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In Flames is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal genre. Since the band's conception in 1990, they have received numerous awards and released nine studio albums and one live DVD
. The band has enjoyed increased popularity in recent years, both in its native Sweden and internationally. To date the band has sold over 2 million records worldwide.
TimelineLunar Strain (1990–1994)In Flames was founded in 1990 by Jesper Strömblad as a side project from his then-current death metal band, Ceremonial Oath.[archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20051212061926/http://www.inflames.com/biography/default.asp]
The trio recorded a three song demo and sent it to Wrong Again Records.
During 1993, In Flames wrote, recorded, and self-produced their debut studio album, Lunar Strain, in Studio Fredman. Since In Flames did not have a vocalist yet, Jesper asked Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquillity to provide session vocals.
During 1994, In Flames recorded and self-produced their first EP, Subterranean, in Studio Fredman. In Flames still did not have a vocalist yet, so session vocals were provided this time by Henke Forss.
The Jester Race (1995–1996)Subterranean allowed In Flames to break out of the underground scene and led them to acquire a record deal with Nuclear Blast.
In Flames finally got tired of using session musicians to record an album or to do live shows, so the trio asked Björn Gelotte to join the band as the full-time drummer, and 6 months later asked Anders Fridén to join the band as the full-time vocalist.[title=A Moment of 'Clarity' with In Flames]
Whoracle (1997–1998)In Flames recorded and released their third studio album, Whoracle. This album was recorded once again in Studio Fredman and co-produced by Fredrik Nordström. After the album was recorded, Glenn Ljungström and Johan Larsson unexpectedly announced that they were leaving In Flames.
In 1998, to fill the vacant guitarist spot, the band decided to switch Björn Gelotte from his position as drummer to guitarist, and they recruited Daniel Svensson to take over as drummer. That same year, the new line-up recorded the band's fourth studio album, Colony. This album was recorded once again in Studio Fredman and co-produced by Fredrik Nordström.
Colony (1999)Colony was released. Afterwards, In Flames toured Europe, Japan, and played their first show in the United States during the Milwaukee Metal Fest.
Clayman (2000–2001)In Flames recorded and released their fifth studio album, Clayman. This album was recorded once again in Studio Fredman and co-produced by Fredrik Nordström. Afterwards, In Flames did some tours with bands such as Dream Theater, Slipknot, and Testament.
Reroute to Remain (2002–2003)In Flames recorded and released their sixth studio album, Reroute to Remain. Unlike all previous albums, Reroute to Remain was not recorded in Studio Fredman or produced by Fredrik Nordström. The album was recorded in Dug-Out studio and produced by Daniel Bergstrand. That year the band toured with bands such as Slayer, Soulfly, and Mudvayne.
Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004–2005)In Flames recorded their seventh studio album, Soundtrack to Your Escape. The majority of the album was recorded in a house that the band rented in Denmark, only the drums were recorded in Dug-Out studio. This album was once again produced by Daniel Bergstrand. In 2004, Soundtrack to Your Escape was released. Soundtrack to Your Escape increased the band's popularity considerably, selling 100,000 copies in the United States and yielding a #2 single on the Swedish charts with "The Quiet Place",[ work=swedishcharts.com ]. The ensuing world tour saw the band make their first trip to Australia, where they played to mostly sold out crowds. Afterwards, In Flames toured with bands such as Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, and Motörhead.
Come Clarity (2006–2007)In Flames recorded and self-produced their eighth studio album, Come Clarity, in Dug-Out studio. That same year, In Flames released Used and Abused: In Live We Trust, a box set consisting of material filmed and recorded throughout various live performances during 2004. Also in 2005, In Flames decided to sign with an additional record label so future releases could have better distribution in North America. In 2006, Come Clarity was released in North America through Ferret Music and elsewhere through Nuclear Blast. It became the band's first #1 album on the Swedish charts. That same year, In Flames toured with Sepultura, co-headlined a U.S. tour with Lacuna Coil, toured on The Unholy Alliance tour, was one of the headliners on the Sounds of the Underground tour, and played on the
In 2007, the band played in Dubai for the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival. In Flames also played at Bloodstock Open Air festival in August 2007.
A Sense of Purpose (2008–present)In Flames finished recording their ninth studio album in October 2007 in their own studio, IF Studios, located in Gothenburg, Sweden; originally Studio Fredman. Alongside the recording sessions, the band released studio diaries documenting the recording process.
On January 23rd the band confirmed that they had recorded a video for the upcoming single release of The Mirrors Truth, and posted photos from the video on their official Myspace profile.
In Flames were featured on the Gigantour 3 North American tour with Megadeth, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, and High on Fire.
On April 4th, 2008, In Flames released their 9th studio album, A Sense of Purpose. The first single from the new album is titled "The Mirror's Truth" which was released in Europe on March 7, 2008.
In Flames has performed at Metaltown Festival, Metalcamp, Graspop Metal Meeting, Nova Rock Festival, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Gigantour and Download Festival in June 2008.
In late August, 2008, In Flames recorded a video for "Alias", which is to be the second single released from "A Sense of Purpose".
In Flames is currently on tour with 36 Crazyfists, Gojira and All That Remains.
Background In Flames, along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. The founding members of all three bands all lived in Gothenburg, Sweden and they were all friends who shared the same musical interests.[title=Dark Tranquillity - Canadian explorations (Mikael Stanne)]
Jesper Strömblad formed In Flames to write music that combined the guitar style of Iron Maiden with the brutality of death metal, something which Jesper stated he had never heard any band do.[archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20021226105039/http://members.aol.com/enslain/interviews/inflames.html] In writing songs, Jesper also decided to make use of keyboards, something which is uncommon in death metal. Ever since In Flames' debut studio album, Lunar Strain, the band has made use of keyboards, but has refused to this day to recruit a full-time keyboardist.
Musical styleIn Flames' musical style is characterized by the constant use of harmonized lead guitar melodies and screaming-style singing along with death growl. In early albums such as The Jester Race, In Flames would many times employ two harmonized lead guitars playing over a rhythm guitar. However, since the band only has two guitar players, they found it hard to reproduce those songs during live performances and ever since Reroute to Remain they have focused on writing songs with the intention of playing them live. On the album Soundtrack to Your Escape, the band focused on less guitar melodies, giving place for more synths. However, this has not followed upon on the following albums.
In Flames' vocal style is characterized by the use of growled vocals or screamed vocals complemented at times by clean vocals. In more recent albums such as Come Clarity, the band makes more prominent use of clean vocals, especially during choruses. In Flames' lyrics have also varied during their career. In early albums such as The Jester Race and Whoracle, In Flames' lyrics focused on astrology, mankind, and other global themes.[archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20061021181538/http://www.metalpigeon.com/interview.php?id=27][title=In Flames - Dialogue with the Stars][archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20051210164908/http://www.metalreview.com/viewinterview.aspx?ID=30094]
Since Reroute to Remain was released in 2002, In Flames fanbase have split because of the gradual change in style, towards a more mainstream, alternative sound. Some fans prefer the heavier, more death metal-influenced albums like Lunar Strain and Whoracle, and this has led to the band being referred to as "sellouts" by fans of the older style. Still, In Flames have a solid and growing worldwide fanbase. The stylistic changes include screamed and clean vocals, as opposed to the death growl on the early records, more prominent rhythm section and less guitar melodies and solos, more obvious use of synthesizers and electronics and a clear influence from modern American metal in especially the chorus melodies.
Influence In Flames, being one of the pioneers of a new music genre, have influenced many bands and most notably they were a direct influence on the new wave of metalcore. Many metalcore bands such as Darkest Hour, As I Lay Dying, and Still Remains name In Flames as one of their biggest influences. In Flames is also a direct influence on many of the melodic death metal bands that have followed. Melodic death metal bands such as Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Blood Stain Child, also include In Flames as one of their biggest influences. Since they were one of the first in their style, they did not draw influence from other melodic death metal bands, but instead cite Tool, Queensryche, and Alice in Chains as their biggest influences. One can recognize the heavy guitar style of Tool in many In Flames songs, especially in their more recent albums. Queensryche is evident in how they interrupt many of their songs with acoustic or softer elements. Alice in Chains dropped tuning and heavy riffs are also apparent in many In Flames songs.
MiscellaneousAwardsIn Flames has been awarded four Grammis awards (the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards) to date.[title=In Flames - Honoured With Swedish Grammy][archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20061019225631/http://www.inflames.com/archive.asp][archiveurl=web.archive.org/web/20070514164203/http://www.nuclearblast.de/band_showa.php?action=news&artist=30] They have also won the "Best international Band" award from the Metalhammer Golden Gods in 2008. In 2009 In Flames won another Grammis for "Best Hard Rock" for A Sense Of Purpose.
Jester Head.
When In Flames was recording their second studio album, The Jester Race, Anders Fridén and Niklas Sundin came up with an idea to create a symbol/mascot for In Flames. The result was the Jester Head. This symbol made its first appearance in the cover artwork of The Jester Race and ever since, the Jester has been featured in various forms somewhere on every studio album that In Flames has released, either as a song title or on the album artwork. The Jester Head is also featured in many of In Flames' merchandise and has been featured in banners as part of In Flames' live set. In anticipation of their ninth studio album, A Sense of Purpose, the official In Flames fansite was launched, featuring the Jester Head as the site's symbol (and do
Members - Anders Fridén - Vocals
- Glenn Ljungström - Lead Guitar
- Jesper Strömblad - Rhytmn Guitar
- Johan Larsson - Bass
- Björn Gelotte - Drums
- Anders Fridén - Vocals
- Niklas Engelin - Lead Guitar
- Jesper Strömblad - Rhtymn Guitar
- Peter Iwers - Bass
- Björn Gelotte - Drums
- Anders Fridén - Vocals
- Björn Gelotte - Lead Guitar
- Jesper Strömblad - Rhtymn Guitar
- Peter Iwers - Bass
- Daniel Svensson - Drums
Current members Former members Session members Member timeline chart
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Discography Studio albums - Lunar Strain (1993)
- The Jester Race (1995)
- Whoracle (1997)
- Colony (1999)
- Clayman (2000)
- Reroute to Remain (2002)
- Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004)
- Come Clarity (2006)
- A Sense of Purpose (2008)
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