Tairrie B. Murphy, vocalist for LA-based bashers MY RUIN, is featured in a new interview with Metal Shock Finland. An excerpt is available below:

Q: What has been the reaction of your fans and critics about this album (A Southern Revelation)?

TBM: "It’s been totally positive from both. We were wondering how our new album would be received after Ghosts And Good Stories got such an incredible response from the press and fans because A Southern Revelation is not as heavy musically speaking but it’s gotten terrific reviews and people seem to really love it so we’re thrilled."

Q: Please describe me your genre, and how your sound has changed in these past years?

TBM: "One of the biggest misconceptions about My Ruin is that we are a goth band. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I think people have a hard time categorizing us because our sound is very unique and has many different elements to it. We sometimes describe ourselves as BLACK FLAG meets BLACK SABBATH with PANTERA vocals. We’re a rock & roll metal band that features a bit of spoken word and a whole lot of screaming. That pretty much sums it up!"

Q: Tell me about your live shows… what is your message on stage?

TBM: "I think our shows are cathartic. Not just for the fans of our band but for us. It’s very theraputic to scream. It’s primal and gut wrenching and I have found it has soothed the savage beast on more than one occasion. One thing I have always loved about our shows is that they are so personal. I tend to spend a great deal of time in the audience and sharing my microphone with the front rows. I think it’s important to share a connection and music is such a powerful release and healer. I don’t really have a message on stage. I’m not up there to preach my beliefs. I would rather our fans believe in themselves, think for themselves and take away what they feel inspires them individually."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

My Ruin's new album A Southern Revelation is now available for free download at www.myruin.net. Check out BW&BK;'s review of the album here.

The tracklist is as follows:

'Tennessee Elegy'

'Highly Explosive'

'Walk Of Shame'

'Deconsecrated'

'Middle Finger'

'Vultures'

'Seventh Sacrament'

'Reckoning'

'The Soulless Beast'

'Mean Street' (VAN HALEN cover)

Check out BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai's recent interview with My Ruin here.