A language as brutal and deadly as life itself.
Deliciously dark and oddly romantic, My Ruin have made their long awaited comeback with their new album 'The Brutal Language'. Raw and without boundaries, 'The Brutal Language' is the unadulterated essence of My Ruin's music in its purest form, concentrated and yet reinvented, making explicitly clear that My Ruin are a force to be reckoned with. Unchanged and as prominent however, is the violently brash, distinctive and oddly sexy voice of Tairrie B continuing to lead the band and making a statement of liberation and packing the brash and brutal blow that My Ruin are so well renowned for. Comprised of ten of the best examples of the heaviest rock and roll around, 'The Brutal Language' will certainly prove to be a great success and will strike a chord that simply cannot be ignored.
The album opens up with an atmospheric and sinister introduction 'Nature Boy', dark and moody but with great emotion, Tairrie B's voice echoes over the synthised and distorted back drop with a very dominant tone and as the introduction closes on "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return", the music fades away and cleverly mutates into the following track 'Silverlake 6571'. Opening on a distorted, crackling and sustained guitar riff, the music quickly explodes into a heavily bass dominated introduction, bouncy and funky of mood. Tairrie's voice rides with the infectious dance-like rhythm of the bass as the guitar continues to slide along and drive the oddly feel-good track. The chorus is particularly heavy in sound, each instrument battling against the other to really pump out their parts, raging into a classic and funky guitar solo that frames and defines the almost retro feel to the music. 'Silverlake 6571' will groove its way into your head no matter how much you try to resist it and is the perfect metal track to get you dancing. Rebellious, defiant and deliciously daring, this is probably the easiest of the tracks on the album to get into because it is so light of mood and makes a perfect opener to an eyebrow raiser of an album.
Swinging in with a demonic and mosh-worthy riff, 'The Devil Walks' sees Tairrie B's voice in top form as she breaks into a heavy melody line, placing emphasis on the beat giving the song an almost rap-like quality. Between the verses are cutting guitar improvisations that simply cannot fail to rock you, clean, sharp and prestige they add real colour and interest to the driving and dark atmosphere of the song. The power and importance of the bass can also not be denied within this song. The manoeuvring of the bass is heavy handed and full of force and authority as it lays down the dark foundations for this oddly jazzy metal frenzy. As Tairrie's voice displays its many spectrums of flexibility while she swings between all-out screaming and gentle atmospheric purring, 'The Devil Walks' soon proves to be a perfect display of the freshness and real spirit of My Ruin's aggressive and brutal take on music. 'Cold Hands, Warm Heart' is equally as forceful but contains much more of a metal drive than the rest of the songs so far on the album. The vocals see Tairrie in her more comfortable vocal element, boasting a real screaming quality full of rage and contempt. Guitars crash in and out of the melody and bass lines, shape shifting between chords and tempo changes with an incredibly smooth handle. The bass particularly comes into its own in an explosive bridge where Tairrie talks over a pounding resonating heartbeat provided by the bass while the guitar rages overhead mixing delightful metal riffs with unmistakeable classic rock overtures. 'Metamorphosis' is unmistakeably atmospheric and deliciously dark, taking a trip down memory lane to visit the quality of My Ruin's classic older sound. Sinister and moody, the bass occupies the dominant position of the music, driving the hypnotic and dangerous appeal of the sound forward. Vocals purr venomously with a threatening air before exploding into a deadly chorus of screaming at the end of each verses phrase, while the guitars continue to pump along, becoming more fully rhythmic than ever before. 'Metamorphosis' is a real example of the brash and violent colour of My Ruin's metal focused sound of old reinvented and mixed with new ideas and techniques, reviving and breathing life into the sound.
'The Brutal Language' is the product of a desire to expose and create good, honest metal and express the real beauty behind the art of the metal industry. These are goals that My Ruin have long done well to achieve and this latest release only serves to prove further their status within their genre as one of the last truly independent and spirited bands left in the world.