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2003 studio album by Million Dead
A Song to Ruin
Studio album by Million Dead
Released1 September 2003
RecordedMighty Atom Studios, Swansea, Wales
GenrePunk, post-hardcore
Length44:37
LabelXtra Mile
Integrity
ProducerJoe Gibb and Million Dead
Million Dead chronology
A Song to Ruin
(2003) 		Harmony No Harmony
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Sound10/10
Sputnikmusic4/5

A Song to Ruin is Million Dead's debut full-length album. It was released in 2003 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Integrity Records.

Critical reception

BBC Music called the album "essential listening for anyone with an ear for uncompromising, politicised rock sounds." musicOMH called it "heady punk rock, some of it fairly standard, much of it anything but; lyrics that could start a plethora of post-pub debates; and, all in all, a fine debut album."

Track listing

  1. "Pornography for Cowards" – 2:01
  2. "Breaking the Back" – 3:12
  3. "I Am the Party" – 2:56
  4. "Charlie + the Propaganda Myth Machine" – 3:25
  5. "A Song to Ruin" – 5:47
  6. "Smiling at Strangers on Trains" – 2:55
  7. "MacGyver" – 3:28
  8. "Relentless” – 4:03
  9. "The Kids Are Going to Love It" – 2:47
  10. "The Rise and Fall" – 14:03
  11. “Gnostic Front” – 3:55 (Japanese bonus track)
  12. “Reformulating the Challenge to Archism” – 3:56 (Japanese bonus track)

Deluxe edition track listing

  1. "Gnostic Front" – 3:55
  2. "I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder" – 3:10
  3. "Medicine" – 4:10
  4. "Tonight Matthew" – 3:05
  5. "Asthma" – 4:47

Personnel

  • Frank Turner – Vocals
  • Ben Dawson – Drums, Bass on 'Asthma'
  • Cameron Dean – Guitar
  • Julia Ruzicka – Bass
  • Joe Gibb – Production, mastering
  • Alwyn Davies – Engineering
  • Andrew Charnik – Engineering
  • Kees Van Der Wiele – Photography

References

  1. "Million Dead | INTEGRITY RECORDS".
  2. "Million Dead - 'A Song To Ruin' - Reviews". Rock Sound Magazine.
  3. "Million Dead - A Song to Ruin (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  4. "Million Dead | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. Diver, Mike. "BBC - Music - Review of Million Dead - A Song To Ruin (Deluxe Edition)". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Million Dead - A Song To Ruin | Album Reviews". 7 September 2003.
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