July 2004 finally saw the recording of TAINT's first full-length album (after their 10 years of existence) titled The Ruin of Nova Roma. Mixed in Los Angeles by Alex Newport (FUDGE TUNNEL, AT THE DRIVE IN, THE MARS VOLTA, MELVINS, THE ICARUS LINE) the album is a 57-minute journey of dynamics, groove, emotion and colossal riffs.
Review
Throw in some twangy Southern alt-metal influence (of the Alabama Thunderpussy variety) and a bit of Neurosis' atmospherics, and you have a band that is clearly striving for originality -- a band that is definitely relevant to the doom/stoner/sludge field but also has its share of punk, thrash, hardcore, and alternative metal appeal. - All Music 4/5