A Song to Ruin is Million Dead's debut full-length album. It was released in 2003 through Xtra Mile Recordings/Integrity Records. Critical reception BBC Music called the album "essential listening for anyone with an ear for uncompromising, politicised rock sounds." musicOMH called it "heady punk rock, some of it fairly standard, much of it anything but; lyrics that could start a plethora of post-pub debates; and, all in all, a fine debut album." Track listing All words and music by Million Dead "Pornography for Cowards" – 2:01 "Breaking the Back" – 3:12 "I Am the Party" – 2:56 "Charlie + the Propaganda Myth Machine" – 3:25 "A Song to Ruin" – 5:47 "Smiling at Strangers on Trains" – 2:55 "MacGyver" – 3:28 "Relentless” – 4:03 "The Kids Are Going to Love It" – 2:47 "The Rise and Fall" – 14:03 “Gnostic Front” – 3:55 (Japanese bonus track) “Reformulating the Challenge to Archism” – 3:56 (Japanese bonus track) Deluxe edition track listing All words and music by Million Dead "Gnostic Front" – 3:55 "I Gave My Eyes To Stevie Wonder" – 3:10 "Medicine" – 4:10 "Tonight Matthew" – 3:05 "Asthma" – 4:47 Personnel Frank Turner – Vocals Ben Dawson – Drums, Bass on 'Asthma' Cameron Dean – Guitar Julia Ruzicka – Bass Joe Gibb – Production, mastering Alwyn Davies – Engineering Andrew Charnik – Engineering Kees Van Der Wiele – Photography References Million Dead albums 2003 debut albums