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Creature is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released via Victory Records on February 17, 2009.[1] It is their only studio album to feature Jon Grande on vocals. Additionally, it is their only studio album to feature Kyle Marcoux on guitar, and also Madison Roseberry on bass. The album features a distinctly different sound than the established sound the band would reveal on their sophomore release Invade.
| Creature | ||||
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| Studio album by Within the Ruins | ||||
| Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | November 10, 2008 – January 2, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Zing Studios, Stadium Sound Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Eric Arena, Joe Cocchi | |||
| Within the Ruins chronology | ||||
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The album saw the creation of the band's first music video, recorded for the song "Extinguish Them" and published to the band's YouTube channel on October 2, 2011.[2]
Background and production
Creature was recorded between November 10, 2008 and January 2, 2009 at Zing Recording Studios in Within the Ruins' hometown of Westfield, Massachusetts. Zing had previously produced highly acclaimed metalcore albums[3] by renowned metal bands such as Unearth's The Oncoming Storm, August Burns Red's debut Thrill Seeker, several Killswitch Engage albums, and Shadows Fall's Somber Eyes to the Sky.[4] The band would return to Zing to engineer the vocals on their 2017 release Halfway Human.
Reception
Creature was ranked 53rd by Metal Injection readers in the blog's end-of-year "Best Albums of 2009" poll.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Book of Books" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Arsenal" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Dig a Ditch" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Call off the Wedding" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Extinguish Them" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Jump Ship" (instrumental) | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Creature" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Tractor Pull" | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Holy Mess" | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Victory" (instrumental) | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 38:06 | |
Personnel
- Within the Ruins
- Jon Grande – vocals
- Joe Cocchi – guitars
- Kyle Marcoux – guitars
- Madison Roseberry – bass guitar
- Kevin "Drummer" McGuill – drums
- Production
- Eric Arena – engineering, mixing
- Jim Fogarty & Jay Deluca – engineering
- Joe Cocchi – production
- Eric Arena – production
- Godmachine – design, artwork
- Doublej – layout
- Jeremy Saffer – photography
References
- "Within The Ruins Releases". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- withintheruinsVEVO (October 2, 2011). "Within The Ruins - Extinguish Them". Retrieved March 5, 2017 – via YouTube.
- "Top 100 Metalcore albums - Metal Storm". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- "Welcome To Zing Recording Studios". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- "The Top Albums of 2009 as decided by the Metal Injection Junkies - Metal Injection". December 31, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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