In Flames
It's been a long road for In Flames, a band who's now been in business
for over 25 years.
They will forever be remembered and exalted for their early career,
as they were one of the founding fathers of the
Iron Maiden -cum-death melodic death metal style
that became synonymous with their
home town of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Indeed, their stretch of albums from
Lunar Strain* to *Clayman ,
released from 1994 to 2000,
are archetypical classics of the genre.
But, like many a band not willing to rest on its laurels, their
albums in the new millennium have strayed from that style, gradually
becoming more accessible and veering toward the alternative
rock/metal field.
Naturally, many old-time fans haven't taken to this progression well,
as while In Flames is still an international draw, their recent output
hasn't gotten the same high marks, at least from the fans' perspective.
Former Members/Guests
Mikael Stanne
vocals (Dark Tranquillity , The Halo Effect )
Henke Forss (guest)
vocals (Dawn )
Jesper Strömblad
guitars (CyHra , Dimension Zero , The Halo Effect , ex-HammerFall , ex-The Resistance , ex-Sinergy )
Karl Näslund
guitars RIP: October 2024, age 51
Glenn Ljungström
guitars (Dimension Zero , ex-The Resistance )
Niclas Engelin
guitars (Engel , ex-Gardenian , The Halo Effect , ex-Passenger )
Johan Larsson
bass/backing vocals
Peter Iwers
bass (ex-CyHra , The Halo Effect )
Bryce Paul Newman
bass
Daniel Erlandsson
drums (Arch Enemy , ex-Armageddon , ex-Brujeria , ex-Eucharist )
Daniel Svensson
drums (The Halo Effect )
Joe Rickard
drums
Discography
Studio
Live
Lunar Strain
1994
Wrong Again
Behind Space
Lunar Strain
Starforsaken
Dreamscape
Everlost (Part I)
Everlost (Part II)
Hårgalåten
In Flames
Upon An Oaken Theme
Clad In Shadows
Mikael Stanne
Jesper Strömblad
Karl Näslund
Glenn Ljungström
Johan Larsson
Subterranean
EP
1995
Wrong Again
Stand Ablaze
Ever Dying
Subterranean
Timeless
Biosphere
Henke Forss
Jesper Strömblad
Johan Larsson
Daniel Erlandsson
The Jester Race
1996
Nuclear Blast
Moonshield
The Jesters Dance
Artifacts Of The Black Rain
Graveland
Lord Hypnos
Dead Eternity
The Jester Race
December Flower
Wayfare
Dead God In Me
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Glenn Ljungström
Björn Gelotte
Johan Larsson
1996 Readers' Album
#13
Black-Ash Inheritance
EP
1997
Nuclear Blast
Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Gyroscope
Acoustic Medley
Behind Space (live)
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Glenn Ljungström
Björn Gelotte
Johan Larsson
Whoracle
1997
Nuclear Blast
Jotun
Food For The Gods
Gyroscope
The Hive
Dialogue With The Stars
Jester Script Transfigured
Morphing Into Primal
Worlds Within The Margin
Episode 666
Everything Counts
Whoracle
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Glenn Ljungström
Björn Gelotte
Johan Larsson
1997 Readers' Album
#10
Colony
1999
Nuclear Blast
Embody The Invisible
Ordinary Story
Scorn
Colony
Zombie Inc.
Pallar Anders Visa
Coerced Coexistence
Resin
Behind Space '99
Insipid 2000
The New Word
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
1999 Readers' Album
#4
Clayman
2000
Nuclear Blast
Bullet Ride
Pinball Map
Only For The Weak
... As The Future Repeats Today
Square Nothing
Clay Man
Satellites And Astronauts
Brush The Dust Away
Swim
Suburban Me
Another Day In Quicksand
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2000 Readers' Album
#5
The Tokyo Showdown
LIVE
2001
Nuclear Blast
Bullet Ride
Embody The Invisible
Jotun
Food For The Gods
Moonsheild
Clayman
Swim
Behind Space
Only For The Weak
Gyroscope
Scorn
Ordinary Story
Pinball Map
Colony
Episode 666
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
Reroute To Remain
2002
Nuclear Blast
Reroute To Remain
System
Drifter
Trigger
Cloud Connected
Transparent
Dawn Of A New Day
Egonomic
Minus
Dismiss The Cynics
Free Fall
Dark Signs
Metaphor
Black & White
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2002 Readers' Album
#4
Trigger
EP
2003
Nuclear Blast
Trigger (single edit)
Watch Them Feed
Land Of Confusion
Cloud Connected (Remix)
Moonshield (C64 Karaoke Version)
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2003 Readers' Album
#61
Soundtrack To Your Escape
2004
Nuclear Blast
F(r)iend
The Quiet Place
Dead Alone
Touch Of Red
Like You Better Dead
My Sweet Shadow
Evil In A Closet
In Search For I
Borders And Shading
Superhero Of The Computer Rage
Dial 595-Escape
Bottled
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2004 Readers' Album
#6
Come Clarity
2006
Nuclear Blast
Take This Life
Leeches
Reflect the Storm
Dead End
Scream
Come Clarity
Vacuum
Pacing Death's Trail
Crawl Through Knives
End of Things
Our Infinite Struggle
Vanishing Light
Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2006 Readers' Album
#5
A Sense Of Purpose
2008
Nuclear Blast
The Mirror's Truth
Disconnected
Sleepless Again
Alias
I'm the Highway
Delight and Angers
Move Through Me
The Chosen Pessimist
Sober and Irrelevant
Condemned
Drenched In Fear
March To The Shore
Anders Fridén
Jesper Strömblad
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2008 Readers' Album
#12
Siren Charms
2014
Epic
In Plain View
Everythings Gone
Paralyzed
Through Oblivion
With Eyes Wide Open
Siren Charms
When The World Explodes
Rusted Nail
Dead Eyes
Monsters In The Ballroom
Filtered Truth
Anders Fridén
Niclas Engelin
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
2014 Readers' Album
#27
Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg
LIVE
2016
Nuclear Blast
In Plain View
Everything's Gone
Fear Is the Weakness
Trigger
Resin
Where the Dead Ships Dwell
With Eyes Wide Open
Paralyzed
Through Oblivion
Ropes
Delight and Angers
Cloud Connected
Only for the Weak
The Chosen Pessimist
The Quiet Place
When the World Explodes
Rusted Nail
The Mirror's Truth
Deliver Us
Take This Life
Anders Fridén
Niclas Engelin
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Daniel Svensson
Battles
2016
Nuclear Blast
Drained
The End
Like Sand
The Truth
In My Room
Before I Fall
Through My Eyes
Battles
Here Until Forever
Underneath My Skin
Wallflower
Save Me
Anders Fridén
Niclas Engelin
Björn Gelotte
Peter Iwers
Joe Rickard
Down, Wicked & No Good
EP COVERS
2018
Nuclear Blast
It's No Good (Depeche Mode Cover)
Down in a Hole (Alice in Chains Cover)
Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Cover)
Hurt (Live) (Nine Inch Nails Cover)
Anders Fridén
Niclas Engelin
Björn Gelotte
Joe Rickard
I, The Mask
2019
Nuclear Blast
Voices
I, the Mask
Call My Name
I Am Above
Follow Me
(This Is Our) House
We Will Remember
In This Life
Burn
Deep Inside
All the Pain
Stay with Me
Anders Fridén
Niclas Engelin
Björn Gelotte
Bryce Paul Newman
Joe Rickard
Tanner Wayne
Clayman 2020
EP
2020
Nuclear Blast
Anders Fridén
Chris Broderick
Björn Gelotte
Bryce Paul Newman
Tanner Wayne
Hell Is Overcrowded And Heaven's Full Of Sinners
2023
Metal Hammer
Behind Space (live)
Scorn (live)
Only for the Weak (live)
Take This Life (live)
State of Slow Decay
The Great Deceiver
Foregone Pt. 1
Foregone Pt. 2
Foregone
2023
Nuclear Blast
The Beginning of All Things That Will End
State of Slow Decay
Meet Your Maker
Bleeding Out
Foregone, Pt. 1
Foregone, Pt. 2
Pure Light of Mind
The Great Deceiver
In the Dark
A Dialogue in B Flat Minor
Cynosure
End the Transmission
Anders Fridén
Chris Broderick
Björn Gelotte
Bryce Paul Newman
Tanner Wayne