Ruin (album)

Ruin is the second studio album by British metalcore band Architects. It was released on 25 October 2007 through United by Fate, Distort and Century Media Records. The album was produced by John Mitchell, Ben Humphreys and the band themselves. It is the first album to feature vocalist Sam Carter and bassist Alex Dean.

Ruin
Studio album by Architects
Released	25 October 2007
Recorded	March–April 2007
Studio	Outhouse Studios, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Length	39:23
Label	United by Fate Distort Century Media
Producer	John Mitchell Ben Humphreys Architects
Architects chronology
Nightmares (2006) Ruin (2007) Hollow Crown (2009)

Composition

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.

Critical 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"	3:18
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"	4:23
9.	"Low"	2:23
10.	"Running from the Sun"	3:43
11.	"Save Me"	4:27
Total length:		39:23

2008 re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Broken Clocks" (featuring Nick Worthington of Dead Swans)	3:42
Total length:		43:05

Personnel

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

Architects Sam Carter – lead vocals Tom Searle – lead guitar, keyboards, programming Tim Hillier-Brook – rhythm guitar Alex "Ali" Dean – bass Dan Searle – drums, percussion, programming Additional musicians Nick Worthington of Dead Swans – guest vocals on the bonus track "Broken Clocks"

Additional personnel Architects – production John Mitchell – production, engineering, mixing Ben Humphreys – production, engineering Tim Turan – mastering Greg Below – A&R Seldon Hunt – artwork design, layout

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