Ruination (album)

Ruination
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
RecordedAudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida
GenreDeath metal
Length40:31
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJason Suecof
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Genesis
(2007)
Ruination
(2009)
Live Ruination
(2010)
Singles from Ruination
  1. "Unfurling a Darkened Gospel"
    Released: June 16, 2009
  2. "Ruination"
    Released: April 26, 2010
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Ruination is the second studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. The follow-up to their first studio album Genesis, Ruination was recorded and mixed at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof. It was released July 7, 2009, through Metal Blade Records. The album sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 42 on The Billboard 200 chart. It was the group's first album to feature drummer Jon Rice and guitarist Davis Stine and the last to feature guitarist Bobby Thompson, guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju and bassist Brent Riggs.