Phenomena is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released on July 22, 2014.[2] The track list for the album was revealed on June 10, 2014, along with the release of the first single "Gods Amongst Men".[3] The album sold 4,067 copies in the United States in its first week and debuted at No. 72 on the Billboard 200.[4][5]
Composition
This 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.[6]
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.[7]
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| HeavyBlogIsHeavy | 4/5[8] |
| Metal Injection | 7/10[1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[9] |
Track listing
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| 1. | "Gods Amongst Men" | 5:05 |
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| 2. | "The Other" | 3:33 |
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| 3. | "Calling Card" | 4:41 |
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| 4. | "Hegira" | 4:03 |
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| 5. | "Ronin" | 4:10 |
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| 6. | "Enigma" (instrumental) | 5:01 |
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| 7. | "Clockwork" | 4:01 |
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| 8. | "Eternal Shore" | 3:23 |
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| 9. | "Dark Monarch" | 4:08 |
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| 10. | "Sentinel" | 3:44 |
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| 11. | "Ataxia III" (instrumental) | 5:27 |
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| Total length: | 47:16 |
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Personnel
- 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[10]
- Cameron Gray – illustrations, artwork
- Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
- Jeremy Saffer – photography
Charts
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