What can you really expect when you get together former orcurrent members of GOREAPHOBIA, INCANTATION,FUNEBRARUM or DISMA but death metal of the utmostquality?Formed right after Alex Bouks (guitar), Matt Medeiros(guitar & vocals) and Shawn Eldridge (drums) all steppedout of their duties with FUNEBRARUM to form their ownband, RUINOUS perfectly embodieseverything those guys have been up until now while forginga sound on its own. While Medeiros brings on the table thebrutal, ominous vibe that made FUNEBRARUM's'The Sleep of Morbid Dreams' such an amazingexperience, Bouks' more classic metal background adds morelayers.Powered by a supra-guttural growl and a very rippingapproach, 'Graves of Ceaseless Death' also drawsinspiration from grindcore, thrash and even doom (check out'Procession of Ceaseless Sorrows' or the epic, 10-minutelong 'Through Stygian Catacombs' for proofs on the latter!).Yet death metal remains their favorite playground and as amatter of fact, their debut sits nicely somewhere in betweenthe old and the new school. Never afraid of brutally wielding theaxe, yet with a clear and powerful sound, with one of thefattest and most crushing guitar sounds you can imagine onthe top of that.
