Come Clarity
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| Studio album by In Flames | ||||||||||
| Released | February 3, 2006 | |||||||||
| Recorded | November 2004 – May 2005[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Genre | Melodic death metal Alternative metal |
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| Length | 48:06 | |||||||||
| Label | Ferret (US) Nuclear Blast (EU) Toy's Factory (Japan) |
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| Producer | Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad | |||||||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.3/10) [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
Come Clarity is the eighth studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. The album was released on February 3, 2006 in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records and February 7 in the U.S. through Ferret Records.
Stylistically this harkens back to the band's heavier roots with elements of the alternative style still present. The band had claimed the sound would be "a bit of the old and a bit of the new". The album was originally entitled Crawl Through Knives, intended for release in the summer or early fall of 2005.
The special edition of the album includes a special bonus DVD, featuring the band playing the album in its entirety, except for the final track of the album. However, the audio is not actually live. It is simply the studio recording played over the video. The DVD also features a photo gallery of the recording sessions of Come Clarity.
The song "Take This Life" is featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Music videos were produced for the songs "Take This Life" and "Come Clarity". On some programs, tracks are listed incorrectly such as "Reflect the Storm" as "Reflect the End", "Crawl Through Knives" as "Crawling Through Knives" and "Versus Terminus" as "End of All Things".[citation needed]
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[edit] Style
Come Clarity features the return of the guitar harmonies and the solos to the band, and can be described as a combination of their older melodic death metal sound with their newer alternative sound.
The song "Dead End" is the third In Flames song to feature female vocals (the others are "Whoracle" from Whoracle and "Everlost, Pt. 2" from Lunar Strain.)
The album features the artwork of Derek Hess, who is popular among metal bands and has produced artwork for Converge and Sepultura amongst others. Specifically a connection towards Roorback.
[edit] Sales and awards
The album debuted at number 1 in Sweden[4] and number 58 on the United States Billboard 200; in the latter country, selling almost 25,000 copies in its first week, and 50,000 in its first month. Since its release, the album has sold more than 110,000 copies in the United States. The album has also sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.
This album has recently won the award for Best Hard Rock Album in the 2007 Grammis (Swedish Grammy Awards) over such nominated albums such as The Haunted's The Dead Eye and HammerFall's Threshold.[5]
Come Clarity was named Best Swedish album of the Past Decade by readers of Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.[6]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, and Jesper Strömblad.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Take This Life" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Leeches" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Reflect the Storm" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Dead End (featuring Lisa Miskovsky)" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Scream" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Come Clarity" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Vacuum" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Pacing Death's Trail" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Crawl Through Knives" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Versus Terminus" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Our Infinite Struggle" | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Vanishing Light" | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone" | 5:25 |
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Total length:
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48:06 | |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] In Flames
- Anders Fridén – vocals
- Björn Gelotte – guitar (acoustic guitar on "Come Clarity")
- Jesper Strömblad – guitar (acoustic guitar on "Come Clarity")
- Peter Iwers – bass
- Daniel Svensson – drums
[edit] Guests
- Örjan Örnkloo – keyboards and programming
- Uppsala Poker HC Crew – additional vocals on "Scream"
- Lisa Miskovsky – additional vocals on "Dead End"
[edit] Artwork
- Derek Hess
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date |
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| Europe | February 3, 2006 |
| United States | February 7, 2006 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
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- ^ Sputnikmusic review
- ^ "In Flames Chart Positions". Swedish Charts. 2006. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=In+Flames. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ^ "Come Clarity winning Best Hardrock award at 2007 Grammis.". Grammis. 2007. http://www.grammis.se/?page=32. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- ^ "In Flames & Bossen bäst". Aftonbladet. 2009. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6348054.ab. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
[edit] External links
- Come Clarity album details
- Come Clarity in the press at the Wayback Machine (archived January 19, 2008)
- Peter Iwers speaks about Come Clarity
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