Ruin - Spread Plague Death (2021)

 

Spread Plague Death is the third album from Ruin, and they keep on delivering especially filthy and raw old school death metal, with a groove that could remind Repulsion and Autopsy, but also Mortician. I'd say their first album (reviewed HERE) is still their best, but this one's enjoyable as well.

The Bandcamp page.

 

Ruin - Plague Transmission Vol. 2 (2020)

Ruin are very prolific, but this compilation, Plague Transmission Vol. 2  (with songs from their various recent splits & Eps), is another proof that they manage very well to deliver both quantity and quality. If you like your death metal old school and filthy you won't find better than Ruin. Filthy, and with also a vicious stomping groove. I'd say they are one of the most underrated actual death metal bands. Recommended stuff.

The Bandcamp page.

Ruin - Drown in Blood (2017)

Ruin is supposed to have its roots back in 1991, reformed in 2015 and Drown in Blood is their first album and a very good one. Old school US death metal that is more about the gloomy, atmosphere, the putrid feel, the raw heaviness and the groove (they are especially good for the groove) than about being fast or technical. There's some blast and d d-beat but most of the time it is quite slow. A crawling monster of a death metal album. The songwriting is great and a few songs are really "cool" (well, in their gruesome way) and memorable (try not to headbang during "Nightmares in a void"!). The "nicely disgusting" vocals are also a good point. Highly Recommended! I'm pretty sure this one will end as one of my favourite death-metal album of the year.