The Horror of Beauty

The Horror of Beauty
Studio album by My Ruin
Released	2003
Recorded	Rock Falcon Hollywood, CA The Deadstone Hollywood, CA
Genre	Alternative metal, nu metal [1]
Label	Century Media [2]
Producer	Nick Raskulinecz Mick Murphy Todd Osenbrugh
My Ruin chronology
To Britain with Love... and Bruises (2001) The Horror of Beauty (2003) The Brutal Language (2005)

The Horror of Beauty is a full-length album by the metal band My Ruin. ^{[3] [4]} It was released in 2003. ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Chronicles of Chaos	4/10 [7]

Chronicles of Chaos wrote that "no amount of musical invention would be able to drown out [Tairrie] B's relentlessly self-obsessed and tiresome whining." ^[7] CMJ New Music Report called the album "the most dirt-encrusted rock Miss B has ever attempted," writing that My Ruin "walks the razor's edge between subversive femininity and pro-womanhood." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Stage Fright" - 1:18
2. "Made to Measure" - 4:41
3. "American Psycho" - 4:02
4. "Spitfire" - 2:37
5. "Burn the Witch" - 3:25
6. "Radio Silence" - 3:31
7. "Hot in the House of God" - 3:40
8. "Nazimova" - 3:18
9. "Stinkface" - 2:52
10. "Weightless" - 2:36
11. "Bravenet" - 6:27
12. "Ten Minutes to Hollywood" - 3:45
13. "Get Pretty" - 3:28
14. "Rid of Me" (PJ Harvey cover) – 4:15

Extra content

Also included on the CD are two videos that can be viewed by playing the disc through a computer: the promotional video for "Made To Measure" and a behind-the-scenes film of the making of the video.

Personnel

• Tairrie B – vocals/lyrics
• Mick Murphy – guitars, producer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
• Meghan Mattox – bass guitar
• Yael – drums
• Nick Raskulinecz – producer, engineer and mixer on tracks 5, 6, 8 and 9
• Roy Mayorga – recorded vocals on track 5
• Todd Osenbrugh – producer and engineer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
• Lisa Klassen – engineer on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14
• Roger Lian – mastering

References

1. Emperor Rhombus (July 21, 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks . Retrieved July 21, 2022.
2. "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 3, 2003 – via Google Books.
3. Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 6, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN   9780958268400 – via Google Books.
4. Molenda, Michael (November 1, 2011). Guitar Player Presents 50 Unsung Heroes of the Guitar. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781617134494 – via Google Books.
5. "Music". Los Angeles Times: 109. October 23, 2003.
6. Johnny Loftus. "The Horror of Beauty Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
7. "CoC : My Ruin - The Horror of Beauty : Review". Chronicles of Chaos.