Country of origin:
Ireland
Location:
Cork, Cork
Status:
Active
Formed in:
2003
Genre:
Melodic Black/Death Metal
Themes:
Tales
Current label:
Sentinel Records
Years active:
2003-present
Contact: forruin@gmail.com
For Ruin began as a solo project of John Murphy, who recorded the split and the two subsequent demos as such using material written as early as 1998. In 2005 a full band was formed in order to play live and record the Obsidian EP, and the debut album was recorded as a full band by the second incarnation of the lineup.
| Current | |
| John Murphy | Vocals, Guitars (2003-present) |
| See also:Â The Grief, ex-Meiche, Katatonik, Lost Paradise | |
| Past | |
| Taranis | Vocals (2003-2004) |
| See also: ex-Acolytes of Demogorgon, ex-Meiche, ex-Belinus, ex-Avatar, ex-Entropy, ex-Satan’s Arse | |
| Dunnie | Bass (2005-2006) |
| See also: ex-Mabus 666 | |
| Steve O'Connell | Drums (2005-2006, 2008-2009) |
| See also:Â Procession of Spectres, ex-Witchhammer, Katatonik, ex-Belinus | |
| Ollie | Guitars (2005-2006) |
| See also: Bodydrinkers, Molde, ex-Demeter, ex-Dominus, ex-Abhor (live) | |
| Barry O'Sullivan | Bass (2006-2007) |
| See also: ex-I'll Eat Your Face, ex-Altar of Plagues (live) | |
| Barry English | Drums (2006-2008) |
| See also:Â Bodydrinkers, ex-Dog on Stilts, ex-I'll Eat Your Face, ex-Molde, ex-Altar of Plagues | |
| Drew Myers | Guitars (2006-2011) |
| See also: ex-Hallowed | |
| Peter Lawlor | Bass (2007-?) |
| See also: ex-CarnĂșn Rising, ex-Renewal, ex-Abhor (live) | |
| Peter Alcorn | Drums (2009-?) |
| See also: Alestorm, ex-Unchained, ex-Darkest Era (live), ex-Runecaster | |
| Ronan Hayes | Guitars (2011-?) |
| See also:Â Belinus, ex-Witchhammer, Brains, From the Bogs of Aughiska, Katatonik, Lost Paradise, ex-Molde | |
| Meiche / For Ruin | Split | 2004 | |
| Shade | Demo | 2005 | |
| Shade/Obsidian | Compilation | 2005 | |
| Obsidian | EP | 2006 | |
| Live at Winterfest 2006 | Video | 2007 | |
| December | Full-length | 2007 | |
| Enlightened | EP | 2009 | |
| Last Light | Full-length | 2009 | |
| Mortal | EP | 2013 | |
| Ater Angelus | Full-length | 2013 | |
| Fuel to the Fire | Single | 2020 | |
| Elapse | EP | 2020 | |
| In Vain | Single | 2021 | |
| Relapse | EP | 2021 | |
| Set in Stone | Full-length | 2021 | |
| Demo MMXI | Demo | 2023 | |
| Discord | Single | 2025 | |
| The Blood Of Earth | Single | 2026 | |
| Painted in the Colours of War | Full-length | 2026 |