Ruined Families
Blank Language
Sometimes the world is a terrible, dark, shitty place. Wars, famine, McDonalds putting tomato on my
burger no matter how many fucking times I tell them that I don’t want those disgusting
things anywhere near my food, and other such tragedies are all too
commonplace. As a result, it only makes
sense that certain art is created to reflect the lowest, dirtiest, and rawest
parts of this tomato-filled experience we call life. Ruined Families is a band that specializes in
this type of art.
I first heard about Ruined Families when the band contacted
Lost Tribe to review their self-titled 7”, and quickly fell in love (read the
review here
if you don’t believe me.). With a
healthy mix of sludge, crust, hardcore, punk, and black metal, these Greeks (phrasing
it like that sounds bigoted to me for some reason, but I can’t put my finger on
why, so it’s gonna stay that way) show everyone how it should be done. They have the intensity and hunger of a young
band, but none of the usual trappings. Their
songs sound well-crafted, interesting, diverse, and forceful, and the lyrical
subject matter is as bleak and dark as you might expect.
Songs like “Easy Livin’” and “Human Fence” sound killer but
leave me pissed off that I may never get to see them performed live, as they
have that there-is-broken-glass-and-blood-on-the-dance-floor feel that I’ve
always appreciated in a live performance.
In fact, there isn’t a single track on this album that relents in any
real way. It’s a non-stop wave of
depressing, punishing blackened hardcore.
In other words, what’s not to like!
I think someone (not me) should give Ruined Families airfare
to come tour North America. I think they
would do nicely opening for the likes of Wiccans. Just a thought.
Either way, a solid fucking album from start to finish.
Buy it from here (I
don’t know if they have N.A. distro yet)
