Phenomena (Within the Ruins album)

Phenomena
Studio album by Within the Ruins
Released July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
Genre Metalcore, progressive metal
Length 47:16
Label eOne Music
Producer Joe Cocchi, Josh Wickman, Jason Suecof
Within the Ruins chronology
Elite
(2013)Elite2013		 Phenomena
(2014)		 Halfway Human
(2017)Halfway Human2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection7/10[1]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[2]
HeavyBlogIsHeavy4/5[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

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. ↑ Driedger, Nate (July 16, 2014). "Album Review: Within the Ruins - Phenomena". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Within the Ruins - Phenomena (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/06/10/new-ruins-track-sumeriancore-fuqq/
  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. ↑ http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-on-metal/metal-by-numbers-730-overkill
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-08-09
  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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