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"The Jester Racce" was the first In Flames
album on Nuclear Blast (although released under license from their old /
current label Wrong Again Records) and it marks the start of the very
promising future of the band. Even though this must be called a death metal
album it is without a doubt one of the most beautifully melodic albums ever
made by a metal band. Amazing songs like "Moonshield", "Dead Eternity" and
"The Jester Race" itself make sure that this album will not be forgotten
easily. The death metal scene in Sweden was going through a very explosive
development in the first half of the 1990's and the thing that separated many
of these bands from their American fellow musicians was the very strong
melodic tradition. Several of these bands have gained well deserved success
over the years - Dark Tranquillity, Tiamat, Therion, Katatonia, At The Gates,
Dissection just to mention a few of the most known. Not all of them are
playing death metal today and I don't think anyone would have guessed what
Therion would sound like later on. In Flames is one of the most successful
European death metal bands ever and when hearing what they were capable of
already in 1996 it's not that hard to understand the reasons behind this
chain of events. The album was recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in
November of 1995, produced by maestro Fredrik Nordström together with the
assistance of the band.
| Tracklist |
1. Moonshield 2. The Jester's |
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Dance 3. Artifacts Of The Black Rain 4. Graveland 5. |
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Lord Hypnos 6. Dead Eternity 7. The Jester Race 8. |
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December Flower 9. Wayfaerer 10. Dead God in Me |
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