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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 191: Ruin
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 191 features an interview with Mike "Abominator" Nelson of Ruin.
By reducing death metal to its most basic elements, Ruin approach the genre much like Motörhead or AC/DC. But don't let their simplicity fool you; as guitarist/vocalist/founder Mike "Abombinator" Nelson says, "For a bunch of stupid assholes playing fucking simplistic, barbaric death metal, we actually do a lot of planning with this stuff."
I spoke with Mike about Ruin's early years, the circumstances that led to their decades-long hiatus, and why Mike decided to resurrect the band. We also discussed Ruin's upcoming t...