Ruining It for Everybody

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Ruining It for Everybody
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2011
GenreAvant-garde metal, metalcore, mathcore
Length31:46
LabelCentury Media
ProducerSteven Bradley, Ryan Boesch
Iwrestledabearonce chronology
It's All Happening
(2009)
Ruining It for Everybody
(2011)
Late for Nothing
(2013)
Singles from Ruining It for Everybody
  1. "Karate Nipples"
    Released: June 21, 2011[1]
  2. "Next Visible Delicious"
    Released: June 23, 2011[2]
  3. "You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs' Real Voices"
    Released: July 5, 2011[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
CraveOnline
9.5/10[7]
Kerrang![4]
Rock Sound[8]

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Style and lyrical themes

Guitarist Steven Bradley states that "It's heavier, catchier, and better organized than anything we've done so far. We took a really spastic blend of genres and made it more cohesive."[9] Beforehand, Bradley hosted a prank when he spoke to MetalSucks about the album being "90% black metal", this news was coupled with photos of the band in corpse paint and dark clothing;[10] the controversial gag was revealed as nothing more than a joke days later.[11]

Ruining It for Everybody features a more broad and open selection of lyrical themes than their previous releases. On "Next Visible Delicious", the band makes warnings about the dangers of not thinking for oneself. "People believe anything fed to them if they are told by someone with power that it's truth. Your head will spin trying to rationalize religion, politics, and environment. The song references mother nature becoming fed up with our ways and swallowing us whole. It's a warning of our long-awaited Armageddon. No, not the movie…"[9]

"Button It Up" refers to the kidnapping and soon death of young girls as vocalist Krysta Cameron says "It's a dark song, It tells the tale of a girl who has her life taken from her. I'd read about young girls exploiting their bodies on the Internet and lying about their ages. The next thing you know, they go missing, are raped, and found dead. It's terrifying."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Next Visible Delicious"2:40
2."You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs' Real Voices"2:58
3."Deodorant Can’t Fix Ugly"3:17
4."This Head Music Makes My Eyes Rain"3:24
5."It Is “Bro” Isn’t It?"2:39
6."Gold Jacket, Green Jacket"2:24
7."Break It Down Camacho"2:53
8."Stay to the Right"2:29
9."I’m Gonna Shoot"2:37
10."Karate Nipples"3:06
11."Button It Up"3:19
Total length:31:46
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Danger in the Manger" (Big Chocolate Remix)3:44
13."See You in Shell" (Sluggo Remix)4:13

Charts

Charts Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 80
U.S. Billboard
Rock Albums
16
U.S. Billboard
Independent Albums
13
U.S. Billboard
Hard Rock Albums
8

Personnel

Iwrestledabearonce
  • Steven Bradley – guitar, programming
  • Mike “Rickshaw” Martin – bass guitar
  • Krysta Cameron – vocals
  • John Ganey – guitar, programming
  • Mikey Montgomery – drums
Production
  • Produced, engineered, and mixed by Steven Bradley and Ryan Boesch
  • Additional editing by Nicole Oliva
  • Mastered by Alan Douches for West West Side

References

  1. ^ "Iwrestledabearonce Karate Nipples (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Iwrestledabearonce Next Visible Delicious (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Iwrestledabearonce You Know That Ain't Them Dogs' Real Voices (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Ruining It for Everybody Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. Rovi Corporation
    . Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  6. ISSN 1065-1667. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help
    )
  7. ^ Robinson, Iann (2011-07-12). "Double Play: Big Business & Iwrestledabearonce". CraveOnline. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  8. ISSN 1465-0185. Archived from the original
    on 17 December 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Rick Florino (May 2011). "Century Media Records - Iwrestledabearonce". Century Media Records. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: BLACK METAL JUST GOT GAY! IWRESTLEDABEAR ONCE CHANGE GENRES!". MetalSucks. 2011-05-17.
  11. ^ "Exclusive Track Premiere: Iwrestledabearonce Are Ruining It For Everybody, Show Us Their "Karate Nipples"". MetalSucks. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-02-12.