Murphy's Raw Interview!

"Murphy has long been regarded as an unsung guitar hero by those in-the-know. Perhaps best described as possessing an Angus Young-meets-Tony Iommi style of shred, he puts in a raw wall-to-wall performance on Ghosts And Good Stories that will appeal to both the no-nonsense rock and aggression-happy metal masses. His diversity as a player shines through on the new record more than on any other My Ruin album."

[Carl Begai.Com]

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Visit our press section and check out the new interview between my better half Mick Murphy and rock scribe extraordinaire Carl Begai of Brave Words Bloody Knuckles posted recently on Carl's personal music website. A nice read indeed!

xoMrs M

Kerrang Magazine Review!

"THE FIRST LADY OF METAL

CONTINUES TO SCREAM HER HEART OUT"

"As the singer and figurehead of Manhole and Tura Satana in the 90's Tairrie B was among the first to channel screaming metallic rage through a female perspective. As 'Ghosts and Good Stories' brooding opener 'Diggin for Ghosts' gives way to the furious 'Long Dark Night' and the vocalist gives vent to her inner demons, it's clear she's not mellowing with age. Trimmed to a two piece (consisting of Tairrie and her multi-instrumentalist husband Mick Murphy), My Ruin create an abrasive, sludgy noise, punctuated by moments of melody and calm. It's stark, confrontational and aggressive, but also fiercely intelligent,ensuring the duo stay one step ahead of the screaming angst-ridden pack. "

DOWNLOAD: Long Dark Night
FOR FANS OF: Crowbar, Amen

4/5

KERRANG !
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Thank you to Paul Travers for the amazing stand out review of our new album in a recent issue of Kerrang Magazine just posted in our press section. On point sir!

xoMrs M

Big Cheese Interview!

"Over the years it's very hard to rely on people in the music industry, whether it's someone at a label or someone in your own band. At the end of the day we have learned we can only truly rely on each other. People make promises, break promises and break your heart. It happens all the time." It may sound cynical, but such are the words of metal queen and lead singer Tairrie B Murphy.

[Sarah Cakebread / Big Cheese Magazine]

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My Ruin are happy to announce that we are featured in the new issue of Big Cheese Magazine which has just come out this week in the UK so make sure to grab yourself a copy on stands now! For those of you who live in the states, you can pick up your copy of Big Cheese later this month when it hits our shores and magazine stores! To read our new 2 page interview please take a moment to check out the pages we have just posted in our press section. Thank you to Miss Sarah Cakebread for taking the time to talk about the rock with us.

xo
Mrs M

Devolution Magazine Covermount CD & Review!

"Ghosts and Good Stories their sixth volume literally has to be their most unified, binding, creative, epic whirlwind of pure velocity to date, fact."
[Nickie Hobbs/Devolution Magazine]
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My Ruin has an exclusive track from our new album 'Ghosts and Good Stories' featured on the CD that comes with the latest issue of Devolution Magazine which is out now in the UK! The *FREE* covermount CD also features a new track by Neanderthal which is the metal instrumental side project recordings of Mick Murphy as well as a track by our side project Death Work Professionals with G&GS co producer Josh Lynch & Rhiis D. Lopez of Ana Kefr.

If you haven't got it make sure to pick up a copy or order it online at www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk and support the true DIY design aesthetic of the editor Miss Nickie Hobbs who rocks and has always been a huge supporter of us. Nickie also gave My Ruin a killer review of our album in the same issue which has been posted in our press section for you to check out!

xoMrs M

Rock Tribune Magazine Interview & Review!

My Ruin are happy to announce that we are once again featured in another Belgian rock magazine this month called 'Rock Tribune' from the Netherlands with a cool 2 page interview. For those of you who speak dutch please take a moment to check out the pages we have just posted in our press section and for those of you who cannot read dutch, never fear as the editor Stef Maes was kind enough to translate his album review for us to english just for you! Thank you to Mr Maes for taking the time to chat with us about our new album!
xo
Mrs M

Femme Metal Interview & Review!

"Before there was Otep, In This Moment, The Agonist and countless other bands with aggressive sounding female vocals, there was Tairrie B." [Tony Cannella/Femme Metal.Net]::::::::::

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the lovely Miss Robin Stryker of Femme Metal Webzine about My Ruin's new album as well as a few other interesting topics touched on. For those of you who would like to check out the interview we have posted 5 new pages in our press section today along with a fantastic 85/100 album review!

xo

Mrs M

2 Free Downloads!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of AC/DC's classic 'Back In Black' album, Metal Hammer Magazine put together a kick ass cover mounted tribute CD to accompany their new July 2010 issue and invited My Ruin to be a part of the high voltage party by covering one of our favorite AC/DC songs of all time...'Have A Drink On Me'.

For those of you who did not have a chance to pick up a copy of the limited edition collectable CD we are posting our track here as a *FREE DOWNLOAD* for your listening pleasure!

We have always been big fans of AC/DC since we were very young, they were a part of the soundtrack to our lives growing up and we're both honored to be a part of the tribute CD because for us AC/DC represent rock & roll in its purest form. My Ruin has done covers over the years ranging from Black Flag to Nick Cave to Rick Derringer but this was definitely the most fun we have had recording someone else's song and we even managed to capture our day on film in a video [which Mick edited] for you to check out so that made it even more special.

We recorded and mixed our tribute track with our good friend and co producer Josh Lynch at Entourage Studios in North Hollywood, Ca. where we spent a few months recording our new album 'Ghosts and Good Stories' and we had a great time.

We also came across another fun cover song we recorded back in 2004 when My Ruin were on our 'Horror of Beauty' Tour in the UK. The song is 'War Machine' by KISS which we played on this tour and recorded live in the studio for Ian Camfield's rock radio show on XFM!

We have also made this track available to download *FREE* as well and we invite you to click the link below and add both songs to your My Ruin related collection of recordings and share our link with your friends!

Enjoy the Rock,
Mr & Mrs M

Mindview Magazine Cover, Interview & Review!

"The mix of American powercore, metal and thrash keeps you on your feet from the beginning to the end" [ Peter Rotthier/Mindview Magazine]
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My Ruin are happy to announce that we are featured on the new cover of the Belgian rock magazine 'Mindview' from the Netherlands with a nice 7 page interview. For those of you who speak dutch please take a moment to check out the pages we have just posted in our press section and for those of you who cannot read dutch, never fear as the editor Peter Rotthier was kind enough to translate his album review which made 'Album Of The Week' and earned an impressive 6/7 in the last issue to english just for you! Thanks again to Mr Rotthier for the kind words and for taking the time to chat with us about our new album!

xo
Mrs M

On an interesting side note: Back in 1996 Mindview was the very first cover I shot for when I was in my first band Manhole!

Rocksound Magazine Review!

"My Ruin are evidently focussed on satisfying their fans - Ghosts And Good Stories is a perfect ode to the kind of grimy, smoke rock the band trade in. Being written and recorded purely by the My Ruin core (Tairrie B and Mick Murphy) has ensured the full preservation of the band's signature angst and faintly dark road rock - as on Saviourself."

[Richard Cartey]::::::::::::

New album review in RockSound Magazine posted in our press section. We decided to remove a few ridiculous lines and recommendations for fans by way of comparisons which made no sense and in the end we were left with a couple decent things said about our record from someone who obviously couldn't be bothered to listen very deep or see beyond the usual tits and ass [since that's the only thing we have in common with those two bands mentioned in the original version] and apparently expected our 'behind the scenes' video to include something other than our recording sessions. Sorry to disappoint you Mr Cartey but the whole idea of documenting the 'making of'' was to show what went on in the studio while creating our album, not fill our film full of fluff and dumbed down corny bullshit that had nothing to do with the creative process.

Sorry you couldn't grasp this very simple concept but thanks so much for snarky little comments. It's always fun to return the favor and yes, we are focussed on satisfying our fans but first and foremost we our focus is on satisfying ourselves. For those of you who want to read Mr Cartey's 'unexceptional' but full review pick up a copy. We won't bore you with the silly details!

Sincerely,Mrs M

Devolution Magazine Review!

We here at Devolution are not strangers to the works of My Ruin and it is common knowledge that I personally am an avid fan and friend of the band, so with that information I want to make it clear that there are no bias opinions when sitting down to write this review. If anything I am one of their harsher critics. In albums gone by husband and wife super duo Mick Murphy and Tairrie B Murphy have gone up against the grain several times to put out some insanely terrific music with absolute substance and sheer force and I’d like to state that for the record ‘Ghosts And Good Stories’ their sixth volume literally has to be their most unified, binding, creative, epic whirlwind of pure velocity to date, fact.

Tairrie may still intensely sing a tune of broken LA, betrayal, loyalty, love, friendship with a topping of JD, hard rock and self awareness but this time she sounds as venomous as ever (yes the levels seem to rise with each release!) and her throat seems to have healed of old wounds letting her scar it all over again with this album offering. That along with the aid of uber talented and were-not-worthy style appraisal it is Mick Murphy that provides the unbreakable backdrop of technical melodies and licks that every musician on the planet wants to aspire to.

He also plays every other instrument as well as co-producing it with Josh Lynch which is testament to the trust and musical wavelength he is on with Tairrie, Personally the ‘duo go it alone’ style approach has been their best decision to date and with tracks like ‘Money Shot’ and ‘Saviourself’ that have us pitting like crazies along with the first ever anthem chorus styling of ‘Repose’ which will certainly be a live firm favourite. Sampler song should definitely be ‘Abusing The Muse’ which has the Tairrie B scream stamped firmly upon its metal plate and really gives those vocals a workout as the shredding of a Tennessee vibe caresses each word. The adversity has never ever come between or broken them, the music itself speaks ferocious volumes, the combined love, trust and mirrored admiration is what gels them through and its Ghosts and Good Stories that keep us on our toes and continue to shock, surprise and constantly entertain us.

[Nickie Hobbs - Editor in Chief]
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Big rock love to Miss Nickie Hobbs for sharing her thoughts so eloguently about our new album in the latest inssue of Devolution Magazine out now in the UK! Nickie rocks and has always been our #1 supporter in the DIY underground music scene which we respect!

xoMrs M