Phenomena (Within the Ruins album)

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Phenomena
Album artwork for Within the Ruins' 2014 album "Phenomena".png
Studio album by
Within the Ruins
ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
GenreMetalcore, deathcore,[1] progressive metal
Length47:16
LabeleOne Music
ProducerJoe Cocchi, Josh Wickman, Jason Suecof
Within the Ruins chronology
Elite
(2013) 		Phenomena
(2014) 		Halfway Human
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HeavyBlogIsHeavy4/5[2]
Metal Injection7/10[1]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[3]

Phenomena is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released on July 22, 2014.[4] The track list for the album was revealed on June 10, 2014, along with the release of the first single Gods Amongst Men.[5] The album sold 4,067 copies in the United States in its first week and debuted at #72 on the Billboard 200.[6][7]

Musical style[]

This is the first album where guitarist Joe Cocchi uses a 7-string guitar, utilizing bass guitar strings in order to adopt an unconventionally low tuning and vastly increase the low range of the instrument.[8]

In a 2014 interview with Loudwire, Joe Cocchi noted that parts of the instrumental "Enigma" reference themes from Super Mario Brothers and also Inspector Gadget.[9]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Gods Amongst Men"5:05
2."The Other"3:33
3."Calling Card"4:41
4."Hegira"4:03
5."Ronin"4:10
6."Enigma" (instrumental)5:01
7."Clockwork"4:01
8."Eternal Shore"3:23
9."Dark Monarch"4:08
10."Sentinel"3:44
11."Ataxia III" (instrumental)5:27
Total length:47:16

Personnel[]

Within the Ruins
  • Tim Goergen – vocals
  • Joe Cocchi – guitars
  • Andrew Tate – bass
  • Kevin "Drummer" McGuill – drums
Production
  • Joe Cocchi – production, engineering
  • Josh Wickman – vocal production
  • Jason Suecof – mixing[10]
  • Cameron Gray – design, artwork

Charts[]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 72
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 15
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 25

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Driedger, Nate (July 16, 2014). "Album Review: Within the Ruins - Phenomena". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ written by Ryan Castrati on July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22). "Within the Ruins – Phenomena – Heavy Blog Is Heavy". Heavyblogisheavy.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ^ "Within the Ruins - Phenomena (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. ^ "New Within the Ruins Track is Sumeriancore as Fuqq". MetalSucks. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Within the Ruins Show Us That They Are 'Gods Amongst Men' And Reveal Phenomena Tracklist - Heavy Blog is Heavy". Heavyblogisheavy.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Metal By Numbers 7/30: Overkill's 'Armory' army out in forceMetal Insider". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Top 200 Albums - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Super-Low Seven-String Tuning: C, F, C, F, A#, D, G — Why? Why the Hell Not? - guitarworld.com". Guitar World. September 1, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "five-questions-joe-cocchi-within-the-ruins -loudwire.com". loudwire. September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "WITHIN THE RUINS Begins Recording New Album - blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. January 30, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.


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