Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 18:28
So I FINALLY went back and listened to Clayman and honestly, I think 8 is too high of a rating for me, I honestly only really like a few of the songs, and the rest are just ok. It definitely wouldn't be in my top 3 of their albums, and honestly I'm not even sure it would be in my top 5, I was kinda disappointed haha.

Yeah well, we all have different tastes lol

Written by Angelic Storm on 02.09.2010 at 18:56

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 18:28
So I FINALLY went back and listened to Clayman and honestly, I think 8 is too high of a rating for me, I honestly only really like a few of the songs, and the rest are just ok. It definitely wouldn't be in my top 3 of their albums, and honestly I'm not even sure it would be in my top 5, I was kinda disappointed haha.

Yeah well, we all have different tastes lol

I know!! It's the spice of life haha! I will say that the songs I like off of it, I realllly like.

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 19:24
I know!! It's the spice of life haha! I will say that the songs I like off of it, I realllly like.

It is indeed! hehe

Oh... what are the songs on it you really like then? xD

Written by Angelic Storm on 02.09.2010 at 19:54

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 19:24
I know!! It's the spice of life haha! I will say that the songs I like off of it, I realllly like.

It is indeed! hehe

Oh... what are the songs on it you really like then? xD

Clay Man, Satellites and Astronauts, Brush the Dust Away and Swim with Swim being my favorite. Colony on the other hand...I LOVE that album, I would marry it if I were allowed.

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 19:57
Clay Man, Satellites and Astronauts, Brush the Dust Away and Swim with Swim being my favorite. Colony on the other hand...I LOVE that album, I would marry it if I were allowed.

"Swim" is indeed a great song. Its been a while since I last heard Colony in full, but it is a great album. I'll need to give that one a listen again soon. lol

Maybe in some country somewhere, it would be allowed.

Written by Angelic Storm on 02.09.2010 at 20:19

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 19:57
Clay Man, Satellites and Astronauts, Brush the Dust Away and Swim with Swim being my favorite. Colony on the other hand...I LOVE that album, I would marry it if I were allowed.

"Swim" is indeed a great song. Its been a while since I last heard Colony in full, but it is a great album. I'll need to give that one a listen again soon. lol

Maybe in some country somewhere, it would be allowed.

Today was the first time I listened to Colony in like 6 or 7 months and after hearing it again, I have no idea why it took me so long to get back to it. Behind Space 99 and Insipid 2000 are two of my all time favorite In Flames songs.

I wouldn't be suprised if there was a country that allowed it haha.

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 20:28
Today was the first time I listened to Colony in like 6 or 7 months and after hearing it again, I have no idea why it took me so long to get back to it. Behind Space 99 and Insipid 2000 are two of my all time favorite In Flames songs.

I wouldn't be suprised if there was a country that allowed it haha.

Although "Behind Space" was actually on the first In Flames album, I definitely prefer the 99 version that's on Colony, to the original. And in that version, and live, it's one of my all time fave In Flames songs too. The first In Flames album I heard was The Tokyo Showdown, and "Behind Space" was one of my very favourite songs from it. When I heard the original, I was quite disappointed. I think because the guitar tuning is a full step higher on the original, is one of the main reasons I dont like it as much. It's not as powerful as its later versions IMO. And doesnt sound as In Flames-ish.

Well, Ive heard of people marrying their horse, and motorbike, (??!) so it wouldnt surprise me either.

Written by Angelic Storm on 03.09.2010 at 02:56

Written by MeloDeathViking on 02.09.2010 at 20:28
Today was the first time I listened to Colony in like 6 or 7 months and after hearing it again, I have no idea why it took me so long to get back to it. Behind Space 99 and Insipid 2000 are two of my all time favorite In Flames songs.

I wouldn't be suprised if there was a country that allowed it haha.

Although "Behind Space" was actually on the first In Flames album, I definitely prefer the 99 version that's on Colony, to the original. And in that version, and live, it's one of my all time fave In Flames songs too. The first In Flames album I heard was The Tokyo Showdown, and "Behind Space" was one of my very favourite songs from it. When I heard the original, I was quite disappointed. I think because the guitar tuning is a full step higher on the original, is one of the main reasons I dont like it as much. It's not as powerful as its later versions IMO. And doesnt sound as In Flames-ish.

Well, Ive heard of people marrying their horse, and motorbike, (??!) so it wouldnt surprise me either.

Yeah, that's exactly how I felt about the original, which is why I love the '99 version so much. The other album I need to go back in listen to is Whoracle, I've been craving it but I keep forgetting to put it on my iPhone so I can listen to it at work, and I never remember to listen to it at home.

I've never heard of people marrying their motorbike, but I've heard of people doing..."other things" to their moterbikes and cars

1-December Flower
2-Lord Hypnos
3-Another Day In Quicksand
4-The Jester's Dance
5-Take This Life
I think their best album is ''The Jester Race''.One of the greatest melodic death albums.

Written by jsena on 16.01.2011 at 17:09

1-December Flower
2-Lord Hypnos
3-Another Day In Quicksand
4-The Jester's Dance
5-Take This Life
I think their best album is ''The Jester Race''.One of the greatest melodic death albums.

Was there any doubt,that jester race,is the best album.

"The Jester Race" is awesome. The melodies on that one are killer, and I love Anders' early vocal style.

Written by Angelic Storm on 20.01.2011 at 15:27

"The Jester Race" is awesome. The melodies on that one are killer, and I love Anders' early vocal style.

I have to agree about his vocals, as much as I love the newer albums, the whining that he does just gets old real fast.

There's no doubting that the earlier works of In Flames are the best albums they've produced. I think that 'The Jester Race' and 'Whoracle' are their best work. I set my cut-off point at 'Clayman', anything after that just isn't up to standard.

In Flames used to be one of my favourite bands but as the years have passed I've been listening to them less and less, to the point where I hardly ever listen to them these days.

The Jester Race is brilliant, definitely their best. December Flower has one of the best guitar solos ever. Plus, Anders' vocals are the best on that album.

Im new here and ive just recently started listening to in flames so heres my top 5

1. Bullet Ride
2.Pinball map
3. Take this life
4. My sweet shadow
5. Crawl through Knives

my 2 favorite albums thus far are Come clarity and clay man

Written by mudder12 on 02.02.2011 at 21:15

Im new here and ive just recently started listening to in flames so heres my top 5

1. Bullet Ride
2.Pinball map
3. Take this life
4. My sweet shadow
5. Crawl through Knives

my 2 favorite albums thus far are Come clarity and clay man

Thats interesting to hear someone say that their two favorites are Come Clarity and Clay Man. Have you heard all of their albums and come to this conclusion or do you still have more to check out from them?

Written by MeloDeathViking on 09.03.2011 at 00:53

Thats interesting to hear someone say that their two favorites are Come Clarity and Clay Man. Have you heard all of their albums and come to this conclusion or do you still have more to check out from them?

Those are my favourite albums too, and I own almost the full In Flames' discography (from "The Jester Race/Black Ash Inheritance" to "A Sense of Purpose").

Personally I like In Flames new and old albums.

My favourite IF song is actually "Dialogue With The Stars", both for playing and just enjoying as a listener.

Good back in the day, not as good now. They went from oozing with the melodic death metal feel to it being almost completely absent. New album is not so great.

My favourite album is the Jester Race, but I like Lunar Strain a lot as well. Colony and Clayman are both good for me too, I like Colony a bit better of the two though.

Best song for me is Goliaths Disarm Their Davids. So awesome.

I heard The Jester Race and I don't think it makes the cut for me. The vocals are TOO ANNOYING. The guitars are pretty decent, but the vocals just ruin it for me.

It's 100% clear imo that IF decided to move on, for better or for worse. I saw them live on saturday night, and this was the setlist:

1.Sounds of a Playground Fading Play Video
2.Deliver Us Play Video
3.All for Me Play Video
4.Trigger Play Video
5.Alias Play Video
6.Colony Play Video
7.Swim Play Video
8.The Hive Play Video
9.The Quiet Place Play Video
10.Where the Dead Ships Dwell Play Video
11.Fear Is the Weakness Play Video
12.Come Clarity Play Video
13.Ropes Play Video (2nd time played live ever)
14.Darker Times Play Video (Live Premiere)
15.Insipid 2000 Play Video
16.Only for the Weak Play Video
17.Delight and Angers Play Video
18.Cloud Connected Play Video
19.The Mirror's Truth Play Video
20.Take This Life Play Video

with so many "nice but slightly meh" songs from their last album it's quite clear the direction they want to go in for now. which as a concept is a great thing, but doesn't really blow people's minds when used in concert. as a 2 and a half year In Flames fan, i must say i would have loved to hear Bullet Ride, Biosphere, or even the 2-minute Jester Dance.

still, the show on the whole was extremely professional and very enjoyable. the atmosphere was great, the fans were quite crazy, one of the few instances of real crowd surfing i've ever seen in concerts around here, a wall of death during The Hive, moshpits all around, and even a small circle pit during The Mirror's Truth.

Written by Valentin B on 03.10.2011 at 11:32

It's 100% clear imo that IF decided to move on, for better or for worse. I saw them live on saturday night, and this was the setlist:

1.Sounds of a Playground Fading Play Video
2.Deliver Us Play Video
3.All for Me Play Video
4.Trigger Play Video
5.Alias Play Video
6.Colony Play Video
7.Swim Play Video
8.The Hive Play Video
9.The Quiet Place Play Video
10.Where the Dead Ships Dwell Play Video
11.Fear Is the Weakness Play Video
12.Come Clarity Play Video
13.Ropes Play Video (2nd time played live ever)
14.Darker Times Play Video (Live Premiere)
15.Insipid 2000 Play Video
16.Only for the Weak Play Video
17.Delight and Angers Play Video
18.Cloud Connected Play Video
19.The Mirror's Truth Play Video
20.Take This Life Play Video

I still haven't heard the new album yet, but still.... for a long time In Flames fan, that is a very poor setlist. No Behind Space, Jotun, Embody The Invisible, Pinball Map, and NOTHING from The Jester Race? I'd be very disappointed if I went to see them, and that was the setlist... The Hive would be a nice surprise though, I love that song!

Written by Angelic Storm on 03.10.2011 at 14:07

I still haven't heard the new album yet, but still.... for a long time In Flames fan, that is a very poor setlist. No Behind Space, Jotun, Embody The Invisible, Pinball Map, and NOTHING from The Jester Race? I'd be very disappointed if I went to see them, and that was the setlist... The Hive would be a nice surprise though, I love that song!

they always play The Hive in concert, my biggest surprise though is how they ommited My Sweet Shadow, which imo is one of their best songs since they had gone the modern metal path.

Written by Valentin B on 03.10.2011 at 15:28
they always play The Hive in concert, my biggest surprise though is how they ommited My Sweet Shadow, which imo is one of their best songs since they had gone the modern metal path.

Really? I didn't know that... I always thought Jotun was the only staple from Whoracle on the last couple of tours... Or WAS, seeing as they've started leaving it out. lol

Yep, that is a surprise too, although they still played Cloud Connected and Trigger, which are two of my fave songs from the more modern In Flames. Take This Life is good for an encore too... but still for a setlist with 20 songs, there's far too few older songs in there.

Written by Valentin B on 03.10.2011 at 11:32

It's 100% clear imo that IF decided to move on, for better or for worse. I saw them live on saturday night, and this was the setlist:

1.Sounds of a Playground Fading Play Video
2.Deliver Us Play Video
3.All for Me Play Video
4.Trigger Play Video
5.Alias Play Video
6.Colony Play Video
7.Swim Play Video
8.The Hive Play Video
9.The Quiet Place Play Video
10.Where the Dead Ships Dwell Play Video
11.Fear Is the Weakness Play Video
12.Come Clarity Play Video
13.Ropes Play Video (2nd time played live ever)
14.Darker Times Play Video (Live Premiere)
15.Insipid 2000 Play Video
16.Only for the Weak Play Video
17.Delight and Angers Play Video
18.Cloud Connected Play Video
19.The Mirror's Truth Play Video
20.Take This Life Play Video

with so many "nice but slightly meh" songs from their last album it's quite clear the direction they want to go in for now. which as a concept is a great thing, but doesn't really blow people's minds when used in concert. as a 2 and a half year In Flames fan, i must say i would have loved to hear Bullet Ride, Biosphere, or even the 2-minute Jester Dance.

still, the show on the whole was extremely professional and very enjoyable. the atmosphere was great, the fans were quite crazy, one of the few instances of real crowd surfing i've ever seen in concerts around here, a wall of death during The Hive, moshpits all around, and even a small circle pit during The Mirror's Truth.

Wow... If they didn't deliver energy-wise (luckily it sounded like they did) that setlis t would just kill me. NOTHING from The Jester Race... Yeah they've moved on for sure.

Written by Mattybu on 03.10.2011 at 23:54
Wow... If they didn't deliver energy-wise (luckily it sounded like they did) that setlis t would just kill me. NOTHING from The Jester Race... Yeah they've moved on for sure.

Yep, nothing from "The Jester Race" in a 20 song setlist is very disappointing. They are playing here in a couple of months time, but if they haven't altered the setlist by then, I probably won't go...

I might finally listen to the new album today.. it was a while after "A Sense Of Purpose" came out before I listened to that, and it wasn't as bad as I was expecting, so...

Written by Angelic Storm on 04.10.2011 at 12:29

Written by Mattybu on 03.10.2011 at 23:54
Wow... If they didn't deliver energy-wise (luckily it sounded like they did) that setlis t would just kill me. NOTHING from The Jester Race... Yeah they've moved on for sure.

Yep, nothing from "The Jester Race" in a 20 song setlist is very disappointing. They are playing here in a couple of months time, but if they haven't altered the setlist by then, I probably won't go...

I might finally listen to the new album today.. it was a while after "A Sense Of Purpose" came out before I listened to that, and it wasn't as bad as I was expecting, so...

I figure a ticket for them would be overpriced now anyways (now that they're popular!) so my future money to spend on In Flames will likely first go to getting Lunar Strain and the Subterranean EP which I saw at HMV once and regret not buying SO MUCH

Whatever the hell those Oriental animators are doing over there.

Stop it. Now.

In Flames are very good, but it's the vocals that ruin everything else. I've listened to The Jester Race by them, and I really liked the instrumentation but the vocals were very bad.

Written by Guest on 05.10.2011 at 17:56

In Flames are very good, but it's the vocals that ruin everything else. I've listened to The Jester Race by them, and I really liked the instrumentation but the vocals were very bad.

I don't know what you're talking about
Bad is bad, I know, but what's your problem with the vocals?