Its members were Ryan Bauchman (vocals), Ben Alexis (bass), Derek Prince-Cox (drums), and guitarists Brent Munger, Matt Hammond, Sam Pattison, and Greg Richmond.
[5] They then signed with Toronto's Stereo Dynamite Recordings and, in 2006, released the five-track EP The Fear Of.
In August 2008, they issued a news release which stated, in part: "the last year has been rough...We have been walked on, ignored, lied to, made to feel worthless, watched friends call it quits, persevered through personal struggles, [and] toured this continent endlessly.
[13] They performed their last show, on October 22, 2009, at Toronto's Mod Club Theatre, then disbanded.
[14] In March 2018, Arise and Ruin reunited to play shows in Guelph and Hamilton, Ontario.