A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish

A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish is the second full-length album released by the metal band My Ruin. It contains a cover of Black Flags My War. The track Miss Ann Thrope contains backup vocals from Jessicka from Jack Off Jill. It contains the single Beauty Fiend.

A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish
Studio album by
Released18 September 2000
GenreAlternative metal, nu metal
Length46:20
LabelSnapper, Spitfire
ProducerNick Raskulinecz, Mick Murphy, Tairrie B
My Ruin chronology
Speak and Destroy
(1999)
A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish
(2000)
To Britain with Love... and Bruises
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Metal Hammer8/10[2]
NME6/10[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Morning Prayer" - 0:33
  2. "Beauty Fiend" - 3:41
  3. "Stick It to Me" - 3:02
  4. "Heartsick" - 3:01
  5. "Rockstar" - 3:37
  6. "Sanctuary" - 3:19
  7. "Miss Ann Thrope" (feat. Jessicka of Jack Off Jill) - 3:22
  8. "Hemorrhage" - 4:15
  9. "Letter to the Editor" - 3:22
  10. "Let It Rain" - 3:30
  11. "Post Noise Revelation" - 3:46
  12. "Do You Love Me" (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds cover) - 4:19
  13. "Evening Prayer" - 4:01
  14. "My War" (Black Flag cover) - 2:02

Personnel edit

  • Tairrie B – vocals, producer
  • Mick Murphy – guitars, producer
  • Meghan Mattex – bass guitar
  • Chris Hamilton – drums
  • Jessicka – guest vocals on "Miss Ann Thrope"
  • Nick Raskulinecz – producer, sound engineer, mixer

References edit

  1. ^ Gary Hill. "A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ Potter, Valerie (October 2000). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer (79). Future plc: 75. ISSN 0955-1190.
  3. ^ "A Prayer Under Pressure… Of Violent Anguish Review". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2019.