Ruiner

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Ruiner
Studio album by A Wilhelm Scream
Released	August 16, 2005 November 11, 2006 (Australian Tour Edition)
Genre	Punk rock, rock, melodic hardcore
Length	36:21s
Label	Nitro, Shock (Australian Tour Edition)
Producer	Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
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A Wilhelm Scream chronology
Mute Print (2004) Ruiner (2005) Diver (2006)

Ruiner is the second length album from the Massachusetts based technical punk rock/melodic hardcore band A Wilhelm Scream.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Band Members 3 Other Info 4 Other Contributors

[edit] Track listing

1. "The King Is Dead" – 3:24
2. "Killing It" – 2:29
3. "The Pool" – 2:30
4. "The Soft Sell" – 2:29
5. "God Loves A Liar" – 2:22
6. "In Vino Veritas II" – 2:25
7. "Me Vs. Morrissey In The Pretentiousness Contest (The Ladder Match)" – 1:44
8. "Congratulations" – 1:28
9. "The Kids Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks" – 3:43
10. "When I Was Alive: Walden III" – 2:19
11. "Mercy Day For Mr. Vengeance" – 2:56
12. "Less Bright Eyes, More Deicide" – 2:15
13. "Speed Of Dark" – 3:03
14. "Cancer Dream" – 3:01
15. "Bodies As Suitcases" – 2:05 (Australian Edition only)

[edit] Band Members

• Nuno Pereira - Vocals
• Trevor Reilly - Guitar / vocals
• Chris Levesque - Guitar
• Jonathan Teves - Bass / vocals
• Nicholas Pasquale Angelini - Drums

[edit] Other Info

• The working title of the album was originally "Walden 3".
• "Bodies and Suitcases," listed on the Australian Edition as "Bodies as Suitcases," is a B-Side that was recorded during the Ruiner sessions.
• "Ruiner" was the original title for "The Kids Can Eat A Bag Of Dicks".
• The "lemon" referenced in the opening line of "The King is Dead" ("The knife or the rope,or the lemon?-this brain and I") represents Autoerotic asphyxiation.It refers to the practice of masturbating with a noose around your neck, with a lemon slice in your mouth to wake you up when you pass out: a safety measure.

[edit] Other Contributors

• Bill Stevenson - Recoring, engineering, mixing, production and additional vocals
• Jason Livermore - Recording, engineering, mixing and production
• Andrew Berlin - Additional engineering
• Brian Kephart - Additional engineering
• Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
• Sean Ziebarth - A&R
• Corrie Christopher - Booking
• Graham Martin - Management
• Diony Sepulveda - Management
• Ray Picard - Tour manager
• Jason Fuz Cornelius Fox - Merch dude
• Curtiss Lopez - Live bass
• Rob Dobi - Illustrations and layout
• Trevor Reilly - Art direction