Certain artists in the canon of extreme music have the talent and power to always intimidate the mainstream and empower the outsiders. Motorhead, Pantera, Hatebreed and Lamb Of God are prime examples of artists who share a common lineage of dispelling primal, uninhibited metal from the heart. Many contemporary artists even boast about being the “next this” and “next that,” but once they hear what ARISE AND RUIN have brought to the table, they may want to go back and rethink their lives. ARISE AND RUIN’s 2007 debut record, The Final Dawn, marked the introduction of this powerhouse from the icy north of Guelph, Ontario. Cold, dirty riffs and an abrasive, machine gun rhythm section served as the platform for raw, godless vocals that commanded the listener to overcome any resistance fr Read more ...

Certain artists in the canon of extreme music have the talent and power to always intimidate the mainstream and empower the outsiders. Motorhead, Pantera, Hatebreed and Lamb Of God are prime examples of artists who share a common lineage of dispelling primal, uninhibited metal from the heart. Many contemporary artists even boast about being the “next this” and “next that,” but once they hear what ARISE AND RUIN have brought to the table, they may want to go back and rethink their lives. ARISE AND RUIN’s 2007 debut record, The Final Dawn, marked the introduction of this powerhouse from the icy north of Guelph, Ontario. Cold, dirty riffs and an abrasive, machine gun rhythm section served as the platform for raw, godless vocals that commanded the listener to overcome any resistance from those around them. As they moved into 2008, they faced the trials and tribulations that confront many new bands; being broke, robbed, losing members and being alone on the road and detached from the world where they once lived comfortably. On top of that, they were tackling a metal community that had become more infatuated with “scene” trends that didn’t understand them. Most bands would fold up and go home, but ARISE AND RUIN took all of the problems thrown at them and funneled it into their writing and performance. Victory Records had their back and reminded them that they needed to create something that the band themselves would love and just give it to the world. If it was real, then it would connect with the right audience. It was very liberating and gave them the opportunity to be true to themselves and create something from the heart. They also knew they needed to do something drastic and take a stance of opposition to the current wave of false metal that was infiltrating the underground. The only way to do that was to record an album that would revitalize their love of metal and playing to a live audience. Be meaner, uglier and louder than ever. Function over fashion. Raw power over pompous swagger. Kill the opposition and let God sort the casualties out. The band had a game plan and knew what needed to be done. As ARISE AND RUIN entered a Toronto studio with producer Ian Blurton (CURSED, THE WEAKHERTHANS) it became very clear they needed to create a record that would remind the world exactly why heavy metal was put on this earth. To intimidate the mainstream and empower the outsiders… and they did just that. The new record, called Night Storms Hailfire, will see the light of day February 17th, 2009. Just listening to the record, you can feel the adrenaline of the band as each track blasts through the speakers. The band made a conscious effort to have the record sound as live and urgent as possible. The low-end drum and bass, buzzsaw guitars and spiteful vocals all ring through at painful levels. It’s an aggressive record fueled by crossover thrash, D-beat hardcore punk, funeral-doom passages and guttural European death metal. It harks back to the days when raw anger and power were the only necessary accessories to create true, brutal metal. Imagine if HATEBREED and INTEGRITY got into a brawl with SLAYER and ENTOMBED in the middle of a show that MOTORHEAD and VENOM were playing… that is what Night Storms Hailfire sounds like. It’s ugly, dirty and very, very heavy. Simply put, this is a truly cathartic record that took all of the crap and negative energy thrown at this band in the last two years and transformed it into a sonic emancipation that must be heard and felt by any fan of heavy music. This record is not only a tribute to all things of metal’s past, but a snapshot of the greatness that metal can be if you play from the heart. ARISE AND RUIN have put on an ambitious and demanding performance on tape and the metal community must step up and pay attention to it. As you read this, the band will be coming to your town with plans to obliterate it. You will see advertisements and posters on the streets that spell out the battle-cry of DEATH TO FALSE METAL, and you will know the name of the band