IN FLAMES

Release Year: 2004
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: modern dynamic harmonious death metal
Condition: NM/NM

seventh full length of dramatic Gothenburg sound pioneers marks a significant departure from their earlier melodic direction, breathing new life into a genre that had long since hit a wall, baldly pushing stylistic barriers with a wide range of atmospheres and clever use of electronic samples, not to forget classic thrash and blasting death metal episodes nonetheless - it has much to do with abandoning the standard C tuning, switching to drop A# tuning that provides heavier and darker sound; diversity like this might have its drawbacks - far from all listeners were overexcited with the end result, but still it is a focal release in their evolution process where traditional and new In Flames dramatically collide; authentic German three panel digipak edition comes with embossed cover elements, additional unseen elsewhere artwork, and Discover Me Like Emptiness audio bonus