This World Is Going to Ruin You

This World Is Going to Ruin You is the second studio album by American metalcore band Vein.fm (formerly Vein), which was released on March 4, 2022, through Closed Casket Activities and Nuclear Blast. It was recorded in April 2020, shortly after the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns. The album was produced in the Graphic Nature Audio studio by Will Putney of Fit for an Autopsy.

This World Is Going to Ruin You
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2022
RecordedApril 2020
StudioGraphic Nature Audio, Belleville, New Jersey
Genre
Length32:06
Label
ProducerWill Putney
Vein.fm chronology
Errorzone
(2018)
This World Is Going to Ruin You
(2022)
Singles from This World Is Going to Ruin You
  1. "The Killing Womb"
    Released: January 5, 2022
  2. "Fear In Non Fiction"
    Released: January 25, 2022
  3. "Wavery"
    Released: February 15, 2022

Release

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The band released the lead single from the album, "The Killing Womb", on January 5, 2022, and announced that the album would be released later on March 4, 2022.[5] On January 25, 2022, the band released the second single "Fear in Non Fiction".[6] The album's final single, "Wavery" was released on February 15, 2022.[7]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Alternative     [8]
Blabbermouth8.5/10[9]
Distorted Sound9/10[2]
Kerrang!     [3]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]
Wall of Sound8.5/10[11]

The album has received generally positive reviews, with Kerrang! calling it "a startlingly ambitious piece of work from a truly iconoclastic band."[3] Vocalist Anthony DiDio said of the album, "This record is Vein.fm coming home."[1]

Musical style

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Gabe La Torre of No Echo said that the album was thrilling in its unpredictability,[12] while Jack Terry of Distorted Sound Magazine called the album "the aural equivalent of a psychological slasher horror", and also compares some aspects of the album to Slipknot, thanks to the turntables done by Benno Levine.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Welcome Home"1:18
2."The Killing Womb"2:32
3."Versus Wyoming"0:55
4."Fear in Non Fiction" (featuring Geoff Rickly)3:24
5."Lights Out"1:31
6."Wherever You Are"2:11
7."Magazine Beach"1:27
8."Inside Design"1:06
9."Hellnight" (featuring Jeromes Dream)2:30
10."Orgy in the Morgue" (featuring Bones)3:20
11."Wavery"4:41
12."Funeral Sound"7:17
Total length:32:06

Personnel

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Vein.fm[13][11]

  • Anthony DiDio – vocals
  • Matt Wood – drums
  • Jeremy Martin – guitar, vocals
  • Jon Lhaubouet – bass
  • Benno Levine – turntables

Production

  • Will Putney – production, engineering, mixing, mastering

Additional personnel[14]

  • Elmo O'Connor (BONES) – guest vocals on "Orgy in the Morgue"
  • Autumn Morgan – artwork
  • Geoff Rickly (Thursday) – guest vocals on "Fear in Non Fiction"
  • Steve Said – engineer
  • Jeff Smith (Jeromes Dream) – guest vocals on "Hellnight"
  • Randy LeBoeuf – piano[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Philip, Trapp (January 5, 2022). "Metalcore Dynamos Vein.fm Share 'The Killing Womb,' Reveal New Album". Loudwire. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Terry, Jack (March 4, 2022). "Album Review: This World Is Going To Ruin You – Vein.fm". distortedsoundmag.com. Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Thomas, Olly (March 3, 2022). "The big review: Vein.fm – This World Is Going To Ruin You". kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "The big review: Album Review: VEIN.FM This World Is Going To Ruin You". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Linzinmeir, Taylor (January 5, 2022). "Vein.fm release "The Killing Womb" ahead of sophomore album". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Linzinmeir, Taylor (January 25, 2022). "Vein.fm release "Fear in Non Fiction" featuring Thursday's Geoff Rickly—listen". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Carter, Emily (February 15, 2022). "Watch the chilling video for Vein.fm's new single, Wavery". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Knoll, Sarah (March 3, 2022). "Album Review: Vein.fm – "This World Is Going to Ruin You"". getalternative.com. The Alternative. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "VEIN.FM "This World Is Going To Ruin You"". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Cohen, Ian (March 11, 2022). "Vein.fm: This World Is Going to Ruin You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Oakeshott, Will (March 3, 2022). "Vein.FM – This World Is Going To Ruin You (Album Review)". wallofsoundau.com. Wall Of Sound. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Gabe la Torre (March 3, 2022). "Vein.fm, This World Is Going to Ruin You (Closed Casket Activities, 2022)". noecho.net. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "This World Is Going To Ruin You". Bandcamp. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "Vein: This World Is Going To Ruin You". Discogs. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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