Including but not limited to: Machine Head, Pantera, Helmet, Living Sacrifice, Prong, Testament, Megadeth, Chimaira, Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Megadeth, Sick Of It All
Course of Ruin began in 2002 in Austin, Texas. After heavy local and regional gigging, the band began garnering the attention and praises of fans all over the Lone Star State, as well as from national favorites like Lamb of God, Machine Head, American Headcharge, BloodSimple, Bleed the Sky, Ankla, Sevendust, Black Label Society, and The Agony Scene, all bands for which Course of Ruin were selected as tour support. After releasing a 3-song demo in 2004, the band released Dominion, it’s first official CD, to wide critical acclaim. Headline gigs at Stubb’s and Emo’s outside stage followed, further cementing the band’s place at the top of the genre in Texas.
Course of Ruin’s sound is brutal. However, the aggressive riffing is augmented with healthy doses of melody; intertwined with the dynamic changes that drive each song. The band combines the precise attack of machine-like modern metal riffs, with some overtones of progressive metal, and the relentless aggression of old-school East-coast styled hardcore. Combine these elements in the right proportions and you will have the amalgam of styles and texture that is Course of Ruin. Any way you slice it, Course of Ruin is pure Texas metal. Fans of Chimaira, Hatebreed, and Machine Head will love this band!
Course of Ruin’s lyrics are aggressive, subversive and yet laced with inextricable hope. Most of the band’s lyrical content is based on either personal experiences, or derived from an awareness of societal decline, and the hope of reconciling ourselves with truth. The band has no illusions about the fact that the extreme music will not appeal to the faint of heart, nor will the bold ideas or messages in the lyrics appeal to closed minds.
what a mothafckin badass show.. and im sorry we have to miss it!!! Dave was going to travel up there in a few and we have metal sticking out the tires. Usually metal is GREAT, not in this case. You guys.. tear shit up like you do. We'll see you soon and are happy that you get that release tonight!!!
yo fellas!!!! funniest story ever!!!! you remember that HUGE party at my house of 100+ people?!?!? ...
i have a new workout partner & as we're training we get into talking about what is we do for a living. long story cut short... HE'S THE MAN WHO OWNS THE PLANTAIN MANSION THAT CALLED THE COPS ON US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha
when he told me who he was i said, "Sir let me reintroduce myself. My name is Angeles Quiles and you called the cops on me for having a metal concert in my back yard" hahaha
well it made for a very intersesting workout session!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THIS GUY OUT FOR A DINNER AND THEN TAKE HIM TO A SHOW..HAHAHA
Hey, This is Ryan aka guitarist from NYSIIS. Thanks so much for adding us and listening to our stuff. Stop in anytime and show us some love. We have our debut show this Sunday, July 5, at Greene Street Club in Greensboro, NC with Poison the Well, The Ascendicate, A Stained Glass Romance, The Lineage and There Will Be Blood. Hope to see you there. Bring everyone ya can.
Thanks very much for the add and the Myspace Friendship!
God Bless, David
"If Ozzy ever needsa ghostsinger, it should be David Benson" - Horst Franz , HEAVY Magazine, Germany
"Sounds like a good mix of Old School Doom inspired by Black Sabbath with a mix of modern influence and heavy stuff. The singer could be Ozzy's Brother!" -Alexander Rack, President of Black Sabbath Fan Club, Germany
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