Omen (Within the Ruins EP)
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| EP by Within the Ruins | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Deathcore, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 16:38 | |||
| Label | Victory Records | |||
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| HeavyBlogIsHeavy | 4/5 |
Omen is an EP by American metalcore band Within the Ruins. It was released via Victory Records on May 24, 2011. It features two new songs and two covers. Omen would be the band's last release featuring Mike Beaujean on bass and Mike Van Schelt on guitar. Additionally, it would be the last release to feature two guitarists, with Cocchi taking over sole guitar duties in 2013's full length Elite. It would also be the band's last effort for Victory Records, as they would go on to sign with eOne in November of 2012.
Following Omen's initial release, Victory Records released limited edition vinyl pressings in three colors, all of which included an MP3 download card. Of the three colors offered, only 600 red, 300 green, and 100 "clear with black smoke" were pressed.
On October 11, 2011, the band released a music video for the song Controller. The video featured scenes of the band performing the song and performing a Reservoir Dogs-inspired getaway scene
Beginning on March 2, 2011, Victory Records posted a series of videos to their YouTube channel following the band through pre-production of their new EP, which would become Omen.
On the band's choice to cover Metallica's "Fight Fire with Fire", Cocchi stated:
Of course, Metallica was up there on the list, and after spending some time going through their discography we thought “Fight Fire With Fire” would suit us best. It’s a fun song, fast as fuck, and a bit challenging. It’s also not as popular as a lot of their other songs. We wanted to choose a Metallica song that no one’s really done before.
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