Ruination (album)

Ruination
Studio album by
Job for a Cowboy
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
RecordedAudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida
GenreDeath metal
Length40:31
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJason Suecof
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Genesis
(2007) 		Ruination
(2009) 		Live Ruination
(2010)
Singles from Ruination
  1. "Unfurling a Darkened Gospel"
    Released: June 16, 2009
  2. "Ruination"
    Released: April 26, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Blabbermouth[4]

Ruination is the second studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. The follow-up to their first studio album Genesis, Ruination was recorded and mixed at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof. It was released July 7, 2009, through Metal Blade Records.[5] The album sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on The Billboard 200 chart.[6] It was the group's first album to feature drummer Jon Rice and guitarist Davis Stine and the last to feature guitarist Bobby Thompson, guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju and bassist Brent Riggs.

  1. ^ Chad Bowar. Ruination. About.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  2. ^ Phil Freeman. Ruination review. Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Ruination review. Alternative Press. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. ^ Ryan Ogle. Ruination Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  5. ^ "Job for a Cowboy: New Album Artwork Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "Job for a Cowboy's 'Ruination' Lands On Billboard Chart". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.