| Heralded
Swedish metal quintet IN FLAMES release
new album, Come Clarity in North America
on February 7th, 2006 through Ferret Music

In
Flames has been one of the leaders
of the underground metal movement for over
10 years. With over 1,000,000 records sold
worldwide and coming off a successful tour
as part of OZZFEST 2005, where they shared
the festival's main stage with Black Sabbath,
Iron Maiden and others, the time is ripe
for this Swedish quintet to continue their
ascent. The band's recent success, as well
as that of their counterparts -- including
Killswitch Engage (whom they co-headlined
with in 2004), Shadows Fall and Lamb of
God -- has paved the wave for metal bands
to break through to the mainstream.
With
the February 7th, 2006 North American release
of Come Clarity, the band has chosen a new
label in Ferret Music to not only serve
their legions of fans, but to introduce
them to a broader audience in heavy music.
The follow-up to the band's 2004 album,
Soundtrack to Your Escape, Come Clarity
features In Flames most ambitious songwriting
to date. The final track listing for Come
Clarity is "Take This Life", "Leeches",
"Reflect the Storm", "Dead
End", "Scream", "Come
Clarity", "Vacuum", "Pacing
Death's Trail", "Crawl through
Knives", "Versus Terminus",
"Our Infinite Struggle", "Vanishing
Light" and "Your Bedtime Story
Is Scaring Everyone".
Over
the last ten years, In Flames has defined
an entire musical movement, placing them
at the forefront of the next revolution
in heavy music and on the verge of exploding
and exposing the mainstream to a whole new
sonic experience. Many critically-acclaimed
albums have laid the groundwork, and now
In Flames stand poised to blow the gates
wide open.
Striving
to make music he loved, Jesper Strömblad
formed In Flames with Johan Larsson and
Glenn Ljungström in 1990. After recording
a demo, the trio garnered their first record
deal and began work on their debut album.
Entitled Lunar Strain, the release quickly
became an instant classic in underground
circles. A licensing deal with Nuclear Blast
Records soon followed, as did the addition
of both Anders Friden on vocals and Björn
Gelotte on drums. In Flames then went to
work on recording Lunar Strain's follow-up,
The Jester Race. The album was an immediate
success and the band's profile continued
to increase worldwide as did their rigorous
touring schedule.
After
the recording of 1997's Whoracle, Johan
and Glenn decided to leave the band and
both Peter Iwers (bass) and Niklas Engelin
(guitar) stepped in. With the fresh line-up
in place, In Flames hit the road with Dimmu
Borgir for a very successful European tour.
The album ultimately became known in the
highly factional underground metal community
as an important release not only for In
Flames, but for the entire melodic death
metal movement.
At
the conclusion of the album's cycle, In
Flames' lineup again changed and the band
restructured considerably. Björn switched
from drums to guitar and Daniel Svensson
(SACRILIGE) joined on percussion. In 1999,
the band released Colony. Excellent reactions
to the album as well as increased touring
the world over turned In Flames into one
of the most popular metal acts on the planet.
2000's Clayman topped its predecessor and
the band received international acclaim.
The success of Clayman gave the band a chance
to share stages with acts such as Slipknot,
Metallica and Slayer. The first In Flames
live album, The Tokyo Showdown, soon followed,
giving a detailed insight into the band's
live competence.
After
touring the world twice over in support
of Clayman, In Flames released their two
most successful records to date, Reroute
to Remain and Soundtrack to Your Escape
in 2002 and 2004 respectively. The invitation
to join the 2005 installment of OZZFEST
as a main stage act solidified In Flames'
place amongst modern day heavy music's elite
and saw the band break new ground, converting
scores of new fans over the course of the
highly-publicized trek.
Now
with the imminent release of Come Clarity,
In Flames are ready to take North America
by storm with their best album to date.
The band will finally call the continent
their second home by touring the continent
for more than half of 2006, beginning with
a headlining tour set to launch in January
that will include support from well known
acts Trivium, Devildriver and Zao. Come
Clarity features thirteen explosive tracks,
including the roll-out single and video,
"Take this Life".
Track
listing:
01.
Take This Life
02. Leeches
03. Reflect The Storm
04. Dead End
05. Scream
06. Come Clarity
07. Vacuum
08. Pacing Death´s Trail
09. Crawl Through Knives
10. Versus Terminus
11. Our Infinite Struggle
12. Vanishing Light
13. Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone
IN
FLAMES tour dates:
(Support on all dates provided by Trivium,
Devildriver and Zao)
January
25 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
January 26 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
January 27 San Diego, CA Soma
January 28 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
January 29 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
January 30 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
January 31 Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural
Centre
February 1 Seattle, WA Showbox
February 3 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air
February 4 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
February 6 Austin, TX The Backroom
February 7 Houston, TX Meridian
February 9 Nashville, TN Rockettown
February 10 Detroit, MI Harpo's
February 11 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
February 12 Chicago, IL House of Blues
February 14 Latham, NY Saratoga Winners
February
15 New York, NY Webster Hall
February 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
February 17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of
the Living Arts
February 18 Worcester, MA The Palladium
February 19 Montreal, QC Le Medley
February 20 Quebec City, QB Theatre Capitole
February 21 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
February 22 Rochester, NY Water Street Music
Hall
February 23 Norfolk, VA Norva Theatre
February 24 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music
Hall
February 25 Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre
February 26 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of
Blues
"metal
giants...IN FLAMES have redefined the standard
by which extreme music will be judged."
- GUITAR WORLD
"There
would be no Shadows Fall if it weren't for
IN FLAMES, or Killswitch Engage, or As I
Lay Dying. The band revolutionized post-At
the Gates melodic death metal, and it continues
to push the boundaries of what it can accomplish...they
are true innovators." - AQUARIAN WEEKLY
"During
the past few years, IN FLAMES have significantly
increased their public profile...no longer
an underground commodity" - REVOLVER
"big,
minor key melodies with chunky rhythmic
sections...influential" - NEW YORK
TIMES
"One
of the most important bands in metal"
- ALTERNATIVE PRESS
"melodic
death metal with hook-filled choruses...they're
cool!" - STUFF
"Kings
of melodic death metal and an inspiration
to a sizeable majority of the U.S. metal
scenes latest and greatest, IN FLAMES have
been a constantly evolving metallic force
over the last decade" - KERRANG!
"taut
aggression, subtle harmonics and ornate
riffing...equally precise and vigorous"
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"exceptional"
- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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