Album Review: In Flames - Come Clarity[views:3095][posts:12]_______________________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 10:41am - Chris_From_Shit_Fuck ""] In Flames - Come Clarity (2006) Track Listing: 1. Take this life 2. Leeches 3. Reflect the storm 4. Dead end 5. Scream 6. Come clarity 7. Vacuum 8. Pacing death trails 9. Crawl through knives 10. Versus terminus 11. Our infinite struggle 12. Vanishing light 13. Your bedtime story is scaring everyone After 2004's Soundtrack to Your Escape, almost every In Flames fan had given up hope that the once great Gothenburg band could ever duplicate their earlier work. Barely using the guitar work of Jesper or Bjorn, the music incorporated so much synth that you'd think they were now a nu-metal band. Well almost 2 years after the "St. Anger" of thier carrier, In Flames new album is out. Musically it's alot better than the attrocity of STYE, but at the same time there are still too many instances of the band using the "synth" sound that they experimented with on Reroute to Remain. Now it appears that this is a staple of the new In Flames sound. The album starts off pretty strong, if you like metalcore that is as that is now what the band has become. No more are the orignators of phenomenal harmonies. The vocal work by Anders hasn't changed since STYE, and that is what really makes the album suffer as there is no real growth vocally, though while it's a regression for the band musically (backwards towards Colony/Clayman), the vocals and lyrics tend to ruin the songs as they could be enjoyable. Though while I didn't have high hopes set for the album, I am glad to hear that they've gone back to the sound before STYE and Reroute, but at the same time I'd perfer to have the old In Flames back, the one that came up with great tracks like Ever Dying, Behind Space, December Flower, Dead God in Me. Those days are done now though, and though while this album isn't ground breaking, or their best it's defenitly a step back in the right direction for the Swedish Boys. Rating: 7/10 |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 11:14am - dreadkill ""] "my cum is clear" "mine is white" "mine's a bit yellow" WHAT A GAY ALBUM TITLE! |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 11:28am - succubus ""] if you wrote the review then you can post it here: http://www.returntothepit.com/cdreview.php that way it shows up on the reviews page and band page ~~ aaron why not add a cd review tag? then code it so it goes to review page..i thought you did that... |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 11:31am - dreadkill ""] 13. Your bedtime story is scaring everyone that's a hilarious song title |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 1:21pm - anonymous ""] 2/10 dude. this cd sucks. they haven't released something good since the jester race. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 28,2005 1:24pm - the_reverend ""] succubus said:aaron why not add a cd review tag? then code it so it goes to review page..i thought you did that... I did.. but it's one of those things that I have to update. |
| _________________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 10:37am - DestroyYouAlot ""] I checked out the last one at the mall last year on those funky fye headphones. Every entire song sounds like a mid-period In Flames intro. Minus ever getting started, or not sucking. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 1:10pm - Kessaris ""] I stopped thinking In Flames was awesome when they covered Metallica and took out the solo section altogether. Lame Whoracle is their best, Jester Race is awesome, Colony and Clayman are both good. Thats it. The Sweeds wanna be us and we wanna be sweeds |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 1:16pm - RustedAngel ""] I never want to hear this CD, EVER. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 3:01pm - Philonymous ""] this album isnt all that bad Im actually kinda digging it its definetly a step in the right direction but anders needs to stop trying to be Jonathan Davis |
| ___________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 3:07pm - dreadkill ""] they only brought back their old style because they realized it's trendy in america to sound that way now. i really don't care to hear this. if someone burned me a copy, i'd take it, but i probably wouldn't listen to it much and wouldn't buy it. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 3:55pm - pam nli ""] this album sucks. I'm not even going to review it for my or any zine because I am so fucking disgusted. |
| _____________________________________________ [Nov 29,2005 5:56pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] This album almost completely sucks but there are one or two good songs on there like "Versus Terminus" and I forget the other. |