Phenomena (Within the Ruins album)

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Phenomena
Album artwork for Within the Ruins' 2014 album "Phenomena".png
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ReleasedJuly 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)
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Length47:16
Label
Producer
Within the Ruins chronology
Elite
(2013)
Phenomena
(2014)
Halfway Human
(2017)

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]

Contents

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. [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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HeavyBlogIsHeavy4/5 [9]
Metal Injection7/10 [1]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [10]

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
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
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

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