin quickly solidified as a band unit shortly afterward once she met guitarist and co-songwriter Mick Murphy. Painstakingly passionate about the music they create and defiant of being labeled within a genre, My Ruin has stayed true the goal of writing and performing uncompromisingly aggressive music. "We want to do it our way and on our terms," states guitarist Mick Murphy, "and we'll define what that means for us."

Signed to Snapper Music in the UK and licensed through Spitfire in the States, My Ruin released “A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish” in 2000 and the live album “To Britain With Love and Bruises,” dedicated to their UK fans, in 2001. The year 2003 found My Ruin signing with Century Media Records worldwide and releasing the EP “The Shape of Things to Come”, which included a 13 minute film-noir style movie directed by the band's own artistic visionary, Tairrie, and quickly set the tone for the full length follow-up album “The Horror of Beauty.”

In a voice ranging from hauntingly soft spoken words to full-blown, gut-wrenching screams, Tairrie's venomous delivery has always echoed with the open and honest lyrical content that could have been seen as a foreshadowing to My Ruin's next recording, “The Brutal Language.” In early 2005, Tairrie and Mick were faced with an adversity that would have, and has, destroyed less committed artists. During the recording process of My Ruin’s 4th studio album, the rhythm section, for whatever personal reasons they had at the time, decided to quit. Unwilling to accept this as even the slightest setback, Murphy erased all previously recorded bass and drum tracks and re-recorded them himself. That alone proves that Mick Murphy is "rock & roll's best kept secret" according to Michael Molenda, the editor of Guitar Player Magazine, "and one of today’s most electrifying players, who mutates his love for 70s hard rock and 80s punk into a modern goulash of gargantuan, Sabbath approved riffing." As if that weren't enough, Murphy also produced the recording himself. Long-time friend and Grammy-award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush, Shadows Fall) was so impressed he offered to mix the album at Studio 606 West, which gave the recording the sound quality to go along with My Ruin's new level of growth and musical maturity.

Throughout her career, Tairrie has focused heavily on the more personal side of writing with religiously themed lyrics about relationships, often inspired by her own life. Self-awareness and introspection will always be an integral part of the My Ruin message. "I think she is one of the most underrated, yet influential, artists in rock today. While many critics have praised her for her contributions over the years, some still feel the need to make her their target and take shots at her due to the fact that she is a woman and isn't afraid to speak her mind or confront people," explains Mick. “The fact is that Tairrie has been a trailblazer for women in metal since the early 90’s and has been blatantly copied many times.”From Tairrie's perspective, “Mick has always been the main songwriter and driving musical director in the band. Although we never expected we would have to record an album as just the two of us, we knew we could and we did it. However, finding a new rhythm section to bring it to life live was the next step in rebuilding the band.”

While mixing “The Brutal Language,” which was released 2005 on My Ruin's own Rovena Recordings imprint label through Bayside/33rd Street Records in the U.S. and via Undergroove in the U.K. Tairrie & Mick met bassist Chris Lisee, a longtime fan of the band who they felt a connection and musical chemistry with immediately. “The feeling was mutual, I'd been aware of My Ruin for a few years and knew the history of the band. I was incredibly honored to have been asked to be a part of it” said Chris. Soon after, they met French born drummer Matt Lechevalier, who, with Chris, brought a new and much needed positive energy to My Ruin both on and off stage. The fans noticed this dynamic immediately and responded by welcoming both new members with open arms. "In the past, a lot of the focus became more about the image rather than the music. It should always be about the music first and we want to focus on that,” said Tairrie.

"On the other side of the
SCARS,
the way out is through the
WOUND"

Leading us into temptation and delivering us from evil is My Ruin's latest offering, "Throat Full Of Heart the title of which speaks volumes and was released in both the UK & Europe on January 21, 2008 through the bands own imprint label Rovena Recordings in association with Cargo Records UK.

After countless shows including headlining two U.S. tours, two U.K tours and a tour of France during the summer of 2006 in support of their last album, My Ruin had a new album in their sights. The songs were co-written by Miss B & Mr Murphy and soon after spent two weeks of pre-production being fine tuned with the band and My Ruin were set to begin recording in October at “The Hobby Shop” in Highland Park, CA. (built & owned by producers Mudrock & Scott Gilman). Mick being the bands musical director would again be in the producer's chair, this time with co-producer and engineer Duane Burda a part of the process. Things couldn't have looked better for My Ruin at the time, or changed as quickly as they did than on the eve of the first day of recording when Tairrie was involved in a life changing car accident in which she nearly lost her left arm. “I was the passenger in a car one minute and a patient in trauma the next,” remembers Tairrie. “It was the scariest thing I have ever been through and I’m very lucky to be alive.”

“I was in Cedars Sinai going through the most painful stage of the accident's aftermath while the guys were in the studio laying down the music, but I was there in spirit just like they were with me in between sessions at the hospital." adds Tairrie .Although an admittedly difficult decision to make at the time, Mick, Chris and Matt completed their tracking which allowed Tairrie the opportunity to record her vocals almost on schedule. “I was heavily sedated for the first few weeks after the accident and unsure when, or if, I would be able to record. There were definitely times I wasn’t sure if I would regain use of my fingers or arm again because the injury was so severe,” said Tairrie. Instead of keeping the accident a secret, she decided to document and share her experience through the band's online blog with words, photos and even video footage. Mick reassures us, "I think it was very brave of her to be so open with it all. I think many people in bands would be too worried about their image to share such a personal thing with their fans and I admire her for that.” After four surgeries, including a skin graft, with only an arm brace, painkillers and the support of her band, Tairrie entered the studio just six weeks after the horrific accident intent on making the best and most personal album of her career. “Instead of postponing the recording, Tairrie wanted us to go in and begin without her,” said Mick.

Far from restrained, the opening track of the new album "Ready for Blood" is a God fearing blow of confrontation to those who have both doubted and betrayed My Ruin. The mood is as much a battle cry as a heed to take warning. Fueled by the bands own brand of distinct metallic riffs and passionate screams filled with double-entendres which rip with the slip of the tongue, "Throat Full of Heart" embodies the idea of “Religiosity” in the form of true dedication and belief in ones self, art and each other never ignoring the always present taunt to ones own mortality. There are no apologies, only anthems mixed with a wordslinging palette of bravado filled redemption and self empowerment as dense and complicated as life itself only to be brought full circle on it's heady closing track "Through The Wound", a slow epic wall of sound musically, while lyrically it portrays a painful yet personal homage to the healing process.

While their last album was written in a more metaphorical manner, allowing the listener to come to their own conclusions. This time My Ruin have decided to take a few people to task, so to speak. "We felt we had something to prove and we did. I had some things that needed to be said and were a longtime coming. It's loud, sweaty, profane, Biblical inspired rock & roll but no, we are not a religious band" says Tairrie. "I simply find certain imagery from the Bible influential when writing whether it be soothing or vengeful. I always have.” This album is My Ruin on fire redefining themselves as a band and a force to be reckoned with. "We are not reinventing our sound, we're just perfecting it” says Mick. “Our new songs are heavier, brighter and more intense than our last record. This album was well planned, very focused, and even though we went through so much chaos with the accident it was a pleasure to record. “The Hobby Shop” had such a great vibe as a studio which was important to us this time around especially given what was going on with Tairrie. Duane Burda, who has been a friend of the band for some time shared our enthusiasm and helped us create an incredible recording that we are very proud of" said Mick. "Looking back at all we went through previous to and while making this record, it really tells our story in a personal and emotional way unlike anything we’ve ever done as a band.

The new album will include artwork by Miss B and a first ever full length DVD featuring the music videos for “Ready for Blood” directed & edited by Ben LeVine & “Religiosity” which was created by Nasty & Sinister with bonus footage and a behind the scenes look at “The Making of RFB” by Mick Murphy. The disc will also include a mini movie of My Ruin “In the Studio” with never before seen footage of Miss B recording vocals for the new album as well as a very personal video/photo film she put together documenting her accident from the injury to the recovery. “While we wrote & recorded the new album very fast, it was necessary for me to take things slow this past year and focus on my healing. I talked it over with the band and they agreed. We were in no rush but I knew that once we set a release date, I would have to be ready to tour again and although we are not the type of band that tours heavily, I still needed to be in shape physically and mentally for what we do” said Tairrie. While My Ruin has filmed a new video and played a few one off shows in 07 to get their front woman used to being on stage again, most of the bands time was been spent in rehearsals getting ready for their "Tell Your God Tour" of the UK which took place in January/February 2008 and kicked off in London with a visual listening record release party in honor of Miss B’s birthday. Joining My Ruin on the road were special guests Die So Fluid & Plastic Toys as well as longtime friend and drummer Marcelo Palomino (Tairrie's from bandmate from Manhole/Tura Satana) who replaced Matt LeChevalier due to Visa & personal issues.

"We shared some good times with Matt over the last couple years and made a killer album together, unfortunately things were out of all of our control and he had to return to France. Marcelo was actually the first drummer in My Ruin. He toured the "Speak & Destroy" album with me back in 1999 and we're like family in many ways so it felt very natural to have him out with us on the road. Everyone has been very receptive to the new album and having Celo a part of the band for that tour was great. Currently we have a new drummer by the name of JD who played his first shows with My Ruin for the Jager Music Tour opening for Hatebreed & Type O Negative in May/June 2008. JD is a long time friend of the band and a killer drummer and we look forward to sharing many stages with him as we move forward and gear up for our U.S. release of 'Throat Full Of Heart' August 19th via Redeye USA.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring, things seem to always change in and around us and that’s okay because change is good. It keeps it exciting and keeps us on our feet. We’ve never been in it for the money or for the fame. We’ve been in it for the music, the one thing that keeps us in it.

TELL YOUR GOD.

(((DVD TRAILER-2008))) ~Throat Full Of Heart~ =Edited by Mick Murphy=

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"L.A.’s My Ruin keeps on being one of the world’s best metal bands -- Mick Murphy never runs out of Sabbath-soaked riffs, and Tairrie B is a limitless gusher of in-yer-face rage. Dunno how they do it; they disappear for years and then come back with monstrous albums and videos."
~GREG BURKE/METALJAZZ.COM~

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'ICONIC FEMALE FRONTED HATE-METAL CREW BACK FROM THE DEAD ONCE MORE'
"One after the other they come, each track an unsubtle battering ram. If you expected a sedative dosed Tairrie B to sound less than lethal following her recovery from a horrific car accident, think again.Raucous punk stoked madness like 'Slide You The Horn' and the mighty 'Dragon Steel' have the punchy hooks and firepower to simply blow any hurdle out of the way. Elsewhere 'Religiosity' and opener 'Ready for Blood' slam hard-big ugly noises. My Ruin don't do things by halves. It's all or nothing and you'll either love or hate this fearsome return. We'd bet the former."

~STEVE BEEBEE/KERRANG MAGAZINE~
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'A DETERMINED TAIRRIE B
PUTS HER HEART INTO IT'
"Most of the screaming vocals on 'Throat Full Of Heart' were recorded with Miss B quite literally full of agony, her raw arm bandaged and slung up. The result is more brutal but surprisingly more upbeat than anything My Ruin have ever done before-and that includes the blistering doom vibes of 2005s 'Brutal Language'. A heavy dose of Southern rock, an unforgiving slab of hardcore and more hard rocking melodies than you can shake a stick at. It's all testiment to their diverse musical influences which take in just about everyone from KISS to Exodus. For anyone who thought My Ruin were just another generic female fronted metal band, stick 'Throat Full..." in your player and prepare to be surprised.From the opening thunder of 'Ready For Blood' to the sudden ending of 'Through The Wound' this band just gets better and better."

~ NATASHA SCHARF/METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE~
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'LOS ANGELENO METAL
MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN EVER'
"It might begin with a full blooded cathartic scream from Tairrie B but for the first time in a controversial career, My Ruin aren't merely aiming to confront and berate-there's a more rounded and balanced approach at work. So if 'Ready For Blood' and 'Religiosity' betray Tairrie's inborn tendancy to preach through giving vent to her inner demons, on the flip side songs like 'Slide You The Horn', 'Dragon Steel' and 'Nothing Is Sacred' offer seemingly lighter more deft musical moments. No one could ever suggest that My Ruin are ever less than passionate but for the first time they've learnt to vary the pace to accentuate the intesity."

~MALCOLM DOME/CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE~
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"For the fifth full length My Ruin have stuck to what they know best. 'Throat Full of Heart' is as venomous and antagonistic as they come, packed with driving Southern Fried riffs and the throat shredding screams of Tairrie B. One suspects it will be lapped up by their hardcore devotees and not without reason; songs like 'Ready For Blood' and 'Skeleton Key' rank among the LA rockers finest to date."

~MIKE KEMP/ROCK SOUND MAGAZINE~

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" Tairrie B & Mick Murphy are back in the running with their latest effort 'Throat Full of Heart'. Quite a lot has chnaged in the My Ruin camp as this is more Southern fried than usual yet Tairrie's irascible screech is firmly in place, reminding us who is running the show here."

~BRUCE TURNBULL/BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE~
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"Their fifth full-length studio album, Throat Full Of Heart sees My Ruin are back in fine form, making a brutally powerful noise that perfectly articulates and accompanies the furious sermons of Tairrie B.Musically, My Ruin are heavy enough to put them well beyond the mainstream. Throat Full Of Heart is no exception, sounding much like the band’s preceding material but more polished, more economical, more focused. Mid-paced bass-and-guitar mega-riffs throb and chug alongside a rock solid rhythm from the drumkit; there are elements of thrash and old-school metal at the core, with a hint of a bluesy stoner vibe mixed in. There’s raw and dirty southern-fried solo work from Mick Murphy skilfully restrained and never resorting to fret-wank frippery; in between, harmonic pinches and lead flourishes add movement and dynamics to the My Ruin sonic juggernaut, one man easily filling the space that two lesser guitarists might cover between them. But the true star of the show is Miss B herself, of course – and Throat Full Of Heart contains ten tracks of what sounds like the exorcism of personal demons. Tairrie has a gut-wrenching screaming style that makes a lot of male singers sound like wimps, not because she’s louder than them, but because you can hear that every word was written in blood and tears before being performed on stage. Tairrie B means every word she says, and that commitment – that channelled rage and fury – enables her lyrics to lash out with the strength of ten men.You could pick any track from Throat Full Of Heart as exemplary of the My Ruin rage. The music industry isn’t the only target for Miss B’s vitriol, however; religious piety finds itself in the firing line a couple of times, and there must be a few former lovers who are well aware that - in Tairrie’s hands, at least - the microphone is mightier than the sword.t’s great to know there’s a band for female metal fans to identify with positively. Throat Full Of Heart provides those girls – and guys as well – ten savage new anthems of defiance."

~ PAUL RAVEN /THE DREADED PRESS~

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'MY FAVORITE NEW ALBUM'

"Like a banshee with perpertual PMT our Miss B still sounds angry but damn that woman rocks. Run Emo boys run!"

~CAROLINE FISH/KERRANG MAGAZINE

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"Screaming metal, thrashing guitars - turn it up to 11.I know there are people out there who will love this. So if you like your vocals screamed, and your guitar solos over the top then this is the album for you."

~JAMES SYKES/SUBBA-CULTCHA~

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"With this, their latest album, My Ruin have delivered their most brutal and uncompromising set of songs yet. From the dirge like riffing and lung busting screams of opener “Ready For Blood” to “Through The Wound” where Tarrie B combines a spoken and shouted vocal to powerful effect there seems to be little respite from My Ruins current disenchantment. Some of the most hard hitting and direct music that My Ruin have recorded to date."

~JOHN LEWINS/HARD ROCK HOUSE~

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"This is the fifth studio album from hardcore Los Angeles rockers My Ruin. The band’s sound combines raw, passionate vocals with ferocious heavy rock and they have built a dedicated following in the UK. Musically this album is uncompromising, pounding and brutal, overlaid with the unique vocal screams of front-woman Miss B. The offering also includes DVD video for two of the tracks plus behind the scenes footage. While My Ruin’s music may not be to everyone’s taste, there is no doubt that this CD is a solid piece of work, which will delight their fans."

~PATRICK JORDAN/SOLDIER MAGAZINE~

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"My Ruin’s new CD Throat Full of Heart is a nuclear right hook that combines the culmination of years of experience along with their unquenchable thirst for release through the power of metal. Purveyors of the deadliest of purpose powered by an almost robotic sense of tunnel vision. Undeterred by outside opinions or social influences, you can be guaranteed they will follow their mission to the inevitable conclusion. That coda is the expulsion of music from their creative well sources. My Ruin doesn’t just like to indulge in some tearing and shredding. They HAVE to. Their very DNA dictates that. You are more welcome to join them. You have the option to oppose them. Just stay the f**k out of their way. You see, with every new record, the band becomes like a prize fighter locked in a gym pumping weights all day. Muscle builds on muscle until the fighting machine is an unstoppable force.The band’s centerpiece, Tairrie B , howls with a fury that dwarfs all her previous efforts, no doubt whip-lashed by the pain of the injury suffered from a car accident during recording. The band, Mick Murphy, Chris Lisee and Matt LeChevalier are as tight as Donald Trump ’s wallet, with Murphy, in particular, wielding a Rambo-like guitar that sounds capable of being adopted for use by the American military. As always, the intimate nature of the lyrics draw in their followers like parishioners to the church of Tairrie , and the minister does not disappoint. Throat Full of Heart is a powerful case study in overcoming adversity and coming out on top. It’s tough to imagine My Ruin sounding any better than this."

~MORLEY SEAVER/ANTIMUSIC.COM~

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"My Ruin are a rare band that have had more than their fair share of shit thrown at them, and each time they come back fighting and stronger than before. The evening before My Ruin are due to enter the studio, Tairrie B is involved in a life changing car accident. Therest of the band continued to record their parts while Tairrie was in hospital. When she entered the studio, I don’t think anybody was ready for what was about to get recorded. The bass line rumbles and It’s not long before the drums pick up the pace and Tairrie’s screams are more violent and razor sharp than ever before! “Ready For Blood” is exactly that. Battle ready and throwing everything Tairrie has in the mic is not only therapeutic but creatively shows you can find the positive in the negative. As always, My Ruin have nothing to hide and make another brutally honest album. It’s one thing to recover from an accident, but is another to openly share the whole experience. Album closer “Through The Wound” relives the nightmare of that evening with blistering vocals that would literally peel the skin from your face. With their unique writing process, My Ruin leave their mark on your heart as well as your mind."
~WARREN SMITH/NEW POLLUTION~

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"US Metal band My Ruin gives us an album appropriately titled 'Throat Full Of Heart'. This is a definite description of the album enforced by lead singer Miss B's powerful voice. The bands single 'Ready for Blood' is unleashed first upon you and proves to be a quality track, thus setting the tone for the rest of the following tracks. Another song to stand out from the rest would be 'Skeleton Key' which has a catchy and infectious chorus. This is a quality album made by an accomplished band that succeeds in serving your ears with pure metal wonderment. If you're feeling a but angry then let this album trigger your inner anguish and let rip."
~JONATHAN GERALDIE/ROCK INDUSTRY MAGAZINE~

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"There is an old saying 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going'. Once again, this is the case. On My Ruin's 5th studio recording, the dynamic duo are back and together they have crafted one of the finest heavy metal albums this year with songs that are chock full of dark corners, jagged edges and artfully detailed lyrics. Still no shrinking violet, Ms. B remains well versed in slinging weighty subject matters to unconventional musical themes but it is My Ruin as a band not just their femme fatale vocalist which have stayed profoundly true to their uncompromising hard-rock roots. Album opener 'Ready For Blood' delivers a swift kick and message to those who have wronged My Ruin, wrapped in a dish best served cold Ms. B speaks of revenge & retribution while taking no prisoners by embracing her literary muses and religious inspirations. From one track to the next My Ruin storm through their musical landscapes unrelenting and devotional, resurrecting emotions which are metaphoric and full of sense. This is rock & roll for the soul and the passion is palpable. Murphy (who co-produced the album with Duane Burda) along with the rhythm section of Chris Lisee & Matt Lechevalier offer up some of the most incredibly infectious bass lines, drum beats and Southern riffage this side of Pantera while 'Through The Wound' is an intriguing album closer and gives 'Throat Full Of Heart' the thematic back story of Ms B's accident (documented in full on the DVD included in the packaging) showing a vulnerable and naked side to one of rocks most fearsome front ladies. It is here, with her boys beside her, she lets down her guard and invites you to feel the pain of her injury while the lush instrumentation surrounding her words end the album hanging on the perfect quote "Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says-I'll try again tomorrow'. Spoken like a true rock survivor. The 2 hour dvd is was a great idea to include with tons of studio footage and personal moments that captivate and include the viewer. There is also a short film by Ms. B detailing her accident with some graphic photographs & doctors visits that are not for the squeamish. Bloody hell, this is one brave lady!"
~JAMES WENNMAN/ROCK PROPAGANDA 101~

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'A THROAT FULL OF HEART
AND A TONGUE MADE OF STEEL'
"Tairrie B and her boys are back with their newest offering of honest and straight to the point hardcore in their most brutal release to date. Whereas previous releases tackle the difficult issues faced by the conflict of artists and the media, and fashion and the personal image, ‘Throat Full of Heart’ brings forth deeper and darker feelings, expressed through the sheer power of Tairrie B’s personality that emanates through the music. Unchanged and as raw and sword edged as ever in its deliverance, the music My Ruin puts forth creeps up behind you with the sexy blues style guitar licks and slaps you round the face hard with the roaring, forceful and yet feminine voice of the lady herself. Her voice alone in its power could grab you by the throat and throw you against the wall, the force of the personality and strength of Tairrie B ever present in its brash and enticing deliverance. The message remains the same, honesty, pride, and individuality, always stay true to yourself and forget what others may say, a lesson Tairrie B can teach better than anyone else. Keeping within their iconic and unique blend of old school blues solos and the most abrasive of metal riffs this side of the Atlantic Ocean, ‘Throat Full of Heart’ promises all the fruits of the last albums, all the sexual riffs, infectious rhythms and straight to the point lyrics that their last offerings delivered but only this time, sharper, heavier and louder. The album in it’s overall sound has a more mature and experienced feel to it, only natural after all the band have endured in the past year or so and really drives home the imagery of survival and empowerment. In all of the musical talent that My Ruin have to offer, the most potent and heart wrenching of all is the ability of Tairrie B to write lyrics that are provocative and true to themselves, honesty on her own terms, not swayed by the influence of the media or the ideals of what a woman should act like but rather used as ammunition against them. This is what makes Tairrie B the ideal and real role model of today’s society, she is beautiful but only on her own terms and not consumed by what others say she should be, when the media give her lemons she throws the finger back and is the stronger and better woman by expressing her feelings through her music rather then sinking to their level, in turn giving strength to those that draw it from her inspiring words. All of this shines through in each and every song, in every melody that she lovingly creates, and gives those heavy riffs and irresistible rhythms that bit more of a personal edge. There is something truly deep and heartfelt about this record, more so then anything that My Ruin has produced before. There is something more mature about the sound but yet it has lost none of its edge, or its evocative strength or most importantly its honesty and that is what makes My Ruin’s music a cut above the rest."

~ALANA KING/ROOM THIRTEEN.COM~

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"Part of the appeal of My Ruin is that they are not big rock stars. Tairrie chats with the crowd as if they are friends who go way back, and is more than happy to sign autographs after the show and join fans on the dancefloor for the club night after. My Ruin never give any less than a hundred percent to their show, and tonight was no exception. The band just keeps getting better and better with age, and Tairrie can certainly show the younger set of rock stars a thing or two about rock and roll. My Ruin don’t have a big record label behind them, or big finances; everything they’ve achieved has been through their own hard work. My Ruin are true legends."

~KAY WESTON/SHEFBASE.COM~

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Let me say two things.

1. This record (and this band in general) are the epitome of Rock.
2. This record (and this band in general) is not for everyone. "What My Ruin does so well, is bring together an amalgamation of Rock, Hardcore, Old-school Punk and Metal in a way that many have tried but not many have achieved with this level of skill. The riffs throw back to Black Sabbath, the drums call out a more modern rock/metal sound and the vocals that are more akin to Hardcore a la Rollins era Black Flag."

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"If My Ruin is proof of anything, it’s that when you start out in a genre that is completely unaccepted by the fans of the genre you eventually end up in, it’s almost impossible to break through. Vocalist Tairrie B. started out as a rapper a decade or so ago, and for whatever reason, she’s never broken that stigma and been fully taken seriously as a metal act because of it. It’s too bad too, because when you compare her work with My Ruin and her previous band Manhole, there’s no denying that her music is far better than what has been created by female fronted acts that have had more success, like Kittie, Arch Enemy and Otep. Keeping with her trend though, Tairrie B. and company continue to create powerful metal better than most of their counterparts with THROAT FULL OF HEART. This collection of 10 songs delivers 40 minutes of metal that is a beautiful amalgamation of Arch Enemy meets Down fueled aggression with message, heart and compelling style. While B. is the focal point of the songs with her ear-piercing shrieks, it’s the music that really takes center stage on this one. Guitarist Mick Murphy sounds as if he spent last summer hanging out with Pepper Keenan, as his powerful, dirty southern-ized riffs drive songs like “Memento Mori” and the album’s best track, “Through The Wound”. He’s enabled by the deep, thumping rhythm section comprised of drummer Matt LeChevalier and bassist Chris Lisee. Both bring a thick, full sound that compliments this extreme southern metal beautifully.

For her part, Tairrie B. seems to get more and more brutal with each album. When you look back at her earlier work and compare it to now, you realize that Ms. B’s aggression level has risen on each and every album. Now, she’s full on pissed. Tracks like “Skeleton Key” feature B spitting rage over top of some Zakk Wylde-like riffs and squeals provide by Murphy. Simply put, Tairrie B. continues to take My Ruin’s music to higher and higher levels, even if the majority of the metal listening public chooses to ignore this fact. My Ruin is never going to be a big band, but that has more to do with the distribution and promotional channels they have at their disposal than because of the music they produce. As far as female fronted metal bands go, My Ruin continues to be the best that there is…regardless of if anyone notices. THROAT FULL OF HEART is a top notch release from My Ruin. "

~8/10-CHRIS AKIN/PITRIFF.COM~

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"Jeez! What a skullcrusher that's coming at you from the speakers! The foursome from Los Angeles merges such an awesome mix of hard rock, thrash metal and hardcore that you just want to jump up and down. You can literally feel and taste the pit around you."

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(((Miss B Interview w/Natasha Scharf)))
~Metal Hammer Magazine- London, England~ =Tell Your God Tour 2008= *****

.. (((Mick & Chris Interview on RockSound TV))) ~Backstage @ The Academy-Manchester, England~ =Tell Your God Tour 2008=

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