In Flames - A Sense of Purpose
A Sense of Purpose is the ninth studio album by Swedish band In Flames. The album was released in first Japan on March 26, 2008 with 15 tracks and later in Europe on April 4, 2008 through Nuclear Blast and through Koch Records in North America on April 1. This is the band's last album to feature any of the original band members (founding guitarist Jesper Strömblad quit in early 2010). The album debuted at number 1 on the official Swedish album chart.
Track listing[]
- "The Mirror's Truth" - 3:02
- "Disconnected" - 3:37
- "Sleepless Again" - 4:12
- "Alias" - 4:53
- "I'm the Highway" - 3:46
- "Delight and Angers" - 3:41
- "Move Through Me" - 3:08
- "The Chosen Pessimist" - 8:16
- "Sober and Irrelevant" - 3:24
- "Condemned" - 3:36
- "Drenched in Fear" - 3:32
- "March to the Shore" - 3:30
Personnel[]
The following people contributed to A Sense of Purpose:
- In Flames
- Anders Fridén – vocals
- Jesper Strömblad – guitar
- Björn Gelotte – guitar
- Peter Iwers – bass guitar
- Daniel Svensson – drums
- Additional personnel
- Recorded at IF Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Produced by In Flames, Roberto Laghi and Daniel Bergstrand
- Mixed by Toby Wright
- Assisted by James Musshorn at Skip Saylor Recordings, Los Angeles, California
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering Studios, Hollywood, California
- Drum Recording – Roberto Laghi
- Vocal Recording – Daniel Bergstrand and Anders Fridén
- Bass Recording – Roberto Laghi
- Guitar Recording – Roberto Laghi, Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
- Additional drum editing – Arnold Linberg
- Keys and programming – Örjan Örnkloo at Wasteland Studios
- Written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad
- Arranged by In Flames
- All songs published by Kobalt Music
- Illustrations, art direction and design by Alex Pardee