Prepare to Be Let Down

• Artist: Ruiner
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 19, 2007
• Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Are they metal or are they hardcore? That's a question that many fans of both genres of rock music find themselves asking more and more often during the early 21st century. Case in point, the 2007 debut full-length by Ruiner, Prepare to Be Let Down. It should come as no surprise that the Ruiner gentlemen list such acts as Minor Threat and Converge as their prime influences, but somewhere along the line, they must have come in close contact with heavy metal, 'cause there's an unmistakable metallic crunch throughout. As with most hardcore acts, the song titles are entertaining in their own right, and it's certainly the case here -- "Bottom Line: Fuck You" and "Kiss That Motherfucker Good Night" won't be confused with Neil Diamond ditties any time soon. And there's an additional tie-in with most other hardcore acts -- there's not a whole lot of variation included here, just non-stop aggression, stomping, and hollering. But that's the way most chaps sporting crew cuts and tattoos like it when they're beating on each other in the moshpit. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Prepare to Be Let Down	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:06)
Bottom Line: Fuck You	Ruiner	Ruiner	(:27)
The Lives We Fear	Ruiner	Ruiner	(2:01)
That Stone Better Be on Fire	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:14)
40 Miles North	Ruiner	Ruiner	(2:03)
A Song for Beggars	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:37)
Long Time Coming	Ruiner	Ruiner	(:56)
Repetition	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:15)
Choke on It	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:34)
When the Mourning Ends	Ruiner	Ruiner	(2:00)
Sleepless	Ruiner	Ruiner	(1:10)
Kiss That Motherfucker Good Night	Ruiner	Ruiner	(5:47)

Credits

Danny Porter (Group Member), Danny Porter (Guitar), Nicholas Zampiello (Mastering), Jon Cohan (Drum Technician), Chris Wrenn (Layout Design), Jim Siegel (Producer)