The Jester Race

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The Jester Race
Studio album by In Flames
Released	February 20, 1996
Recorded	November 1995 Studio Fredman
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	54:45 (2002 reissue)
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer(s)	Fredrik Nordström In Flames
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
In Flames chronology
Subterranean (1995)	The Jester Race (1996)	Black-Ash Inheritance (1997)

The Jester Race is an album by the melodic death metal band In Flames. It was released in 1996. The Jester Race is still considered to be one of the most influential melodic death metal albums. It is also the first concept album by In Flames, and the first to feature Anders Fridén as the band's vocalist. The general theme that runs through the album is that of human weakness, failure, and arrogance. Humans are referred to as jesters who corrupt and destroy the "all-mother" (mother earth). A video for the song "Artifacts of the Black Rain" was also released.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Extra tracks (2002 reissue) 2 Musicians 3 Other personnel 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Moonshield" – 5:01
2. "The Jester's Dance" – 2:09
3. "Artifacts of the Black Rain" – 3:15
4. "Graveland" – 2:46
5. "Lord Hypnos" – 4:01
6. "Dead Eternity" – 5:01
7. "The Jester Race" – 4:51
8. "December Flower" – 4:10
9. "Wayfaerer" – 4:41
10. "Dead God In Me" – 4:15

[edit] Extra tracks (2002 reissue)

1. "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" – 4:55
2. "Gyroscope" – 3:23
3. "Acoustic Medley" – 2:32
4. "Behind Space" (Live) – 3:36

These tracks are from the Black-Ash Inheritance MCD.

[edit] Musicians

• Björn Gelotte - Drums, Guitar
• Anders Fridén - Vocals
• Jesper Strömblad - Guitar
• Glenn Ljungström - Guitar
• Johan Larsson - Bass
• Fredrik Nordström - Keyboards
• Oscar Dronjak - Vocal appearance on "Dead Eternity"
• Kasper Dahlqvist - Keyboards on "Wayfaerer"
• Fredrik Johansson - Lead guitar on "December Flower"

[edit] Other personnel

• Produced by Fredrik Nordström and In Flames.
• Lyrical concept and song titles collaborated by Niklas Sundin and Anders Fridén.
• Lyrics on "Dead Eternity" by Jocke Gotberg.
• Engineered by Fredrik Nordström and Patrik Hellgren.
• Mastered by Staffan Olofsson.
• Logo by Glenn Ljungström.
• Artwork by Andreas Marschall.
• Photos by Kenneth Johansson.
• Layout by M&A Music art.

[edit] External links

• The Jester Race album details
• The Jester Race lyrics
• The Jester Race information

In Flames
Anders Fridén | Jesper Strömblad | Björn Gelotte | Peter Iwers | Daniel Svensson
Mikael Stanne | Henke Forss | Joakim Göthberg | Glenn Ljungström | Niklas Engelin | Anders Iwers | Martin Mathisen | Carl Näslund | Johann Larsson | Anders Jivarp | Daniel Erlandsson
Discography
Studio albums: Lunar Strain | The Jester Race | Whoracle | Colony | Clayman | Reroute to Remain | Soundtrack to Your Escape | Come Clarity
MCDs and EPs: Subterranean | Black-Ash Inheritance | Trigger
Live albums and DVDs: The Tokyo Showdown | Used and Abused: In Live We Trust
Singles: Cloud Connected | The Quiet Place