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A Song to Ruin

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{{Infobox album|

| name = A Song to Ruin

| type = Studio

| artist = Million Dead

| cover = A Song to Ruin.jpg

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| released = 1 September 2003

| recorded = Mighty Atom Studios, Swansea, Wales

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| genre = Punk rock, post-hardcore

| length = 44:37

| label = Xtra Mile
Integrity{{Cite web|url=http://integrityrecords.co.uk/archives/irband/million-dead|title=Million Dead | INTEGRITY RECORDS}}

| producer = Joe Gibb and Million Dead

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| prev_year =

| next_title = Harmony No Harmony

| next_year = 2005

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Rock Sound

| rev1Score = 10/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/million-dead-a-song-to-ruin|title=Million Dead - ‘A Song To Ruin’ - Reviews|website=Rock Sound Magazine}}

|rev2 = Sputnikmusic

|rev2score = 4/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/12651/Million-Dead-A-Song-to-Ruin/|title=Million Dead - A Song to Ruin (album review ) | Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}

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A Song to Ruin is Million Dead's debut full-length album.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/million-dead-mn0000146610|title=Million Dead | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} It was released in 2003 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Integrity Records.

Critical reception

BBC Music called the album "essential listening for anyone with an ear for uncompromising, politicised rock sounds."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xxxm/|title=BBC - Music - Review of Million Dead - A Song To Ruin (Deluxe Edition)|first=Mike|last=Diver|website=www.bbc.co.uk}} musicOMH called it "heady punk rock, some of it fairly standard, much of it anything but; lyrics that could start a plethora of post-pub debates; and, all in all, a fine debut album."{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/million-dead-a-song-to-ruin|title=Million Dead - A Song To Ruin | Album Reviews|date=7 September 2003}}

Track listing

  1. "Pornography for Cowards" – 2:01
  2. "Breaking the Back" – 3:12
  3. "I Am the Party" – 2:56
  4. "Charlie + the Propaganda Myth Machine" – 3:25
  5. "A Song to Ruin" – 5:47
  6. "Smiling at Strangers on Trains" – 2:55
  7. "MacGyver" – 3:28
  8. "Relentless” – 4:03
  9. "The Kids Are Going to Love It" – 2:47
  10. "The Rise and Fall" – 14:03
  11. “Gnostic Front” – 3:55 (Japanese bonus track)
  12. “Reformulating the Challenge to Archism” – 3:56 (Japanese bonus track)

Deluxe edition track listing

  1. "Gnostic Front" – 3:55
  2. "I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder" – 3:10
  3. "Medicine" – 4:10
  4. "Tonight Matthew" – 3:05
  5. "Asthma" – 4:47

Personnel

  • Frank Turner – Vocals
  • Ben Dawson – Drums, Bass on 'Asthma'
  • Cameron Dean – Guitar
  • Julia Ruzicka – Bass
  • Joe Gibb – Production, mastering
  • Alwyn Davies – Engineering
  • Andrew Charnik – Engineering
  • Kees Van Der Wiele – Photography

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