Ruiner "Prepare to Be Let Down"

Did I really fail to say a single thing about Prepare to Be Let Down? It's not that I'm particularly stunned by the effort, it's just a well rounded, solid melodic hardcore record, and I really dig the clean, crisp recording and powerful, emotional vocals. With songs generally clocking in between one and two minutes, Prepare to Be Let Down is over as soon as it starts. But the content that's here is loaded with hyper-speed drumming, brisk guitar melodies and fiery chord progressions, so a lot happens in a little time. On occasion, Ruiner slows the tempo for more dramatic buildups and restrained segues, but these parts don't feel as developed or fleshed out as something Modern Life Is War would pen. While I lean toward the harder-hitting stuff, Ruiner's music carries more feeling and emotion than the average hardcore band's (the throaty yelling is of the "I'm a nervous wreck" variety), and that's what's pulled me back for repeated listens -- even months since my first one.

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