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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]
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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| HeavyBlogIsHeavy | 4/5 [8] |
| Metal Injection | 7/10 [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 [9] |
| 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 | |
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| 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 |
As the Palaces Burn is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God, released under Prosthetic Records on May 6, 2003. The album was produced by Devin Townsend and the band itself, and received considerably more airplay than their previous effort, with three singles. As of 2013, As The Palaces Burn has sold 270,000 copies since its original release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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