This album is a FREE DOWNLOAD and our gift to friends & fans. Please SHARE the ROCK LOVE! If you care to make a DONATION in the name of ART with your DOWNLOAD, we thank you and appreciate the support in continuing to keep our DIY spirit of independence alive in our music past to present day! Please check out our NEW rock project SWTEVL @ swtevl.bandcamp.com ♥ Enjoy and KEEP IT SACRED!❤️‍🔥

We recorded this live session album on the eve of our 'Prayer Under Pressure' U.K. Tour in 2000. The music was recorded the night before & the vocals were recorded early the next morning in one take before our first show later that evening. A limited edition of 10,000 numbered CD copies were printed when this was released the following year in 2001 as our gift to our British fans. Track #1 is a spoken word love letter to the U.K.

◄| To Britain With Love and Bruises / Press Quotes |►

"Undisputed Gratitude; My Ruin with a special thank you from Tairrie & co. 'You were so beautiful and I had such a huge crush on you. Over the years, I've grown to love you for so many reasons.' No, it's not the tear-jerking denouement of a trashy Mills and Boon novel but Tairrie's spoken-word intro into this unique and affecting thank you to places like Manchester, Bristol and Exeter that have played host to her particular brand of muse-sick over the years. 'You've watched bleed, bruise, sweat and scream and you've never been afraid of me' she continues. Well, we might occasionally argue the last bit but you get the general gist. British audiences have always received My Ruin (and indeed Tura Satana and Manhole) with open arms and now Tairrie
wants to give a little back. In her words 'This is our gift to someone, somewhere, far from home which has made us feel loved and welcome. A friend, fan or maybe both.' Recorded last November on the eve/morning of their 'Prayer Under Pressure' UK tour 'to Britain....' is made up of 10 songs
taken from My Ruin's 'A Prayer Under Of Pressure' and 'Speak & Destroy' albums played live in the studio without any production whatsoever. The songs you'll know ( Beauty Fiend, Blasphemous Girl, Sycophant etc) but this is an intense and visceral experience. The Tairrie roar is in fine fettle throughout (particularly on the tribute to late Snot frontman Lynn Strait - 'Rockstar') and now the stable permanent line up of Mick Murphy (guitar), Meghan Mattox (bass) & Yael (drums) are an incredible tight and focused unit with nary a duff note in sight and more punch than a seaside attractions supply depot. It would be all to easy to dismiss 'To Britain With Love...' as a
tawdry gimmick to fleece a little more money out of My Ruin's British fans
but that would be to totally miss the point. Something like this is only ever going to be bought by fans who really want it and those people will absolutely adore this album. To Britain with love? Awww! Right back at ya, lady!"

- Mark Griffiths | Kerrang!
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"When My Ruin surfaced way back in 99' with their debut 'Speak & Destroy' album, it went straight over my head. However, when the band returned the the fray with last years 'A Prayer Under Pressure Of Violent Anguish' LP and a brand new line-up, the underlining sense of brutality really struck a chord with me. Finally Miss B had found a vehicle capable of conveying her anthems of love, loss and self-loathing.Or perhaps what is closer to the truth is that finally guitarist / songwriter Mick Murphy had found a muse for his dark brooding soundscapes. Recorded prior to the band's sell-out winter tour of the U.K. 'To Britain With Love.....' is a continuation on the My Ruin voyage of self-discovery , stripped away to it's most basic level. Featuring choice cuts from My Ruin's first two studio outings, re-recorded in a single take live session and packaged up as a Valentine's Day gift to My Ruin's U.K. fans.
No gimmicks. No big name producer - just primal slabs of pure anger! Stripped down and raw, songs that sit uncomfortable on the aforementioned studio albums - namely the Sabbath inspired riffage of 'Heartsick' & 'Sycophant', with its pang to rap metal - really start to come into their own, whilst more self-assured tracks like 'Beauty Fiend' and the Nick Cave-esque 'My Beautiful Flower' are given a whole new dimension. Putting her larger than life personality to one side, love or hate Tairrie, there's no denying that My Ruin have the makings of a great band."

- Daniel Lane | Metal Hammer U.K.
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"Always special about getting a numbered CD, not sure what it is but it seems special... no. 03764 is what I hold in my hands right now, nobody else has my number, why? Because I'm special, and from the number to the warm intro spoken in Miss B's trademark voice for such things, everything stays on a heart warming "thanks to the fans" attitude. Before I even got to the music though the inlay booklet got my attention, not the usual lyrics and pictures of the band in some photo studio. This inlay is just picture after picture of My Ruin fans. From what I've read on internet message boards this personal touch has gone down really well and only helps to bring My Ruin's fans even closer to the band they love. Now this album was recorded live in a studio during November of last year. I can't help but feel if they wanted to do a live album they should of recorded at a show from their tour. My thought is soon put to rest as this CD is about as raw as you can get without sliding down a cheese grater. Put simply My Ruin at their very best. Songs from their first album 'Speak and Destroy' and the newer 'A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish' make it onto this disc, and I have to say the live edge to these songs will make you see them in a different light. If you are a fan of My Ruin buy this, if you love metal buy this, or if you simply want to experiment and are looking for a good CD to add to your collection buy this."

- Drowned In Sound
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"A collection of songs from two previous albums that was recorded live in the studio and released on Valentine's Day in the U.K. to say thanks to their fans.
The music is definitely heavy with the most aggressive, raw female vocals you are ever likely to hear. The songs swing between loud and aggressive to dark and dramatic and this would really appeal to a lot of different people from either the metal side to the alternative heavy crowd. One thing is for sure if you want to hear a female vocalist that would give Phil Anselmo a run for his money, you should definitely listen to this."

- Ian Busch | Primal Agony Webzine
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"To the best of my knowledge Tairrie B went in an laid down the vocal tracks around 3am after appearing for an interview on Radio 1. That fact alone I feel, proves that this IS a genuine offering of thanks to the U.K. fans who have supported the band. The bare, stripped down feel and sound of this album suits My Ruin perfectly, and throughout the 11 tracks on here, they never let up. It's just VICIOUS. Totally raw and brutal. Tracks like 'Stick It To Me' and 'Heartsick' are even more vicious than their studio versions and sound as corrosive as ever. Slightly older tracks like 'Sycophant' sound fresh and 'Sick With It' is absolutely scorching. The whole thing is topped off with an unbelievable intense version of 'Rockstar' which alone makes this CD worth owning. Apparently when the band's last studio effort 'APUPOVA' came out, one journalist thought that the vocals were all Mick Murphy and was like 'where's Tairrie?' - somewhat unwilling to believe the raw throat attack on that record was hers, and, no offense to Tairrie and/or her femininity, but listening to this record, you gotta empathize with the guy! Raw and un-produced, pure and intense.This is My Ruin....throat, guitar, ass and drums. That's it. Go buy!"

- Skratch The Surface