My Ruin
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My Ruin are a Los Angeles
-based hard rock
/stoner metal band fronted by Tairrie B
(former vocalist of Tura Satana
and solo rapper
), 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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-based hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/stoner metal band fronted by Tairrie B
Tairrie B
Tairrie B is an American singer. She was originally a rapper, but later became an alternative metal singer....
(former vocalist of Tura Satana
Tura Satana (band)
Tura Satana was an alternative metal band named after cult actress Tura Satana. The band started in the early 90s under the name Manhole. Due to legal reasons they changed it after the release of their first album 'All Is Not Well'...
and solo rapper
Rapping
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), they have been going through various line-up changes since 1999. They have a dedicated fanbase, most notably in the UK
United Kingdom
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. Their sound consists of passionate vocals set against heavy rock beats.
Discography
- Terror/June 10th - Vinyl & CD Single (1999)
- Speak and Destroy - 1st Full Length Album (1999)
- Tainted Love/Blasphemous Girl - Vinyl & CD Single (1999)
- A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent AnguishA Prayer Under Pressure of Violent AnguishA Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish is the second full length album released by American band My Ruin.-Track listing:# "Morning Prayer"# "Beauty Fiend"# "Stick It to Me"# "Heartsick"# "Rockstar"# "Sanctuary"# "Miss Ann Thrope" A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish is the second full...
- 2nd Full Length Album (2000) - Beauty Fiend/Masochrist - Vinyl & CD Single (2000)
- To Britain with Love & Bruises - Live Studio Album (2001)
- Blasphemous Girl - Double CD Compilation (2002)
- The Shape of Things to Come...The Shape of Things to Come... (EP)The Shape Of Things To Come... is the first EP released by American band My Ruin. It features the song "Made To Measure" from the forthcoming album The Horror Of Beauty in both its original version and a radio edit.-Track listing:# Made to Measure...
- 5 Song EP (2003) - The Horror of BeautyThe Horror of BeautyThe Horror Of Beauty is the third full length album released by American band My Ruin.-Track listing:# Stage Fright# Made to Measure# American Psycho# Spitfire# Burn the Witch# Radio Silence# Hot in the House of God# Nazimova# Stinkface...
- 3rd Full Length Album (2003) - Ruined & Recalled (2003)
- The Brutal LanguageThe Brutal LanguageThe Brutal Language is the fourth full length album released by American band My Ruin.-Track listing:# Nature Boy 1:13# Silverlake 6571 4:38# The Devil Walks 3:44# Spilling Open 3:48# Cold Hands Warm Heart 3:53# Metamorphosis 4:42...
- 4th Full Length Album (2005) - Throat Full of HeartThroat Full of HeartThroat Full Of Heart is the fifth album by Los Angeles based hard rock band My Ruin.Released in January 2008 and includes artwork by vocalist Tairrie B, along with My Ruin's first ever full length DVD featuring the music videos for Ready For Blood and Religiosity with bonus and behind the scenes...
- 5th Full Length Album & DVD (2008) - Alive on the Other Side - Live Album & Live DVD (2008)
- Ghosts and Good Stories - 6th Full Length Album (2010)
Collaborations
- Volume 1, with Ana Kefr - "Step Back" (Rollins BandRollins BandRollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
cover) - "Natural Born Killaz" (Ice CubeIce CubeO'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
and Dr. DreDr. DreAndre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
cover) with Rhiis D. Lopez of Ana Kefr under the name Death Work Professionals
Videography
- Terror - Directed by Paul Harries (1999)
- Made To Measure - Directed by Ben LeVine (2003)
- Ready For Blood - Directed by Ben LeVine (2008)
- Religiosity - Edited by Nasty & Sinister (2008)
- Memento Mori - Animated & Illustrated by Bruce Stirling John Knox (2008)
- Slide You The Horn - Filmed & Edited by Acid Pie Productions (2008)
- Me Without You - Filmed & Edited by Acid Pie Productions (2008)
- The Beauty Medley - Edited by Nasty & Sinister (2008)
- Burn The Witch (2008) - Edited by Tairrie B Murphy
- Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo - Filmed & Edited by Acid Pie Productions (2009)
- Religiosity (Live) - Filmed & Edited by Felix Rullhusen (2009)
Enhanced CDs & DVDs
- 13 Minute Film Noir EPK - The Horror Of Beauty (2003)
- Tell Your God To Ready For Blood - Throat Full Of Heart (2008)
- Tell Your God Tour - Alive On The Other Side (2008)
- Behind The Scenes Making of... - Ghosts and Good Stories (2008)