Phenomena II

Phenomena II is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released on August 23, 2024.^[7] It is a sequel to their 2014 album Phenomena and their first studio album since their 2009 debut Creature not to feature a track from the "Ataxia" instrumental track series, although it features a sequel track to the instrumental "Enigma" from the first Phenomena album.^[8]

Phenomena II
Studio album by Within the Ruins
Released	August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23)
Recorded	2023–2024
Genre	Metalcore deathcore progressive metal djent[1]
Length	50:05
Label	MNRK Heavy
Within the Ruins chronology
Black Heart (2020) Phenomena II (2024)
Singles from Phenomena II
"Castle in the Sky" Released: June 26, 2024[2] "The Last Son" Released: July 29, 2024[3] "Demon Killer" Released: August 23, 2024[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Epidemic	4/5[1]
Powermetal.de	7.5/10[5]
This Day in Metal	8/10[6]

Guitarist Joe Cocchi stated about the album, "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 [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."^[9]

Track listing

Phenomena II track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Castle in the Sky"	5:04
2.	"Daywalker"	4:34
3.	"Demon Killer"	5:18
4.	"Level 12" (instrumental)	4:42
5.	"Eater of Worlds"	4:09
6.	"The Last Son"	4:03
7.	"Chaos Reigns"	5:04
8.	"Death Mask" (instrumental)	4:40
9.	"Corruption"	4:00
10.	"A World on Fire"	4:11
11.	"Enigma II" (instrumental)	4:20
Total length:		50:05

Personnel

Within the Ruins

• Steve Tinnon – lead vocals
• Joe Cocchi – guitars, production, engineering, mixing
• Paolo Galang – bass, clean vocals
• Kevin McGuill – drums