Debut album · 18 September 2026

Inheritance

18.09.26

Eleven tracks of dark modern metalcore, atmosphere and weight — built around what life leaves inside us, and what we choose to do with it.

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The debut album

Inheritance

Eleven songs moving through damage, fear, grief, attachment, identity and the decision to stop carrying forward what should end with you.

11 tracks18.09.26Metal

Lyrics written by Jason Cliffe. Contact: iamtheruin@outlook.com

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The first signals

The Inheritance campaign begins with the record's darker edge, then opens into its more human side.

Wraith

The first statement from Inheritance.

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Last Morning

The emotional counterweight to the album's heavier opening.

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The project

Darkness with a pulse.

I Am The Ruin is a UK solo metal project created by songwriter Jason Cliffe, built around dark modern metalcore, atmospheric heaviness, melodic scale and genuine aggression.

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