Progressive deathcore band, Within The Ruins, have just dropped the instrumental edition of their 2024 full-length, Phenomena II. Surrounding their upcoming performance at Michigan Metal Fest 2025, they have also booked a short run of live dates, kicking off August 20th in Albany, New York and running through to August 24th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Support comes from Ov Sulfur. Head into the article below to find out more.
Buy/stream Phenomena II here: https://wtr.ffm.to/phenomenaii-instrumental
Bassist Paolo Galang comments, “Instrumental versions were initially included with our Phenomena II vinyl releases. We’re stoked to finally share these versions to everyone else who couldn’t pick up a copy. We know Within The Ruins fans love a good instrumental! Make sure to grab tickets to one of these August shows and let’s hang out!”
Within The Ruins’ Road To Michigan Metal Fest Tour 2025 w/ Ov Sulfur:
8/20/2025 Empire Underground – Albany, NY
8/21/2025 The Song & Dance – Syracuse, NY
8/22/2025 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH
8/23/2025 Michigan Metal Fest – Battle Creek, MI
8/24/2025 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA
Evolution drives longevity. Within The Ruins relentlessly pushes forward, incinerating complacency and innovating out of its ashes. The Western Massachusetts quartet razes convention with a sonic sensory onslaught anchored by polyrhythmic bludgeoning, head-nodding grooves, viscerally evocative vocals, and vivid storytelling. Their controlled chaos has resulted in tens of millions of streams (a rarity for acts this uncompromisingly heavy), packed houses on tour, and widespread acclaim.
2024’s Phenomena II serves as the sequel to their lauded Phenomena full-length. “We had written a handful of songs, and we were searching for inspiration,” recalls guitarist Joe Cocchi. “We wanted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Phenomena, because it was a pinnacle point of our career. I wrote a demo that reminded [vocalist] Steve [Tinnon] 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.”
Within The Ruins:
Joe Cocchi – Guitar
Kevin McGuill – Drums
Paolo Galang – Bass, clean vocals
Steve Tinnon – Lead vocals
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