Alter Der Ruine (German for: Age of the Ruin—as in: years of existence of a derelict building) is an internationally touring electronic act based out of Tucson, Arizona that began in 2005.
[2] In 2007 the group was signed to Sistinas Music, expanded to four members and produced their second album State of Ruin, which features a remix by Assemblage 23.
In 2009, the band released Beating a Dead Horse: The Relax And Ride It Single available as a free download from Vampire Freaks.
The members of Alter Der Ruine are involved in numerous side projects, including the synthpop group Dust Is Noise[8] (featuring Treveloni on vocals, Mike Jenney on drums, and Rouse on synthesizers) Jenney also does live drumming for Kevorkian Death Cycle and Assemblage 23.
He contributed percussion and performed additional production duties on Tranzendance, an album released in 2015 by Arizona darkwave/dreampop band Bella Lune.