Ruiner

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Ruiner
Ruiner cover
Studio album by A Wilhelm Scream
Released August 16, 2005
November 11, 2006 (Australian Tour Edition)
Genre Punk rock, rock, melodic hardcore
Length 36:21s
Label Nitro, Shock (Australian Tour Edition)
Producer Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
Professional reviews
A Wilhelm Scream chronology
Mute Print
(2004)		 Ruiner
(2005)		 Diver
(2006)

Ruiner is the second length album from the Massachusetts based technical punk rock/melodic hardcore band A Wilhelm Scream.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The King Is Dead" – 3:24
  2. "Killing It" – 2:29
  3. "The Pool" – 2:30
  4. "The Soft Sell" – 2:29
  5. "God Loves A Liar" – 2:22
  6. "In Vino Veritas II" – 2:25
  7. "Me Vs. Morrissey In The Pretentiousness Contest (The Ladder Match)" – 1:44
  8. "Congratulations" – 1:28
  9. "The Kids Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks" – 3:43
  10. "When I Was Alive: Walden III" – 2:19
  11. "Mercy Day For Mr. Vengeance" – 2:56
  12. "Less Bright Eyes, More Deicide" – 2:15
  13. "Speed Of Dark" – 3:03
  14. "Cancer Dream" – 3:01
  15. "Bodies As Suitcases" – 2:05 (Australian Edition only)

[edit] Band Members

  • Nuno Pereira - Vocals
  • Trevor Reilly - Guitar / vocals
  • Chris Levesque - Guitar
  • Jonathan Teves - Bass / vocals
  • Nicholas Pasquale Angelini - Drums

[edit] Other Info

  • The working title of the album was originally "Walden 3".
  • "Bodies and Suitcases," listed on the Australian Edition as "Bodies as Suitcases," is a B-Side that was recorded during the Ruiner sessions.
  • "Ruiner" was the original title for "The Kids Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks".
  • The "lemon" referenced in the opening line of "The King is Dead" ("The knife or the rope,or the lemon?-this brain and I") represents Autoerotic asphyxiation.It refers to the practice of masturbating with a noose around your neck, with a lemon slice in your mouth to wake you up when you pass out: a safety measure.

[edit] Other Contributors

  • Bill Stevenson - Recoring, engineering, mixing, production and additional vocals
  • Jason Livermore - Recording, engineering, mixing and production
  • Andrew Berlin - Additional engineering
  • Brian Kephart - Additional engineering
  • Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
  • Sean Ziebarth - A&R
  • Corrie Christopher - Booking
  • Graham Martin - Management
  • Diony Sepulveda - Management
  • Ray Picard - Tour manager
  • Jason Fuz Cornelius Fox - Merch dude
  • Curtiss Lopez - Live bass
  • Rob Dobi - Illustrations and layout
  • Trevor Reilly - Art direction