The Jester Race
The Jester Race is the seicond album bi the melodic daith metal baund In Flames. It is the first album tae featur Anders Fridén as the baund's vocalist an Björn Gelotte as the drummer. A video for the sang "Artifacts of the Black Rain" wis released an aw. It wis the first album tae featur the Jesterhead, the baund's mascot an aw.
| The Jester Race | ||||
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| Studio album by In Flames | ||||
| Released | 20 Februar 1996[1] | |||
| Recordit | November 1995 (Studio Fredman) | |||
| Genre | Melodic daith metal | |||
| Lenth | 40:12, 54:45 (2002 an 2008 reissue) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström In Flames | |||
| In Flames chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Springheid | Ratin |
| Allmusic |  [2]
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| Chronicles of Chaos |   [3]
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Efter releasin The Jester Race, the baund then toured wi Samael, Grip Inc. an Kreator.[4] The album wis the baund's seicont full-length album released follaein the mair mainstream success o the 1994 EP, Subterranean. The Jester Race wis recordit at Studio Fredman bi Fredrik Nordström, who contributit keybuirds for the album an aw.
The Jester Race is considered ane o the greatest metal albums o aw time. It rankit #79 on the wabsteid Metal Rules' leet o 100 Greatest Metal Albums.[5] It is considered a classic album o the Gothenburg style o metal an aw,[6] alang wit At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul an Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery,[7] exhibitin the dual guitar leads, groult vocals an acoustic sections typical o the genre.
Track leetin
eedit| No. | Teetle | Lenth |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moonshield" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "The Jester's Dance" (Instrumental) | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Artifacts of the Black Rain" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Graveland" | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Lord Hypnos" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Dead Eternity" | 5:02 |
| 7. | "The Jester Race" | 4:51 |
| 8. | "December Flower" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Wayfaerer" (Instrumental) | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Dead God in Me" | 4:16 |
Bonus tracks
eedit| 2002 and 2008 re-releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Teetle | Lenth |
| 11. | "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Gyroscope" | 3:23 |
| 13. | "Acoustic Medley" | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Behind Space" (live) | 3:36 |
- These tracks are from the Black-Ash Inheritance MCD.
| Japanese Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Teetle | Lenth |
| 12. | "Dead Eternity" (demo) | 5:02 |
| 13. | "The Inborn Lifeless" (demo) | 3:22 |
- These tracks are from the 2007 re-release of the Subterranean EP.
Personnel
eedit- Anders Fridén − vocals
- Jesper Strömblad − lead guitars, acoustic guitars & keyboards
- Glenn Ljungström − lead guitars
- Johan Larsson − bass & backin vocals
- Björn Gelotte − drums & lead guitars
Guest appearances
eedit- Fredrik Nordström − keybuirds
- Oscar Dronjak − vocal appearance on Dead Eternity
- Fredrik Johansson − lead guitar on December Flower
- Kasper Dahlqvist − keybuirds on Wayfaerer
Production an composition
eedit- Produced by Fredrik Nordström an In Flames.
- Leerical concept an sang titles collaboratit bi Niklas Sundin an Anders Fridén.
- Leerics on Dead Eternity bi Jocke Göthberg.
- Ingineered bi Fredrik Nordström an Patrik Hellgren.
- Mastered bi Staffan Olofsson.
- Logo bi Glenn Ljungström.
- Airtwirk bi Andreas Marschall.
- Photos bi Kenneth Johansson.
- Layoot bi M&A Music art.
References
eedit- ↑ "In Flames - The Jester Race". Metal Archives. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Jester Race - In Flames". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "In Flames - The Jester Race". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ [4] Archived 2005-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Metal-Rules. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "In Flames" Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. BNR Metal, Version 3. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "Melodic Death Metal" Archived 2022-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. About.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ↑ "TJR-11b.jpg (1024×908)". Photobucket. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
Freemit airtins
eedit- The Jester Race album details Archived 2006-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
- The Jester Race information Archived 2006-10-18 at the Wayback Machine