Arise and Ruin

Arise and Ruin was a Canadian metalcore band from Guelph, Ontario. Its members were Ryan Bauchman (vocals), Ben Alexis (bass), Derek Prince-Cox (drums), and guitarists Brent Munger, Matt Hammond, Sam Pattison, and Greg Richmond.

Arise and Ruin
Origin	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Metalcore, melodic death metal
Years active	2005-2009
Labels	Victory Records, Stereo Dynamite Recordings
Members	Ryan Bauchman Brent Munger Sam Pattison Ben Alexis Derek Prince-Cox Matt Hammond Greg Richmond

History

Arise and Ruin formed in 2005, and independently released the five-track EP Arise and Ruin.^[1][2] In 2005, the group toured Canada with Silverstein, Underoath,^[3] Bleeding Through^[4] and Protest the Hero.^[5]

They then signed with Toronto's Stereo Dynamite Recordings and, in 2006, released the five-track EP The Fear Of.^[6]

In 2006, they signed with Victory Records and, in October, released their first album, The Final Dawn, through American label Victory Records. ^[7][8] They then toured with Misery Index, A Perfect Murder,^[9] Between the Buried and Me, The Red Chord, August Burns Red, and Cephalic Carnage.

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, [and] toured this continent endlessly."^[10]

The band toured in 2008 with Emarosa and Dead and Devine.^[11][12]

In May 2009, they released the album Night Storms Hailfire, which was recorded and produced by Ian Blurton.^[13] They performed their last show, on October 22, 2009, at Toronto's Mod Club Theatre, then disbanded. In 2010, Prince-Cox, Munger and Richmond formed the band Wakeless.^[14]

In March 2018, Arise and Ruin reunited to play shows in Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario.^[15][16]

Discography

Albums

• The Final Dawn (Victory Records, 2007)
• Night Storms Hailfire (Victory Records, 2009)

EPs

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