Voices of Ruin

Orange County, California-based melodic death metal quintet VOICES OF RUIN – who bested dozens of unsigned groups to serve as America's representative in the 2018 Wacken Metal Battle – will release their third album, “Path To Immortality,” April 24th. Since brothers Dave (vocals) and Tom Barrett (guitars) founded the group more than a decade ago, VOICES OF RUIN have performed extensively in support of their two self-released albums, 2010's “Into Oblivion” and 2015's “Born From The Dark.” VOICES OF RUIN describe their sound as an epically-crafted blend of classic heavy metal and modern death metal that also pays homage to the traditional Scandinavian melodic death metal sound. In addition to winning the U.S. Wacken Metal Battle in 2018, The group supported Vader across North America on the 2017 “Strike Of The Empire” tour; toured Europe with Internal Bleeding and Sacrificial Slaughter; toured Japan with Vader and Hate; and performed extensively in Southern California alongside a number of notable acts, including Morbid Angel, Trivium, Devildriver, Dark Tranquillity, Amorphis, Cattle Decapitation, Dying Fetus and Origin. For the past five years, the band has also organized the annual Ruinfest festival, a celebration of California's extreme metal scene that has featured the likes of Fallujah, Exmortus, Pessimist, Skeletal Remains and Helsott.