Glendale, AZ heavy music powerhouse JOB FOR A COWBOY have completed work on its sophomore album, entitled Ruination. The record will see a July 7th North American release date via Metal Blade Records.

The cover artwork for Ruination has been unveiled - click photo to view. The striking, quasi-conceptual piece was designed by Brent Elliott White and takes its inspiration from Job For A Cowboy front man Jonny Davy’s album lyrics and concepts.

“The ideas involved with the new album branch off from our last record, ‘Genesis’ but are more politically based,” states Davy. Topics addressed by the album’s schema revolve around modern day worldwide dilemmas and controversial issues including “Propaganda in the main stream media and television, humanitarian rights of Northern Korea, the modern genocidal government of Nubia, the use of torture in American military tactics, overruling by world governments and Police states / Martial law”.

Job For A Cowboy will shoot its first music video from Ruination – for the new song 'Regurgitated Disinformation' - on Saturday, June 6 in Philadelphia, PA and is inviting fans to attend and be a part of the event. Presented by R5 Productions & 94 WYSP/Rockers, the JFAC shoot will take place in Philly’s First Unitarian Church beginning at 8:00 PM EDT. Downloadable vouchers for the video shoot / live performance will cost just .94 cents and are available at this location. In addition to the video shoot, the evening will include a full live set from both Job For A Cowboy and a “special guest” opening act.

The event voucher will be exchanged for an admission wristband on the day of the show. Wristbands will be issued on a first come, first serve basis starting at 12 PM (noon) on June 6 at the main entrance of The First Unitarian Church and will only be available to those who purchased the voucher in advance. The wristband will guarantee admission to the show that evening as well as both a special meet and greet with JFAC and a limited edition poster that includes a promo code to download a special digital Metal Blade sampler featuring new music from Job for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth and more. Fans who arrive too late to receive wristbands will still be able to partake in the meet and greet and receive the poster with digital sampler promo code. Full details on the event can be found at this location.

The follow up to the quintet’s celebrated debut album Genesis, Ruination was recorded at Audio Hammer Productions in Sanford, FL with Producer Jason Suecof. The album features ten tracks and marks the Job For A Cowboy recording debuts of drumming prodigy Jon “The Charn” Rice, who has toured with the band since the release of Genesis and guitarist Al Glassman. Upon the release of Ruination, ob For A Cowboy will hit the road as one of the featured acts of the 2009 “ROCKSTAR Energy Mayhem Festival” alongside Slayer, Marilyn Manson and more. The 27-date North American march is slated to launch on July 10 in Sacramento, CA.