Arise and Ruin was a Canadian

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band from

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. Its members were Ryan Bauchman (vocals), Ben Alexis (bass), Derek Prince-Cox (drums), and guitarists Brent Munger, Matt Hammond, Sam Pattison, and Greg Richmond.

History

Arise and Ruin formed in 2005, and independently released the five-track EP ''Arise and Ruin''. In 2005, the group toured Canada with Silverstein,

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and

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. They then signed with Toronto's Stereo Dynamite Recordings and, in 2006, released the five-track EP ''The Fear Of. In 2006, they signed with Victory Records and, in October, released their first album, ''The Final Dawn'', through American label

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. They then toured with

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, and

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. 2007 was a difficult year for the band. In August 2008, they issued a news release which stated, in part: "the last year has been rough...We have been walked on, ignored, lied to, made to feel worthless, watched friends call it quits, persevered through personal struggles, ndtoured this continent endlessly." The band toured in 2008 with

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and Dead and Devine. In May 2009, they released the album ''Night Storms Hailfire'', which was recorded and produced by

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. They performed their last show, on October 22, 2009, at Toronto's

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, then disbanded. In 2010, Prince-Cox, Munger and Richmond formed the band Wakeless. In March 2018, Arise and Ruin reunited to play shows in Guelph and

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Discography

Albums

*''The Final Dawn'' (

, 2007) *''Night Storms Hailfire'' (

, 2009)

EPs

*''Arise And Ruin'' (2005), Stereo Dynamite *''The Fear Of'' (2006), Stereo Dynamite

References

External links

Official website
(defunct)
MySpacePureVolume
defunct) {{Authority control Canadian metalcore musical groups Victory Records artists Musical groups established in 2005 Musical groups from Guelph Musical groups disestablished in 2010 2005 establishments in Ontario 2010 disestablishments in Ontario