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	40:12, 54:45 (2002 reissue)
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Fredrik Nordström In Flames
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The Metal Observer [1]
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. It is the first album to feature Anders Fridén as the band's vocalist, the band having previously used session vocalists. A video for the song "Artifacts of the Black Rain" was also released. It was also the first album to feature the Jesterhead.

After releasing The Jester Race, the band then toured with Samael, Grip Inc. and Kreator.^[1] The Jester Race was the bands second full length album released following the more mainstream success of the 1994 EP Subterranean. The Jester Race was recorded at studio Fredman by Fredrik Nordstrom, who also played the keyboards on the album.

The Jester race is considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal ^[2], along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and Dark Tranquility's The Gallery, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Extra tracks (2002 reissue) 1.2 Japanese Edition 2 Musicians 3 Other personnel 4 References 5 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] Japanese Edition

1. "Dead Eternity" – 5:01
2. "The Jester Race" – 4:51
3. "Graveland" – 2:46
4. "Moonshield" – 5:01
5. "The Jester's Dance" – 2:09
6. "December Flower" – 4:10
7. "Artifacts of the Black Rain" – 3:15
8. "Dead God In Me" – 4:15
9. "Wayfaerer" – 4:41
10. "Lord Hypnos" – 4:01
11. "Dead Eternity (demo)" – 5:02
12. "The Inborn Lifeless (demo)" – 3:22

[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] References

1. ^ http://www.inflames.com/biography/default.asp
2. ^ The BNR Metal Pages, Version 2

[edit] External links

• The Jester Race album details
• The Jester Race lyrics
• The Jester Race information
• Metal-observer review
• Chronicles of Chaos

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