A Sense of Purpose
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| Studio album by In Flames | |||||
| Released | April 4, 2008 | ||||
| Recorded | September−November 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Melodic death metal Hard rock |
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| Length | 47:59 | ||||
| Label | Nuclear Blast for Europe, Koch for North America | ||||
| Producer | In Flames, Roberto Laghi, Daniel Bergstrand | ||||
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A Sense of Purpose is the ninth In Flames studio album. It was released in Europe on April 4, 2008 through Nuclear Blast and through Koch Records in North America on April 1.[1] The album was also released in a limited edition boxset version of which only 1500 copies were made. This release became available on the same day as the European release.[2]
The lead single The Mirror's Truth was officially released on March 7 2008. The single's video can be viewed on the Headbangers Ball Blog and Youtube. The album also received a parental advisory sticker[3], making this album the only In Flames album to have explicit lyrics since they first debuted in 1994, except for the song "Watch Them Feed" from the Trigger EP. The song "The Chosen Pessimist" is the longest recorded In Flames song.
On April 10, the album debuted at #1 on the official Swedish album chart. It also debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and has since sold 37,400 copies.[4]
On the limited edition of the album, the bonus DVD that comes with the cd is a 160 minute making of the album documentary. In the documentary, it is stated that they recorded 17 songs and there are only 12 on the album and another 3 on the single. This makes 2 previously unknown songs that have not been released yet.
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Mirror's Truth" – 3:01
- "Disconnected" – 3:36
- "Sleepless Again" – 4:09
- "Alias" – 4:49
- "I'm the Highway" – 3:41 (Listed as "I Am The Highway" in the liner notes.)
- "Delight and Angers" – 3:38
- "Move Through Me" – 3:05
- "The Chosen Pessimist" – 8:13
- "Sober and Irrelevant" – 3:21
- "Condemned" – 3:34
- "Drenched in Fear" – 3:29
- "March to the Shore" – 3:26
- "Eraser"† (Japanese bonus track) – 3:18
- "Tilt"† (Japanese bonus track) – 3:45
- "Abnegation"† (Japanese bonus track) – 3:43
^ Also Featured in "The Mirror's Truth" single.[5]
[edit] Credits
- Anders Fridén – vocals
- Jesper Strömblad – guitar
- Björn Gelotte – guitar
- Peter Iwers – bass guitar
- Daniel Svensson – drums
- Recorded at IF Studios, Gothenbrug, Sweden
- Produced by In Flames, Roberto Laghi and Daniel Bergstrand
- Mixed by Toby Wright
- Assisted by James Musshorn at Skip Saylor Recordings, Los Angeles, California
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering Studios, Hollywood, California
- Drum Recording - Roberto Laghi
- Vocal Recording - Daniel Bergstrand and Anders Fridén
- Bass Recording - Roberto Laghi
- Guitar Recording - Roberto Laghi, Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
- Additional drum editing - Arnold Linberg
- Keys and programming - Örjan Örnkloo at Wasteland Studios
- Written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad
- Arranged by In Flames
- All songs published by Kobalt Music
- Illustrations, art direction and design by Alex Pardee for ZeroFriends
[edit] Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2008 | The Billboard 200 | 28 |
| 2008 | UK Top 75 | 54 |
| 2008 | Sweden | 1 |
| 2008 | Finland | 3 |
| 2008 | Canada | 7 |
| 2008 | Japan | 14 |
| 2008 | Germany | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://theprp.com/
- ^ Nuclear Blast
- ^ Amazon.com: Sense of Purpose: In Flames: Music
- ^ ATRL: SoundScan Top 200
- ^ In Flames - "The Mirror's Truth". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
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