My Ruin – Religiosi Tour, Birmingham

The start of the year i shot a few dates on the “Throat Full of Heart” tour, so it was nice to return to birmingham to shoot the band again. i was hoping to make a few more dates on the tour but i seem to be in demand lately so i have to divide my time up!

My Ruin were playing in the smaller Carling Bar Academy than the normal venue, but this was to only heighten the intense vibe that the band are known for.  “ready for blood” brought a new experience for me, I took my ear plugs out to feel the full force of the combined voices of Sanctorum, SpeedTheory and Miss B. “ready for blood” was the clear crowd winner and stand out moment from the night.

Full live gallery – Link.

“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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“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~

Tags: Brutal Language, Dragon Steel, Miss B, My Ruin, Ready for Blood, Religiosity, Sanctorum, screaming vocals, SpeedTheory, Throat Full Of Heart