Artwork by

Nothingman

Age of Ruin

October 17th, 2025

10 tracks

36:36

Nothingman

The Fixation

0:00

5:52

The Fixation

Age of Ruin

In Shadows Depth, I dwell alone A melody of regret of can't disown My heart, a canvas painted black Each stroke a memory I can't take back Like the moth, drawn to the flames glow A relentless storm that wont let me go Regrets toxic embrace My demons brought me here I can't escape this place (This Place) It keeps calling me the scars they show this bittersweet love story Dragging me down into the ground It’s killing me Blood soaks the ground around your feet It’s you; it’s me Darkness arrives with daggers at its side Feeding me good intentions So what of this all? Am I to suffer more? Trapped in this cage Chewing razor blades Haunting hunger dying for its taste My demons brought me here I can't escape this place (This place) it keeps calling me The scars, they show this bittersweet love story Dragging me down into the ground It’s killing me Blood soaks the ground around your feet It's you; its me You came crashing in Like a falling star Fading into the night We’ve been here before Claw out my eyes Spare me what must come next Give me my dying rest Dragging me down into the ground It’s killing me Blood soaks the ground around your feet It's you; it's me You came crashing in Like a falling star Fading into the night We’ve been here before

5:52

Heavy is the Crown

Age of Ruin

Medicine, I feel the sickness coming over me Knocking at your door, Let me in! We’re all the same with the same name Breathe it in, and look at what they’re trying to sell to you Bitter and so frail Perjurer, this is the crown you’ve given me And I wear it well, so well Curse the name, it's all the same What have I done? Murderers, dressed with big smiles and bright eyes Clawing at your door, Let me in! We’re all the same with the same name Perjurer, remember this is what they are calling me Twisting all my words Then I remember as I'm pulled down; That's why they say “heavy is the crown” Don't give up yourself to a world that resists you Liars and thieves don't care what it is that you go through. Heavy is the crown Burn it to the ground

2:20

Lost in Shadows

Age of Ruin

Lately I’ve been feeling overwhelmed Trapped in this hell I’m not myself Shattering, reflections fall away This mirror’s gaze sees many ways Quietly, destroying everything we are The darkness grows We’re lost in shadows Hold your breath and try not to bleed Echoing, we hear it every day Wait patiently helps on the way Come with me, before it all caves in Cut out my tongue I think I'm done Or has it just begun These lines blur, until it all disappears It starts to feel like home Here among the bones All the worried eyes It's never been so clear I’m everything you fear But maybe what you need The darkness grows Lost in Shadows Cut out my tongue I think I'm done

3:25

The Traveler

Age of Ruin

Punching, it’s scratching and biting howling at the sky, it’s turning Breaking, it’s bleeding, it’s burning A beast born of night Choking; this Traveler says to me Screaming; let me set you free Laughing; this is all you need Bleeding; look what it cost me Panic, as it feels so empty. your memory haunting and your voice repeating shouting "You brought on your own disaster, I can hear your heart grow faster." Choking; I feel it setting in Screaming; when do we begin? Laughing; It’s crawling in my skin Bleeding; now try and stop me Punching, its scratching and biting howling at the sky, it’s turning Breaking, it’s bleeding, it’s burning A beast born by night I greet the monster in me, it makes me feel that I’m free Now I've come to believe that this monster is me. There's no one left to save us Just left here to bleed When it’s you and me, it’s suffering Can you smell the death with each breath This misery needs company Save us from ourselves Before we fade away No one hears you here in the darkness I'll meet you where my heart is rip it out, sew me shut now I’m empty You took everything

3:27

Nothingman

Age of Ruin

Nothingman, he walks away In his bones he feels his shame Nothingman, he sails away And his bones, they feed the flames He don't mind the pain Things just always seemed the same He gave us a chance to change our minds He gave us a way

3:10

An Awakening

Age of Ruin

0:50

The Ghosts We Carry

Age of Ruin

Watch this candle burn Dancing in the darkness Eyes watch from all around Waiting for something Ashes falling down Touching all the heartless Silence has found its sounds Help me, Is there no way out? I’ve gone too deep someone come search for me Bring your sword and shield Before you walk that battlefield Someone come quick before I come undone I pound the walls in front of me I plot escape as I strain to breathe Take my flesh and take these bones Just don’t leave us here alone Memories, of you keep haunting me This sweet embrace feels so comforting This wound time can’t heal But this pain I want to feel Someone come quick before I come undone Ashes falling down Touching all the heartless Silence has found its sounds It’s beating I feel it setting in Watch this candle burn, Dancing in the darkness Eyes watch from all around Waiting for something Ashes falling down Touching all the heartless Silence has found its sounds It’s beating, repeating

3:24

Promise Me

Age of Ruin

Black skies, another night A search for the hopeless heart Fed a promise of eternity Up in this atmosphere we all feel weightless here Chasing the shadows into the night You will find us down below Searching for something unknown Feel the darkness closing in This "love" can feel so cruel So promise me And maybe we can make believe That we are free Don't look just jump with me Stare into the sun Forever has undone Unaware of what it’s done to you and me Is the end close? I'm trapped here with all my ghosts Their song; a melody that I can't unhear Has it been this way (It’s always been this way) For all this time I seek to get back what is mine You will find us down below Searching for something unknown So promise me And maybe we can make believe That we are free Don't look just jump with me Stare into the sun Forever has undone Unaware of what it’s done to you and me It all came crashing in The lies, the promises It all came crashing in The lies, the promises Seems I've been known for eating out of your hand And all this time it seems that was your plan Help me, I'm spiraling out of control Bring me back down I’m free from your hold I have one face I have one name We all don’t fit we are not the same

5:12

Bleed for Better Days

Age of Ruin

A mistaken assumption of his fallen adoration A fantasy of dancing to a song not yet sung To be the one the one who strains to stay in key Discarded reflection left to bleed for better days No saving one who's lost all hope She would sew her eyes Shut for just one kiss When all she needs Is just one regret Nestled in a depression days go on constant night And crueler days are coming brace yourself for the song A symphony a melody that teases the coming end Discarded carnation left to sway in the wind Broken halo Fallen angel Passing judgment Burning parchment Twisted kind of obsession build it up tear it down And crueler days are coming brace yourself for the coming song A symphony a melody that teases the coming end Discarded reflection left to bleed for better days She would sew her eyes Shut for just one kiss When all she needs Is just one regret

4:55

Lovesong

Age of Ruin

Let go Here we go again Waiting for the storm to come Watch it all come undone Left with fear and doubt Waiting for an answer Stay and follow me Into decay eternally Your voice is following me A love song surrounding me Drown in this melody with you I will not give in I will not forgive but I will not forget you, no. Your voice is following me A love song surrounding me Drown in this melody with you I will be your love Dance the dance play the tune I'll be your love You'll be my doom

4:01

Videos

Nothingman, Age of Ruin’s forthcoming album, is a collection of 10 songs that cuts a path to the heart with harmony and angst that others would be naïve not to mimic. The band sacrificed blood and sweat for two years to expel Nothingman. Age of Ruin began recording in October of 2023, and after nine months of tracking on location in Richmond, VA, at the Bakery Studio, in Washington, DC, at Ivakota Studio, and at the Riff Dojo in Takoma Park, MD, (produced by Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour), Nothingman was complete. This is the biggest, most richly woven tapestry from the band yet.

Ripping guitars, unforgivably brutal drums, bass sounds that have shaken the underworld, and screeching vocals are just the beginning of this incarnation of a true headbanger's incantation. What we saw unearthed back in 1998 has now grown. The road worn warriors of the AoRmy have forced enough breakdowns to overwhelm any AAA mechanic, with miles on the highway ahead.

Their punk and metal roots hold firm, and their thrash tendencies are on full display as this towering presence of a band branches out over new tonal terrain and soundscape; reminding all who fall under its shadow, that the light shining through is a new dawn in the Age of Ruin. Nothingman was released on planet earth on October 17, 2025.