Ruin (album)

Ruin is the second studio album by British metalcore band Architects. This was the first album to feature vocalist Sam Carter and bassist Alex Dean.

"North Lane" redirects here. For the Australian band named after the song, see Northlane.

Ruin
Studio album by Architects
Released	25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)
Recorded	March–April 2007
Studio	Outhouse Studio, Reading, UK
Genre	Metalcore, mathcore
Length	39:31
Label	United by Fate, Distort Entertainment, Century Media
Producer	John Mitchell, Ben Humphreys, Architects
Architects chronology
Nightmares (2006) Ruin (2007) Hollow Crown (2009)

Style

Stylistically, this album displays a minor change in the band's style, with a more fluid metalcore sound. Clean vocals are implemented again in a few songs, to a larger extent than on Nightmares, although not as prominently as in later releases. The album features a change in guitar tuning, from drop C (which was used on Nightmares) to drop B, for all tracks, except "Low", which features the same tuning as drop B, but with the low B tuned to F# (the bass string on an eight string guitar).

Ruin was the first Architects album to feature new vocalist Sam Carter. His vocal style is quite different to that of previous vocalist Matt Johnson, marking a shift from screaming towards hardcore punk-style shouting. This is most obvious on the 2008 re-recording of "To the Death" (from Nightmares) that was available for download for a short period.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ruin was released to positive reviews but seen as a departure from the band's previous album Nightmares, which was more akin to the works of bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan or Botch.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sam Carter; all music is composed by Architects.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Buried at Sea"	3:42
2.	"Hunt Them Down"	3:19
3.	"You'll Find Safety"	3:33
4.	"Always"	4:11
5.	"Sail This Ship Alone" (instrumental)	1:55
6.	"Heartless"	4:28
7.	"North Lane"	3:15
8.	"I Can't See the Light"	4:24
9.	"Low"	2:24
10.	"Running from the Sun"	3:43
11.	"Save Me"	4:28
Total length:		39:31

2008 re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Broken Clocks" (featuring Nick Worthington of Dead Swans)	3:42
Total length:		42:13

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[2]

Personnel

Architects Sam Carter – vocals Tom Searle – guitar, keyboards Tim Hillier-Brook – guitar Alex Dean – bass Dan Searle – drums, programming Guest musicians Nick Worthington (ex-Dead Swans) – vocals on the bonus track "Broken Clocks"

Production Architects – production John Mitchell – production, engineering, mixing Ben Humphreys – production, engineering Tim Turan – mastering Artwork and design Seldon Hunt – artwork design, layout

Studios

• Outhouse Studio, Reading, UK – recording
• Turan Audio – mastering

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Ruin – Architects at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
2. Ruin (liner notes). Architects. Century Media. 2008.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Ruin at AllMusic