Phenomena is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released on July 22, 2014.[3] The track list for the album was revealed on June 10, 2014, along with the release of the first single "Gods Amongst Men".[4] The album sold 4,067 copies in the United States in its first week and debuted at No. 72 on the Billboard 200.[5][6]
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| Released | July 22, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 47:16 | |||
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Composition
editThis is the first album where guitarist Joe Cocchi uses a 7-string guitar, using bass guitar strings to adopt an unconventionally low tuning and vastly increase the low range of the instrument.[7]
In a 2014 interview with Loudwire, Joe Cocchi noted that parts of the instrumental "Enigma" reference themes from Super Mario Bros. and also Inspector Gadget.[8]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| HeavyBlogIsHeavy | 4/5[9] |
| Metal Injection | 7/10[1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[10] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
edit- Within the Ruins
- Tim Goergen – vocals
- Joe Cocchi – guitars, production, engineering
- Andrew Tate – bass
- Kevin McGuill – drums
- Additional personnel
- Josh Wickman – production, engineering, mixing, mastering, vocal engineering, vocal production
- Jason Suecof – production, mixing[11]
- Cameron Gray – illustrations, artwork
- Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
- Jeremy Saffer – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[12] | 72 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] | 15 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 25 |
References
edit- ^ a b Driedger, Nate (July 16, 2014). "Album Review: Within the Ruins – Phenomena". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Album Review: Within the Ruins – Phenomena II". moshville.co.uk. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "New Within the Ruins Track is Sumeriancore as Fuqq". MetalSucks. June 10, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Within the Ruins Show Us That They Are 'Gods Amongst Men' And Reveal Phenomena Tracklist – Heavy Blog is Heavy". Heavyblogisheavy.com. June 10, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Metal By Numbers 7/30: Overkill's 'Armory' army out in forceMetal Insider". July 30, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums – Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "five-questions-joe-cocchi-within-the-ruins -loudwire.com". loudwire. September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ written by Ryan Castrati on (July 22, 2014). "Within the Ruins – Phenomena – Heavy Blog Is Heavy". Heavyblogisheavy.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Within the Ruins – Phenomena (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "WITHIN THE RUINS Begins Recording New Album - blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. January 30, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Within the Ruins Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
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