How to Ruin Everything is the seventh studio album by the punk rock band Face to Face, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). As of the release date, How to Ruin Everything was Face to Face's only album since their 1992 debut Don't Turn Away without Chad Yaro on guitar. The band remained as a three-piece, marking the first time in over a decade that Face to Face had recorded and played live as a trio. Background and production Guitarist Chad Yaro left the band in 2000; frontman Trevor Keith said Yaro had spent a few years between focusing on the band, and his committing to his family. Sessions for How to Ruin Everything were held at Audio International in Ojai, California produced by Keith, Scott Shiflett, and Chad Blinman, who also handled recording. The band reportedly recorded 22 songs for the album. Blinman mixed the recordings at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California, with assistant engineer Chris Gresham/ Ramon Breton mastered the album at Oceanview Mastering in Los Angeles, California. Composition Musically, the sound of How to Ruin Everything has been described as arena rock, and punk rock. Keith said the band wrote the album as a three-piece, and were aware of the limitations of arranging music as a trio. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" is about self-criticism. "Why Would I Lie?" is a rock song, and is followed "The New Way", which comes across as a mix of the Offspring and Nirvana. Release In March 2002, the band supported Alkaline Trio on their UK headlining tour. On March 29, the band appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly. How to Ruin Everything was released in April 2002. The Japanese edition, released by Victor, featured "Nothing Succeeds Like Success" and "Anybody Listening?" as bonus tracks. In April and May, the band embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from Thrice, Thursday, and Midtown. In August, the band appeared at Bizarre Festival in Germany. On May 10, the band appeared on The Late Late Show. In October and November, the band played a handful of shows with Brand New, and appeared on Boom Boom Huck Jam tour and at Smoke Out Festival. From June to August 2003, the group went on the 2003 edition of Warped Tour. In November 2003, the band announced they were breaking up. They played a farewell US tour in August and September 2004. Reception