Bio
October 2004 Ruiner started… they continue now…
Joey Edwards, Dustin Thornton, Rob Sullivan, Stephen Smeal, Danny Porter
HISTORY
Fall 2004
October 5th 2004 (First Show) at The Charm City Art Space.
Still Smiling Demo released
Winter 2004-05
December 26th-January 9th Midwest/East coast tour with The Spark
Spring 2005
March 11th-16th East coast tour with No Idols
May 20th released WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT…(7”EP) at East Side Skate Park w/ Never Enough, The Spark, This is Hell, NickXFury, Blackout (counting the days)
Summer 2005
June 3rd-July 3rd US Tour, first two weeks with Day of the Dead (Portugal)
Joe Red was replaced with Joey Edwards on drums shortly after the tour
Signed with 1917 Records
Fall 2005
Released CD version of WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT… on 1917 Records
Midwest/East Coast October 21st-November 11th with Dead Hearts
Winter 2005-06
December 26th-January 29th US Tour, first two weeks with Final Fight
Released split 7” with Day of the Dead on Vendetta Records
Spring 2006
March 19th-21st East Canada weekend tour
Summer 2006
June 2nd-August 4th US tour joined by Final Fight, Killing The Dream and Counting the Days at separate times through out the two months
Fall 2006
October 20th-November 20th First European tour 10 countries in 31 days.
Winter 2007
January 17th began recording Prepare To Be Let Down. Originally intended to be released on 1917 Records was put out by Bridge 9 Records after parting ways with 1917.
Spring 2007
March 22nd-25th short Mid Atlantic tour with Sinking Ships
Summer 2007
June 16th released PREPARE TO BE LET DOWN on Bridge 9 Records at 10 Car Pile Up with Bad Business (reunion), Pulling Teeth, How We Are and Brain Dead
June 24th-August 8th US tour joined by Pulling Teeth, Die Young and Regret at separate times. Actual length of tour, June 24th- July 11th due to major van trouble.
(Never tour in a shuttle bus)
FALL 2007
September 14th-October 14th European tour with Sinking Ships
October 22nd- November 21st US tour with Modern Life is War and Hour of the Wolf
WINTER 2007-08
December 27th-January 27th US tour with Killing The Dream and Broadway Calls
Mitch Roemer was replaced by Dustin Thornton
February 22nd to March 22nd US tour with This is Hell, Soldiers, Elysia
SUMMER 2008
June 14th-June 21st North East Coast tour with Killing The Dream, The Carrier and Gravemaker.
June 22nd- July 2nd Canadian tour with Braindead
July 4th- July 13th First tour of Japan with Killing The Dream
July 15th-July 20th headed back east with Braindead
August 22nd- September 20th European tour with Counting The Days
First week of European tour we reached our 500th show.
FALL 2008
September 27th released I HEARD THESE DUDES ARE ASSHOLES on Bridge 9 Records at 10 Car Pile Up with Pulling Teeth, Government Warning, The Erds, Sickfix, Braindead
October 24th-November 3rd East coast tour with FC Five (Japan) and Deep Sleep
November 11th-19th First tour of Australia with Break Even
WINTER 2009
Played two SSE (Shirts for a Cure) Benefit shows.
January 20th with Anti Flag, Darkest Hour, United Nations and The Akas
March 30th at SXSW (Austin TX) with Bouncing Souls, Dillinger 4, Darkest Hour and The Akas
SPRING 2009
April 1st-11th East Coast/Midwest tour with Agnostic Front
May 7th-10th North east weekend with Final Fight
May 23rd-June 4th United Kingdom tour with Polar Bear Club and Defeater, returned to Dublin Ireland for one show.
