Dictionary Definition

ruiner n : a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones" [syn: destroyer, undoer, waster, uprooter]

Extensive Definition

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

Track listing

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

Band Members

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

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.

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