Creature (Within the Ruins album)

Creature is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released on February 17, 2009 through Victory Records.[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
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
RecordedNovember 10, 2008 – January 2, 2009
Studio
  • Zing Studios
  • Stadium Sound Recording Studio
Genre
Length38:06
LabelVictory
Producer
  • Eric Arena
  • Joe Cocchi
Within the Ruins chronology
Empires
(2008)
Creature
(2009)
Invade
(2010)

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 recording

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.

Critical 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.TitleLength
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, production
  • Kyle Marcoux guitars
  • Madison Roseberry bass
  • Kevin McGuill drums
Additional personnel
  • Eric Arena production, engineering, mixing
  • Jim Fogarty engineering, piano
  • Jay Deluca and Maria Rice engineering
  • Jeff Lipton remastering
  • Godmachine design, artwork
  • Doublej layout
  • Jeremy Saffer photography

References

  1. "Within The Ruins Releases". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. withintheruinsVEVO (October 2, 2011). "Within The Ruins - Extinguish Them". Retrieved March 5, 2017 via YouTube.
  3. "Top 100 Metalcore albums - Metal Storm". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "Welcome To Zing Recording Studios". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "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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