In Flames
Entry updated 3 May 2024. Tagged: Music.
Swedish heavy metal band, formed in Gothenberg in 1990 by guitarist Jesper Strömblad (1972- ) and vocalist Anders Fridén (1973- ). Their third album Whoracle (1997) is a concept album about the rise of a global society on Earth, leading to a technologically advanced utopia, which is then destroyed by the inevitability of human greed and exploitation. The apocalypse is televised. In Flames have a reputation as pioneers in the subgenre of "melodic death metal", and in addition to the usual guttural vocals much of this album harks back to "classic" metal of the Iron Maiden variety, with an acoustic finale perhaps implying a better society will rise again. [CWa]
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