Merry Christmas!

Our Anniversary!

[Knoxville, Tennessee 12-24-10]
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A lover may be a shadowy creature
but husbands are made of flesh and blood.

Hard Rock Magazine Feature!

Thank you to Hard Rock Magazine in France and to Miss Jessica Boucher-Retif for the nice feature in last months issue! For those of you who speak French and would like to read the interview please visit our press section where you can check out a larger version posted!


xo
Mrs M

In Loving Memory of Lynn Strait!

[August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998]

In remembrance of an old friend on this special day.
Gone but never to be forgotten.

♥
Mrs M

[Manhole @ The Roxy in Hollywood with Lynn Strait 1996]

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R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell!

Just found this photo of the marquee at The Whisky from a show we did a few days after this sad day in 2004 when Dimebag was killed. Thought it would be nice to post it in loving memory since today is the anniversary of his tragic death.
♥
Mrs M

Whisky Show Announced!

Attention Los Angeles!

We are excited to announce we have finally rescheduled our show at the world famous Whisky a Go Go for Saturday April 2, 2011 with our special guests Ana Kefr so make sure to mark your calendars, save the date! It's been over 2 1/2 years since we last rocked the City of Angels and we will be fresh off our UK Tour in March bringing you a long awaited evening of 'Ghosts and Good Stories'.

TICKETS:
$13 Advance & Door w/out password
$10 @ Door with password "Ghosts"
ALL AGES
www.whiskyagogo.com
www.ticketmaster.com

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xo

Mrs M

New Rhythm Section Revealed!

It's time to finally spill the beans.....

Mick & I are proud to announce that Luciano Ferrea [left] formerly of the LA based rock band Beggars Ball will be joining us on bass for our upcoming UK tour and beyond! We met Luciano back in 2007 when his band played Mick's birthday show at the now defunct Safari Sams in Hollywood with us. Great bass players are hard to find and when we began our search for a new rhythm section there was only one who came to both our minds at the same time and strangely enough it was Luciano. We both remembered how he rocked and as fate would have it, everything magically seemed to work out the way we had hoped it would. Luciano is originally from Argentina but these days he resides in the City of Angels and over the past few months we've been getting to know him and what a great guy he is. He's also a killer bass player and we can't wait to introduce him to everyone!

The photo on the right might look familiar to you because many of you already know him. Matt [Frenchie] LeChevalier recorded our 2008 album 'Throat Full of Heart' with us and is the drummer in our 'Ready For Blood' video. Matt also toured the UK with My Ruin twice in 2006 for our 'Brutal Language' & 'Summer of Hell' tours and has played many one off shows with us between 2005 -2008 before he sadly had to leave our band and go back to France due to Visa issues. We've always considered Matt a part of our extended family keeping our fingers crossed he would be back with us some day in the future. When he was away we stayed in touch and stayed friends while he spent some time touring with the French bands Eths and also Headcharger [who will be supporting us on our next tour]. Now we are happy to say that he will be joining us on stage once again in March and into our next chapter.

We've always had a great chemistry with Matt and together with Luciano we know we've got the perfect guys to help bring our new album to life in 2011!xoMrs M

UK Tour Support Bands Announced!

Hey Everyone!

We are excited to announce our special guests for our upcoming "Ghosts and Good Stories" UK tour will be our old friends from France.....

And our good friends from the UK.....

Both bands are amazing live and we're looking forward to sharing the stage with them once again as we hit the road for 9 shows together in March 2011 with our brutal blend of American, French and British heavy metal rock & roll!

Advance tickets are on sale now @

www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.ticketweb.co.uk www.seetickets.comwww.alt-tickets.com

with heart,Mr & Mrs M

Amazon.com Fan Review - Rachel Lewandowski!

Thank you to the lovely Miss Rachel Lewandowski for her terrific recent fan review of our new album on www.Amazon.com - We love it! xo

5/5 - Unstoppable Groove Meets Immovable Honesty!
November 23, 2010
By Rachel J. Lewandowski "RL" (Chicago, Il, USA)

Some bands refuse to evolve, remaining stagnant musically and lyrically from release to release. My Ruin has never been one of those bands. The husband and wife duo of Mick and Tairrie B Murphy has given birth to their most exciting album yet, thick with a southern groove that would make Down and COC envious.

From the opening track 'Diggin for Ghosts, with it's sinister guitar riffs and Tairrie's trademark spoken word style leading the way, to the mosh-pit worthy 'Long Dark Night', I highly recommend turning your speakers up to 11. The southern sludge of 'Excommunicated' is purely breathtaking, with the vocals switching between a venomous whisper and a full-fledged scream in a way that only Mrs M can make sound amazing. 'Abusing the Muse' is another stand out track, rich with vocal texture and dense guitar layering that, I suspect, is going to sound absolutely amazing in a live setting. 'Malediction' is one of those tracks that makes you feel like you just got hit in the face with a tire iron, and has the kind of guitar work that should make most musicians extremely envious. The closing track, 'Deathknell', is the ideal way to end this brutal masterpiece. The mix of spoken word and throaty screams, blended with the dark, sinister tone that Mick Murphy has set with the expertly crafted music, is both ominous and defiant.

Disregard the imitators, and stick with the original. This album will tempt you to max out your speakers and play every track on repeat.

Amazon.co.uk Fan Review - Vic Croughan!

Thank you to long time friend of our band Miss Vic Croughan for her beautiful fan review of our new album on www.Amazon.com - Perfect! xo

5/5 - An American Haunting!
November 21, 2010
By Cloned Dodo (Herts, UK)

From the moment you hear the opening track on the latest offering from My Ruin you are taken on a journey. This is the bands 6th studio album and it just proves that My Ruin just get better and better. Each album seems to tell a story in the bands history and this album is no exception.
Recurring themes of religion, redemption, romance and the darker side of things are all present here however also is the anger at social and world injustices, remember this is coming from Tairrie B a woman who has never been shy at speaking her mind. With each scream, you can feel the truth behind honest lyrics such as:

"These streets are lined with lies
LA's an ugly face that wears a good disguise
This town has lost it's shine
The hills have desperate eyes"

Whilst Tairrie B Murphy may be the Queen of Screams and Mick Murphy a demon on guitar My Ruin are no one trick pony - far from it! There are parts of the album that let Tairrie's talent for spoken word shine and with Mick's soundscapes helping to set the mood help create a truly unique sound. If you haven't heard My Ruin before then for God's sake do yourself a favour and get this album. It's dark, brooding and yet delivers a punch to the gut in term of raw rock!

Prepare to be haunted!