In Flames are the pioneers of a style known as Melodic Death Metal along with the likes of Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates etc. This is the first full length album from these lords of Gothenburg. If it wasn't for Metallica's Black album and Megadeth's Rust In Peace, I would go as far as to say that this is perhaps the best metal album of the nineties!!! Harmonising guitars..pulverizing riffs...insane drumming..immaculate solos. Never has the amalgamation of so many different types of music sounded so good. For the death metal fan there are the blast beats and the cookie monster vocals....for the classic hard rock listener there are sweet solos and melodious rhythms...for the power metal fan there are harmonising guitars played at breakneck speed.It has everything for everybody. Listen to the opener Moonshield and you'll know what I mean...it starts off with a folksy acoustic intro and then goes on to bombard the listener with progressive/death/melodious bliss. Straight up rockers like Artifacts of the Black Rain,Lord Hypnos and Dead Eternity will provide instant gratification to any riff-monger out there. The Jester's Dance is an instrumental which could have very well been on Master of Puppets!! Even after all this, if you thought they are just another band who just know how to riff..listen to the solo on December Flower. It's soooo emotionally melodious you'll feel like crying(and that says a lot for a death metal band..so what if it's melodious death metal)..definitely one of the top 5 metal solos ever..in my opinion. The Jester Race might very well be the greatest metal album not to reach the platinum status. So do yourself a favor and get it now. Even if you don't like the growling death metal vocals..listen to it for the sheer beauty of the instruments(it's an acquired taste actually and might grow on you)
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Rating: 10/10
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