MY RUIN: New Song Posted Online

Los Angeles-based hard rock band MY RUIN has posted an audio sample of a new song, entitled "Ready for Blood", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's recently completed new album, due later in the year.

On the direction of the new album, MY RUIN guitarist Mick Murphy said, "We're not reinventing our sound, we're just perfecting it. Our new songs are heavier, brighter and more intense. This album was very focused and well thought out, even though we went through so much chaos with [MY RUIN frontwoman Tairrie B's recent car] accident; it was a pleasure to record. The dichotomy of life and death is very present throughout. Not only did I lose my father this past year but I nearly lost Tairrie, my girl of seven years. We went through some very intense moments together and she is the throat and heart of MY RUIN. Without her, there is no band."

In late September, the night before the band was set to enter the studio to begin recording its new CD, Tairrie was seriously injured and nearly lost her arm in a car accident. After four surgeries, including a skin graft, Miss B decided to record her vocals only weeks into her recovery with her voice stronger than ever and is looking forward to her first show back. "I'm still alive and very thankful to still be able to perform. When your own mortality is questioned you learn to appreciate the beauty of life and although I am still healing, I thought it would be a good idea to get back on stage as soon as possible to let myself as well as the friends and fans of our band know I am okay and can still rock just as hard, if not harder than before," said Tairrie.

"Mick and I have spent much of the past year and a half on the road and getting to know Chris (Lisee; bassist) and Matt (Lechevalier; drummer) and after a successful summer tour of the U.K. and France, we all felt it was time to write a new album and record together so we could take things to the next level with this lineup. My accident happened the night before we were slated to begin recordings and obviously through us all for a loop."

Having recently finished mixing the new album with Duane Burda, MY RUIN has decided to keep the CD title under wraps for the moment until a release date is set. The band debuted seven new songs at its January 19 show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California and filmed the event to be the final segment on their DVD, "Spilling Open", which they will be releasing this year. "We had to put editing on hold for a minute due to the accident and recording but this show will be the perfect way to end our last album 'The Brutal Language' and a great way to introduce our next one," said Mick.