Colony by In Flames
Metal In Flames
Nuclear Blast. 2004.
When Metal was mired down in its NU stage, and hardcore was still
underground, and nobody knew what the hell to call metalcore, much less,
melodic death metal, In Flames was already pushing melodic death metal
to the next level. Possibly the greatest hard rock/metal band to come out
of Sweden, the In Flames crew has always been pushing the limitations of
the genre to the next level. This album not only gave credibility to the
Swedish Melo-Death scene, it helped bring forth the modern American
metalcore brand, inspiring New England acts such as Shadows Fall,
Unearth, Killswitch Engage, and All that Remains.
This CD takes quite a turn from Whoracle, and The Jester Race, yet
keeps the signature sound In Flames had developed over their first few
offerings. They keep the dual guitars inspired by the NW OBHM, and the
death vocals, but add some singing, something very few metal bands were
doing at the time. The melodic ingredients are still there, possibly even
more than on previous outings, and the brutal Swedish heavy metal is still
a part of this metal awesomeness. But it is accessible, almost radio
friendly, in an age when metal was almost left for dead.
I cant go into detail about each song, but I can say this is so far
ahead of its time. I mean Slipknot and Disturbed were releasing so called
groundbreaking albums in the same point in music history, but this album
was so much more influential, and better than the aforementioned wastes
of music history. And this is only one of many Swedish bands that helped
expand Heavy Metal into something better. Dark Tranquillity, At The
Gates, Arch Enemy, Opeth, Meshuggah, Wolf, Dream Evil, Soilwork, and
many others have slayed the masses with their killer metal.
Behind Space 99 is my favorite song on the album, but every song
delivers on this modern refined Melodic Death masterpiece. Maybe the
best In Flames album, up there with Jester Race, Clayman, and their new
one, A Sense of Purpose.
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