Creature is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Within the Ruins. It was released via Victory Records on February 17, 2009. 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

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.

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 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. The band would return to Zing to engineer the vocals on their 2017 release Halfway Human.

Critics praised the intricate and melodic guitar work of Cocchi and Marcoux and the preciseness of McGuill's drumming, but they noted the absence of Roseberry's bass from the mix. Sputnikmusic user Keilo also noted the album's similarity to the sound of August Burns Red, even going so far as to call the album a "ripoff"

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