A lyrical rock & roll feast cooked up by long-time compadres, Phil Van Rooyen, Al Creed, Stu Wilson & Andy Newman. album,’Trauma Magnet' out now!

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Following on from last year’s debut EP, ‘Jails, Death & Institutions (Crankinhaus Records), Van Ruin has rapidly upped the ante with their first album, ‘Trauma Magnet” making its presence known ahead of their first European tour in September 2025.

Trauma Magnet unveils a cast of characters whose fallible traits play out against a backdrop of high-energy rock and roll and hook-laden songs.

These guys have taken everything that's been formative through their musical journeys to deliver fully-realised Aussie punk rock and roll with a dash of blues-rock and a sprinkling of pop sensibility. Grab yer board and jump right in!

The members of Van Ruin's history in Australian rock is pretty vast - they've been a part of crucial acts like the New Christs, Lime Spiders, Deniz Tek Group, The Visitors, ME262, Decline of the Reptiles as well as East Coast Low, Hell Crab City, Chickenstones, Loose Pills, The Panadolls, Aberration ... well, we could go on and on, but hopefully you get the picture.

Van Ruin are: Phil Van Rooyen - Vocals/Guitar, Alan Creed - Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards, Andy Newman - Bass/Keyboards and Stuart Wilson - Drums/Vocals

Van Ruin’s Jails, Death and Institutions is a short, sharp collection of what already feels like Aussie rock and roll classics. Hailing from their spiritual home of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, "Jails, Death & Institutions" invokes sweaty nights of pure adrenaline-filled rock a la Celibate Rifles, Radio Birdman, New Christs and, in more introspective moments, the Died Pretty.

Recorded, mixed and produced by Alan Creed, with Stu Wilson recording all the drums, and mastered by Steve Corrao at Sage Audio, Nashville, Tenneseee.

“There’s depth and emotion to burn and that’s where the line is drawn between Van Ruin and 95 percent of the competition… . Buy without reservation or remorse.” The Barman, i94bar.com

“Van Ruin obviously draws from the history of street level rock, post-Radio Birdman, with maybe a sideways glance to 1978 and “Give It Enough Rope” period Clash. They are the real deal.” Ed Garland

“So “Jails, Death & Institutions” is exactly what it says on the tin, folks… a "short, sharp collection of what already feels like Aussie rock and roll classics". Robert Brokenmouth