Within the Ruins - Black Heart - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Evolution drives longevity. Within the Ruins relentlessly push forward, incinerating complacency and innovating out of it's ashes. The Western Massachusetts quartet raze convention with a sonic sensory onslaught anchored by polyrhythmic bludgeoning, head-nodding grooves, viscerally evocative vocals, and vivid storytelling. Their controlled chaos has resulted in tens of millions of streams (a rarity for acts this uncompromisingly heavy), packed houses on tour, and widespread acclaim courtesy of Alternative Press, American Songwriter, Loudwire, Metal Injection, Phoenix New Times, and many more. Now, they continue to evolve on their seventh full-length o ering, Phenomena II [MNRK Heavy]. InchWhen you listen to us, we hope you feel like you found some fresh metal,Inch notes Joe. InchAfter doing anything for a long time, it's easy to get stuck in your ways. So, we always try to present something you haven't heard before-and you aren't going to get anywhere else.Inch

A mix between Forster's lighthearted early folk songs and more recent musical movements with themes relating to loss and the difficulties of coming to terms with one's own mind, Family Trees is as influenced by his forays into Sigmund Freud and other obscure British psychoanalysts, as it is by his deep love for artist such as Brian Wilson and Randy Newman. All and all it's a fairly whimsical affair drenched in moods likely connected to the Southern California sunsets Ward and Forster grew up with. Produced by M Ward.

Ruins - Place of No Pity [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/26/2013