Siren Charms

Siren Charms
Studio album by In Flames
Released September 9, 2014
Recorded December 2013 at Hansa Studios, Berlin
Genre Alternative metal
Label Sony Music
Producer Daniel Bergstrand, Roberto Laghi and In Flames
In Flames chronology

Sounds of a Playground Fading
(2011)		 Siren Charms
(2014)
Singles from Siren Charms
  1. "Rusted Nail"
    Released: June 13, 2014
  2. "Through Oblivion"
    Released: 2014

Siren Charms is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish metal band In Flames.[1][2] It was released on September 5, 2014 and September 9th in the United States via Sony Music Entertainment.

The eighth track on the disc, "Rusted Nail", was the lead single released on June 13, 2014. Shortly after this release they also briefly streamed a second new track 'Through Oblivion' online. On 9 September 2014 In Flames released their new music video for the song "Everything's Gone."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 52/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [4]
Allmusic [5]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10[6]
Sputnikmusic [7]
Ultimate Guitar [8]
Kerrang! [8]

The album has received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 52, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.[3] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic described Siren Charms as "a bit too casual." However he stated it as "a solidly written and executed metal album" and that fans of the bands latest material will likely enjoy it.[5] About.com critic Chad Bowar wrote: "While not a perfect album by any means, Siren Charms is not the abomination some have made it out to be." He also further added: "There are plenty of solid songs, with the album’s charms diminished by a few uneven ones."[4] Kyle Ward of Sputnikmusic however panned the album, describing it as "an unforgivable misstep containing oversights in both songwriting and execution that such a veteran band should be able to spot and correct."[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Anders Fridén and Björn Gelotte. 

No. Title Length
1. "In Plain View"   4:05
2. "Everything's Gone"   3:24
3. "Paralyzed"   4:15
4. "Through Oblivion"   3:37
5. "With Eyes Wide Open"   3:58
6. "Siren Charms"   3:05
7. "When the World Explodes" (feat. Emilia Feldt) 4:39
8. "Rusted Nail"   4:55
9. "Dead Eyes"   5:23
10. "Monsters in the Ballroom"   3:53
11. "Filtered Truth"   3:31
Total length:
 44:43

Note: Track times contain an extra two seconds of silence at the end of each song on the Deluxe CD version of the album.

Personnel

In Flames
Additional musicians
Other personnel

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 68
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 87
German Albums (Official Top 100)[17] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[21] 60
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 52
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25] 4
US Billboard 200[26] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 6
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 6

References

  1. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Siren-Charms-In-Flames/dp/B00KRT3C04/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403446879&sr=8-1&keywords=Siren+charms
  2. ↑ http://inflames.com/newalbum/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 In Flames - Siren Charms. Metacritic. Retrieved 8 October 2014
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bowar, Chad (September 9, 2014). "In Flames Siren Charms Review". Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Heaney, Gregory (September 8, 2014). "Allmusic review "Siren Charms". Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "IN FLAMES - "Siren Charms"". Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ward, Kyle (September 6, 2014). "Sputnik Music In Flames Siren Charms review". Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1
  9. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Australiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  12. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "In Flames Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for In Flames. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "In Flames: Siren Charms" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  18. ↑ サイレン・チャームズ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "2014-09-20 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "In Flames – Siren Charms". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "In Flames | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Rock Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "In Flames Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for In Flames. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  27. ↑ "In Flames Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for In Flames. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  28. ↑ "In Flames Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for In Flames. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "In Flames Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for In Flames. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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