Photo by: Riamond Lomeli
Within The Ruins will unleash their seventh full-lenght, Phenomena II, on August 23rd via MNRK Heavy. Check out the Alex Kouvatsos-directed music video for lead single, “Castle in the Sky”, below. Speaking of the track, guitarist Joe Cocchi comments:
“It has everything people want to hear from us out of the gate. There’s some old-school Within The Ruins in there. Lyrically, it’s based on The Punisher. He’s a war veteran who has his family taken away from him. The central struggle is, ‘Would he rather be alive or reunite with his family in the castle in the sky?’”
Phenomena II serves as a sequel to the group’s 2014 acclaimed release Phenomena, showcasing how they’ve changed 10 years on from the release . Cocchi offered:
“When you listen to us, we hope you feel like you found some fresh metal. After doing anything for a long time, it’s easy to get stuck in your ways. So, we always try to present something you haven’t heard before—and you aren’t going to get anywhere else.”
Cocchi continues:
“We had written a handful of songs, and we were searching for inspiration. We wanted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Phenomena, because it was a pinnacle point of our career. I wrote a demo that reminded Steve of Phenomena. So, it was his idea to create Phenomena II. The styles really aligned in terms of the unique guitar effects and the themes where each track tells a story from a comic book character’s point-of-view.”
Pre-orders for Phenomena II are live now and available at this location.
Phenomena II track listing:
- “Castle In The Sky”
- “Daywalker”
- “Demon Killer”
- “Level 12”
- “Eater Of Worlds”
- “The Last Son”
- “Chaos Reigns”
- “Death Mask”
- “Corruption”
- “A World On Fire”
- “Enigma II”
