Within The Ruins have set “Omen” as the title to their new EP which they will release digitally and on 7″ vinyl next month through Victory. The outing will feature two new tracks from the band as well as covers of “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas and Metallica‘s “Fight Fire With Fire“. Speaking on the cover choices, band guitarist Joe Cocchi offered the following:
“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.
The Kansas song was a whole different story as you can imagine. I don’t think it’s something that anyone would expect us to do, which is why we chose it. We spent a good amount of time arranging the song and attempting to add some new elements to it without completely “butchering” it. It’s definitely going to be a challenge for us, but that’s the point after all. We’re really excited about this project.”
