POISON RUIN - "CONFRERE" 12"

LULUS: Before riding high upon local shores later in the year POISON RUIN continue outputting baroque punk sounds for the comrades covered in field dirt and shining armour alike. CONFRERE is an example of the album art almost perfectly encapsulating the sounds and ideas housed within. They’ve honed an anthemic style somewhere between the lands of old school Oi and the ancient motes of power metal (Dio might not be the first thing that comes to mind when listening to POISON RUIN but it’s there). They have also a handy knack for crafting the long form riff, something that stands out in nowadays punk. If you’ve enjoyed any of their previous output this is worth your time, and indeed if you are yet to sup from their cup, this is the sort of thing that needs to be heard to be made any sense of. It’s rare that we get much of a fresh spin on this exalted filth yet this feels like an example of distilled influence sticking together and forming a new gem to be admired.

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POISON RUIN reach through the dark once again with the new EP, Confrere!
“Confrere”- an ode to the sacred bonds of friendship; a strength which holds true through the endless twisting and straining of space and time. Confrere sees POISON RUIN elevate their sound with more atmosphere and palpable urgency.

Following the title track, Confrere continues to hurtle through songs of struggle, death, despair, injustice and revenge. In a dark age where the very foundations of humanity threaten to crumble, POISON RUIN believe that perhaps the only thing left to hang on to is the hand of a friend.