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IN FLAMES: 'A Sense Of Purpose' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
- Jan. 14, 2008
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Swedish metallers IN FLAMES will release their new full-length CD, "A Sense of Purpose", in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Come Clarity" was recorded at the band's own IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The group received assistance during the vocal-recording sessions from producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously produced the vocals on "Reroute To Remain", "Soundtrack To Your Escape" and "Come Clarity". All artwork for the album was created by Alex Pardee for ZeroFriends. Alex also created the artwork for the first single, "The Mirror's Truth". "A Sense of Purpose" track listing: 01. The Mirror's Truth02. Disconnected03. Sleepless Again04. Alias05. I'm the Highway06. Delight and Angers07. Move Through Me08. The Chosen Pessimist09. Sober and Irrelevant10. Condemned11. Drenched In Fear12. March To The Shore"We are extremely happy with the end result and so proud of what we have achieved with the new album and can't wait for you all to hear it," the band says in a statement. IN FLAMES will release a the "The Mirror’s Truth" single on March 7 via Nuclear Blast Records. The European-only release will contain the following tracks: 01. The Mirror's Truth02. Eraser * 03. Tilt * 04 Abnegation * * Exclusive non-album tracks A new IN FLAMES track, entitled "Abnegation", is featured on the "Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" album, which was released on September 4, 2007 via Ferret Music and Filthy Note Records. The CD features exclusive tracks, written and recorded for the CD/DVD combo from some of Bam's favorite acts like CLUTCH, CKY, CHILDREN OF BODOM, VIKING SKULL and VAINS OF JENNA. A U.S.-exclusive track from SHINY TOY GUNS and music from other faves like GWAR, THE SOUNDS, DIMMU BORGIR and KILL HANNAH also appears on the compilation. IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE will play this year's Gigantour in North America beginning mid-April and running through the end of May. Headlining the trek will be MEGADETH.
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posted by : thethingthatshouldnotbe
1/14/2008 8:06:58 AM
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unfortunately i'm not expecting much from this album - i liked Come Clarity but it wasnt exactly up there with Whoracle and Colony. In Flames are a bit like Metallica - once they got more commercial, they went downhill and i think theyve probably lost what they once had which made them amazing, after Reroute and especially Soundtrack. and they were very disappointing when i saw them live in the summer. still, if this ones as good as Come Clarity i'll be pretty pleased.
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posted by : Pethical
1/14/2008 8:11:16 AM
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wierd artwork...
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COMMENT | Hm..
posted by :
1/14/2008 8:14:19 AM
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This artwork sucks... totally!
They're now going with this EMO trend... don't like it.
I can remember that they were something like Melo Death Metal somt time ago.. long time ago..
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COMMENT | yup
posted by : thenumberofthebeef
1/14/2008 8:21:12 AM
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This is my second favorite band in the entire world and I think this artwork sucks. Hopefully the album content will be much better.
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posted by : metalcock
1/14/2008 8:21:40 AM
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just rubbish.
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COMMENT | While I agree, the artwork sucks,
posted by : fishdontgotsnogoodmetals
1/14/2008 8:23:07 AM
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EMO is far from what the Gothenburg guys are doing. They're not completely melodic death anymore, they're more like regular heavy metal, but they certainly aren't emo.
I'm an IF loyalist and have been since the first album, so I will of course buy this album and each one after it. I can't not enjoy In Flames, being that they're the ones who got me into extreme metal to begin with.
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posted by :
1/14/2008 8:39:32 AM
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Let the flood gates open....
I'm suprised no one is like "I'm the highway" wtf does that mean? How can you be a highway? haha Bud F.
In Flames \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by : TheGreyArea
1/14/2008 9:03:10 AM
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"I'm the highway"?
surely not a Audioslave cover?!
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posted by : Le_Voleur
1/14/2008 9:03:54 AM
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"Im the highway" is a song by audioslave, does this mean in flames cover it up?we'll see
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COMMENT | whhaaaaatt???
posted by : smanicom
1/14/2008 9:07:56 AM
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fuck me, Look at the artwork from Whoracle, Jester Race, Colony and now this.......
What the fuck has happened, is someone taking the piss?
The glory days are gone, thats for sure. Albums like Come Clarity dont stand up to the Colony's of the world......sad
Thank Fuck for Dark Tranquillity!!
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posted by : Lifehacker
1/14/2008 9:09:40 AM
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IF are at a level where everything is business, where they make money, and thats why this sloppy ass artwork. They want to break out of the metal image and conquer a more commercial market. The last good album they did was Reroute To Remain, which contained nothing but hitsongs. And yes the artwork sucks big time cause it looks like a Korn rip off (even the logo, which btw reminds me of The Faceless logo), but thats just a matter of taste.
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COMMENT | too bad this band sucks now
posted by :
1/14/2008 9:18:44 AM
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Cool cover though. Looks really Skinny Puppy oriented.
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COMMENT | ...
posted by : Kovaks
1/14/2008 10:07:29 AM
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This sounds pitiful...
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posted by : Acacia70
1/14/2008 10:50:24 AM
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whoracle was their last good album. they are wussies now.
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COMMENT | It's not all bad news
posted by : Blackthorned
1/14/2008 11:02:24 AM
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Dark Tranquillity are playing a UK tour next month
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COMMENT | Not A Audioslave cover
posted by : iamlegend
1/14/2008 11:14:47 AM
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No, it's not a cover of the Audislave song! The band went throught the record song by song in Swedens biggest news paper "Aftonbladet" and Anders friden said it's not a cover.
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posted by : Deth
1/14/2008 11:15:43 AM
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You people actually think artwork should dictate the sound of a band? I guess Black Sabbath should have been more "commercial" then cuz their covers were certainly not reflective of their sound (well, that latter ones anyway). Same goes for Meshuggah, older Metallica, Opeth...the list could go on and on.
Get over it - even if artwork sucks doesn't mean the music will. Get past the materialistic aspects.
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posted by :
1/14/2008 11:33:34 AM
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So much for In Flames...
Come Clarity was already a step in the wrong direction...yet they keep going! Scratch them off my top 10 list of most respected bands.
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posted by : metalhenkie
1/14/2008 11:44:49 AM
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in flames rules and they will always do so
their old shit is legendary but rtr, stye and come clarity rock as well... just different sound, but very good in another way.. still metal, just another flavour...
i mean, are you trying to tell me that 'cloud connected', 'the quiet place', 'my sweet shadow', 'take this life' and 'vanishing light' are emo? mainstream rock? brainless fabricized music?
dont fucking think so
and the artwork rocks
i am the first one who said it
i rule
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/14/2008 11:52:22 AM
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I could be wrong, but I doubt this is the final version of the cover art. Especially the bands logo.
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posted by :
1/14/2008 11:53:37 AM
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in all fairness in flames artwork has always been on the lame side
come clarity was cool but the artwork was just what was trendy at the time
i'm suprised they didn't get the guy who is the trend now, i forget his name but he did the sounds of the underground press, the new darkest hour cd, and a couple others...they all look the same
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COMMENT | whatever
posted by : toastedsandwichlover
1/14/2008 12:25:37 PM
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i like the artwork and think it's cool... not that i think everyone else is wrong or anything, but it seems to me that the fans never cut the bands a break... c'mon, this is in flames, show some fuggin respect!!
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COMMENT | What about a US release date?
posted by :
1/14/2008 12:35:08 PM
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Are they no longer on Ferret in the US?
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COMMENT | you know what
posted by : toastedsandwichlover
1/14/2008 12:35:30 PM
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never mind, i think they SHOULD change the artwork, it should be a big throbbing, fully erect penis to satisfy all the hard-ons on this board who think they have a right to dictate the artistic direction of bands who have and continue to pioneer music in new erections, i mean directions!!
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COMMENT | Honestly
posted by :
1/14/2008 12:35:52 PM
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When I saw the album artwork I started thinking In Flames had started doing LSD. That furry thing is actually what Anders thought Bjorn looked like at 2AM.
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COMMENT | WHAT THE HELL!!!
posted by :
1/14/2008 12:51:33 PM
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THIS ARTWORK SUCKS!!!!LOOK LIKE EARLY 80'S CHEAP METAL BAND...HOPE MUSIC COMIN GOOD...
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COMMENT | Come Clarity
posted by :
1/14/2008 1:01:15 PM
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Come Clarity was complete garbage. I'm not looking forward to a new In FLames records anymore.
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COMMENT | The Wall, anyone...?
posted by : shotput
1/14/2008 1:13:05 PM
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When I look at this artwork, I immmediately think of the film for "The Wall."
Trippy.
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posted by : blackXmetalXcore
1/14/2008 1:19:14 PM
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yay In Flames!
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COMMENT | I'm done with them.
posted by :
1/14/2008 1:21:23 PM
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COMMENT | At least we still have Opeth
posted by :
1/14/2008 1:24:50 PM
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At least we still have Opeth
I love In Flames but Come Clarity and Soundtrack didnt do much for me. I have hope for this even though I cant view the artwork from work
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COMMENT |
posted by :
1/14/2008 1:29:27 PM
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The artwork for their single The miror's truth can be found here;
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2184209710_bf66961f7f_o_d.jpg
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COMMENT |
posted by : JustBreathing87
1/14/2008 1:32:00 PM
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The album artwork is terrible. Im still going to give it a listen but I dont think it will come close to being as good as Come Clarity, which was only decent to begin with.
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posted by :
1/14/2008 1:37:46 PM
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That is the fruitiest fucking artwork ever
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COMMENT | ?
posted by : snipershot
1/14/2008 1:54:02 PM
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Is that the kid from "Where the Wild Things Are"?
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COMMENT | Artworks fine.
posted by :
1/14/2008 3:27:03 PM
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I don't get it people. It's fine. See the jesterhead back there in the wall? Anyways it's the music that I hope will do the talking.
That said Come clarity didn't seem to have that lasting effect...like Whoracle or Colony or even re route which honestly their last good album IMO. Keeping my fingers crossed.
BTW Go buy it dont download it.
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COMMENT | FUCK In Flames.
posted by : MatthewLang83
1/14/2008 3:38:20 PM
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They never were melo-death or death. They are and always have been melodic crap.
Come Clarity was just awful and forgettable.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Landhow
1/14/2008 4:49:18 PM
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ugly
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COMMENT | im pleased with the artwork
posted by :
1/14/2008 9:08:59 PM
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and the IF logo on there is the "old school" logo, and i know this album will be freakin AMAZING, fuck the close minded purists who think they know it all
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COMMENT | Positive sign
posted by :
1/14/2008 9:58:45 PM
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The artwork is excellent, and remembering Jester Race is certainly a good sign, since this album was even better than Whoracle and much more better and interesting than Colony.
But that`s just an artwork though....
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COMMENT | What's wrong with you?
posted by :
1/21/2008 10:56:19 AM
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What the f@#k is wrong with the artwork? IF have changed visual styles in the past. Reroute was different for the time, and Come Clarity was again another style.
And ANYONE who claims "Come Clarity" is a shitty album, but also likes Clayman and Colony, is a f@#$in' a-hole. Come Clarity was the best album since Clayman, and one of the best EVER. (How the f@#k can someone say that Take This Life and Crawl Through Knives is EMO???)
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COMMENT | Well I give In Flames credit..
posted by :
1/24/2008 5:01:10 PM
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They worked alot faster than Metallica to produce a shitty record.
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posted by :
3/18/2008 6:49:52 PM
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Im really immpressed with this record. The drums are written better (unfortunately though, played slopily), and this is much heavier than come clarity. I will definately be buying it.
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COMMENT | bah
posted by :
4/1/2008 8:38:02 AM
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i have never understood why people seems be so close with their mind to think that commercial=shit ..not everything that is commercial must be a shit or probably no one in europe or in america will going to Iron Maiden Concerts anymore! yes i guess they are the most commercial things in the world right now and all metalheads keep on going to their gigs without any problem and they don't make a good album from almost 15 years!! i'm an "old" in flames fan but i still love their music cuz they still making this work with HONESTLY and PASSION ! but i agree to with who think that artwork is not so amazing i still prefer niklas sundin way to work but every new is welcome to me!! i don't want to lack of respect to other people only want to defense the music that i love from many years!In flames are a fucking great live band and i can't wait to see them live for the 6th times :D ! good day it's only an opinion bye
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