My Ruin
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| My Ruin | |
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 Miss B in Inverness, Scotland 2008. Photo by D. Crombie
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative metal, hard rock, nu metal |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Label(s) | Snapper Spitfire Century Media Undergroove Records |
| Associated acts | The Lvrs Neanderthal Tura Satana |
| Members | |
| Tairrie B Mick Murphy Chris Lisee Marcelo Palomino |
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My Ruin are a Los Angeles-based hard rock band fronted by Tairrie B (former vocalist of Tura Satana and Manhole and solo rap artist), they have been going through various line-up changes since 1999. They have a dedicated fanbase, most notably in the UK. Their sound consists of passionate vocals set against heavy rock beats.
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[edit] Current members
- Tairrie B - Vocals
- Mick Murphy - Guitar
- Chris Lisee - Bass
- Marcelo Palomino - Drums
[edit] Previous members
- Meghan Mattox - Bass (1999-2004)
- Marcelo Palomino - Drums (1999-2000)
- Yael - Drums (2000-2005)
- Jonny Chow - Bass (2004-2005)
- Jason Brunk - Drums (2005-2006)
- Matthieu LeChevalier - Drums (2006-2007)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Speak and Destroy (1999, UK release; 2000, US release) (Spitfire/Snapper)
- A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish (2000) (Spitfire/Snapper)
- The Horror of Beauty (2003) (Century Media)
- The Brutal Language (2005) (Rovena/Undergroove)
- Throat Full of Heart (2008) (Rovena/Cargo)
[edit] EPs
[edit] Singles
- Tainted Love (1999)
- Terror (1999)
- Beauty Fiend (2000)
- Ready For Blood (2007)
[edit] Compilations/Live
- To Britain with Love... And Bruises (2001; only released in the UK) (Live) (Snapper)
- Ruined and Recalled (2003) (Recall)
- Blasphemous Girl (2004) (Recall)
[edit] Videography
- Terror (1999)
- Made To Measure (2003)
- Ready For Blood (2007)
- Memento Mori (Animated Video) (2008)
[edit] Side Projects
[edit] The Lvrs
The Lvrs is the spoken word side project of Tairrie B and Mick Murphy. They produced two home recorded albums, The Murder of Miss Hollywood and The Secret Life of Lola Burns before releasing more widely available compilation, Death Has Become Her, which is a collection of selected tracks and two previously unheard tracks.
[edit] Neanderthal
Mick Murphy has instrumental hard rock side project known as Neanderthal, which Mick himself writes, performing all parts of the songs.
