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In Flames is a Swedish Melodic death metal band.

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[edit] Background

[edit] 1990–1996

In Flames was founded in 1990 as a side project of Jesper Strömblad who was at the time in a death metal band called Ceremonial Oath.[1][2] Jesper formed In Flames with the purpose of writing songs with a more melodic musical direction, something which he was not allowed to do in Ceremonial Oath.[2][3] In 1993, Jesper decided to quit Ceremonial Oath due to musical differences and began focusing more on In Flames.[2][3] That same year, Jesper (guitar, drums, keyboards) recruited Glenn Ljungström (guitar), and Johan Larsson (bass) to form the first official In Flames line-up.[3]

The trio recorded a three song demo and sent it to Wrong Again Records.[4][1] In order to increase their chances of being offered a record deal, the trio lied to the owner of the record label by telling him that they already had 13 songs done.[4] The owner of Wrong Again Records, seeing promise in the band, offered In Flames a record deal over the phone.[1]

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.[5] In 1994, Lunar Strain was released.

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. In 1995, Subterranean was released. Subterranean allowed In Flames to break out of the underground scene and led them to acquire a record deal with Nuclear Blast.[1]

In 1996, 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.[4][2][1] That same year, the new line up recorded the band's second studio album, The Jester Race. This album was recorded once again in Studio Fredman, but unlike previous albums, it was co-produced by the studio's owner, Fredrik Nordström. In 1996, The Jester Race was released. Afterwards, In Flames toured with bands such as Samael, Grip Inc., and Kreator.[1]

[edit] 1997–2001

In 1997, 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.[1] Niklas Engelin (guitar) and Peter Iwers (bass) were recruited to fill in the vacant spots during a tour with Dimmu Borgir.[6][1] After the tour both Niklas Engelin and Peter Iwers were asked to join the band permanently, and they did. With the new line-up, In Flames then proceeded with a European tour and played their first two shows in Japan.[1] However, by the end of that tour in 1998, Niklas Engelin quit In Flames.[7]

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.[8] 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. In 1999, Colony was released. Afterwards, In Flames toured Europe, Japan, and played their first show in the United States during the Milwaukee Metal Fest.[9]

In 2000, 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.[1] In August 2001, In Flames released The Tokyo Showdown, a live album recorded during the Japanese tour in November 2000.

[edit] 2002–present

In 2002, 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.[1]

In 2003, 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. 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.[7] In Flames also played on the main stage during Ozzfest 2005.

In 2005, 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.[10] In 2006, Come Clarity was released in North America through Ferret Music and elsewhere through Nuclear Blast. That same year, In Flames toured with Sepultura, toured on The Unholy Alliance tour, was one of the headliners on the Sounds of The Underground tour, and played on the main stage at Download Festival.[7]

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.[11][12]

In 2007 The band played in Dubai for the annual Dubai Desert Rock Festival.

In Flames were featured on the Gigantour 3 North American tour with Megadeth, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, and High on Fire.[13]

On April 4th, 2008, In Flames released their 9th studio album, A Sense of Purpose. [14] The first single from the new album is titled "The Mirror's Truth" which was released in Europe on March 7, 2008.

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.[15]

In Flames has performed at Metaltown Festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, Nova Rock Festival, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, Gigantour and Download Festival in June 2008.

[edit] Melodic death metal

Main article: Melodic death metal

[edit] Discography

Main article: In Flames discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 In Flames Biography. In Flames (2004-03-30). Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named MR
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Enslain
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 A Moment of 'Clarity' with In Flames. Live-Metal.Net (2006-07-26). Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named MO
  6. ↑ Morgan, Anthony (2006-06-28). Come Clarity. rockdetector.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NBN
  8. ↑ Dawn (2002-09-22). Dawn with Daniel Svensson. The Metal Web. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  9. ↑ Haumschild, Matthew (2002-09-22). In Flames: Interview with Björn Gelotte. Gryphon Metal. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  10. ↑ Smit, Jackie (2006-01-09). Moments of Clarity. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IFNA
  12. ↑ In Flames (2007-10-07). In Flames MySpace Profile. In Flames. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  13. ↑ Gigantour 2008 lineup. [1]
  14. ↑ IN FLAMES - The official homepage
  15. ↑ Komodo Rock | In Flames Record Video For The Mirrors Truth; Photos Available
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