The Horror of Beauty is a full-length album by the metal band My Ruin.[5][6] It was released in 2003.[7]

The Horror of Beauty
Studio album by
Released2003
RecordedRock Falcon Studios
Hollywood, CA

The Deadstone
Hollywood, CA
GenreAlternative metal, nu metal[1]
LabelCentury Media[2]
Producer
My Ruin chronology
To Britain with Love... and Bruises
(2001)
The Horror of Beauty
(2003)
The Brutal Language
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chronicles of Chaos4/10[4]

Critical reception edit

Chronicles of Chaos wrote that "no amount of musical invention would be able to drown out [Tairrie] B's relentlessly self-obsessed and tiresome whining."[4] CMJ New Music Report called the album "the most dirt-encrusted rock Miss B has ever attempted," writing that My Ruin "walks the razor's edge between subversive femininity and pro-womanhood."[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Stage Fright" - 1:18
  2. "Made to Measure" - 4:41
  3. "American Psycho" - 4:02
  4. "Spitfire" - 2:37
  5. "Burn the Witch" - 3:25
  6. "Radio Silence" - 3:31
  7. "Hot in the House of God" - 3:40
  8. "Nazimova" - 3:18
  9. "Stinkface" - 2:52
  10. "Weightless" - 2:36
  11. "Bravenet" - 6:27
  12. "Ten Minutes to Hollywood" - 3:45
  13. "Get Pretty" - 3:28
  14. "Rid of Me" (PJ Harvey cover) – 4:15

Extra content edit

Also included on the CD are two videos that can be viewed by playing the disc through a computer: the promotional video for "Made To Measure" and a behind-the-scenes film of the making of the video.

Personnel edit

  • Tairrie B – vocals/lyrics
  • Mick Murphy – guitars, producer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
  • Meghan Mattox – bass guitar
  • Yael – drums
  • Nick Raskulinecz – producer, engineer and mixer on tracks 5, 6, 8 and 9
  • Roy Mayorga – recorded vocals on track 5
  • Todd Osenbrugh – producer and engineer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
  • Lisa Klassen – engineer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
  • Roger Lian – mastering

References edit

  1. ^ Emperor Rhombus (July 21, 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Inc, CMJ Network (November 3, 2003). "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Johnny Loftus. "The Horror of Beauty Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "CoC : My Ruin - The Horror of Beauty : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
  5. ^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 6, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 9780958268400 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Molenda, Michael (November 1, 2011). Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781617134494 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Music". Los Angeles Times: 109. October 23, 2003.