Phenomena (Within the Ruins album)
| Phenomena | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 22, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, deathcore,[1] progressive metal | |||
| Length | 47:16 | |||
| Label | eOne Music | |||
| Producer | Joe Cocchi, Josh Wickman, Jason Suecof | |||
| Within the Ruins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| HeavyBlogIsHeavy | 4/5[2] |
| Metal Injection | 7/10[1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b Driedger, Nate (July 16, 2014). "Album Review: Within the Ruins - Phenomena". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Within the Ruins - Phenomena (album review )". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "New Within the Ruins Track is Sumeriancore as Fuqq". MetalSucks. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Metal By Numbers 7/30: Overkill's 'Armory' army out in forceMetal Insider". 30 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 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.
- ^ "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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