Australian Newcomers Idle Ruin have just released their first music video/single The Devil's Trade. The song has been taken from their upcoming self-titled debut EP which will be out on December 4th. Idle Ruin plays aggressive and hard-hitting music that could be best described as death metal crossed with blackened thrash. Get the single here: https://idleruin.bandcamp.com/
Singer Liam states about the song: "The Devil’s Trade is written about a piece of local folklore from my hometown of Brisbane. Back in the day, the printing industry was known as “The Devil’s Trade”, and there’s an old printing factory in Brisbane with two statues of the devil perched on top. There were rumours amongst the workers that if they didn’t remove their wedding rings upon entering the factory, bad things would happen to them. One worker foolishly ignored the warnings and apparently ended up getting crushed to death. Nobody really knows for certain whether these incidents actually occurred or not, but it’s an interesting old urban legend."
The video was premiered yesterday by Heavy Blog is Heavy & Metal.de
Idle Ruin started when the coronavirus pandemic hit the Australian live scene. Band founder and singer Liam Anthony explains how Idle Ruin came to be: "All our gigs were cancelled, tours were halted and nobody could play anywhere. At around the same time, some of the bands I was playing in had either broken up or fizzled out." Liam decided to use the lockdown time constructively and began his own project, which is also what inspired the name “Idle Ruin”.
Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvNssIMxgow