Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 So in love with these guys right now. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG1tlS5k8cU&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNDknB7UpFo[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-so-Radiant Arin Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0R7P_Ul60"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm0R7P_Ul60[/url] This is my favorite song off "A Sense of Purpose". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 A favorite off of ASOP isn't really saying much. That album was awful in comparison to some of the older ones. In Flames is great, but they're long past their prime. They went from being the epitome of melodic death metal to just another run-of-the-mill metalcore band. Bad transition, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 They really don't sound like most metalcore though. Hell, melody-wise, their old stuff reminds me a lot of certain metalcore bands they've influenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Okay, listen to The Jester Race, then listen to A Sense of Purpose, and try to tell me that A Sense of Purpose is the least metalcore of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Of course it sounds more like metalcore, I'm just saying it isn't generic metalcore. This is generic metalcore. (Sorry for even posting it here but w/e) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y3_L6NFBjs&ob=av2e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Lol crabcore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm just saying, being metalcorish doesn't make it inherently bad. I prefer the old stuff too, but musically speaking their newer stuff isn't techincally inferior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Musically, no, but you have to admit, the transition of "father of melodeath" to "we're metalcore" is just kind of disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I suppose, but it's their music. It would actually kinda suck if they kept playing the same thing over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 But the thing is, people love them because each album is unique in their own way. The two most recent are just rather generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I guess, I just can't not like them. (At least the most recent one, not sure about the second most recent one.) Hell, my least favorite album is probably Come Clarity. It's good music, but his voice... >.< My favorite album so far (from what I've heard so far) is Colony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Anders wasn't really meant for clean vocals. Though, as a devout fan of bands like Snowing, Algernon Cadwallader, etc. where the vocals are really more about sounding emotional than they are sounding good, I rather like Anders' vocals on Come Clarity. Also, I agree, Sounds of a Playground Fading is actually decent. My biggest problem with this band is that A Sense of Purpose just really shouldn't have happened (or at least not the way it did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I suppose so, the songs on that are just a little, I dunno, odd? It just doesn't have the same song-writing quality to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ｍｒ．Ｒｏｂｏｔ Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I still enjoy In Flames work, even those that came after Come Clarity. They're still good compare to the pile of shitty bands in the metalcore scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Actually, now that I think about it Zoidberg, A Sense of Purpose is definitely metalcore. Not really their best work. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 ASOP is their worst album by far. Their best, IMO, is The Jester Race. It just proves how much influence they had on the Melodic Death Metal scene, even towards the beginning of their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Corgi Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I'm a big fan of pre-ASoP In Flames. Together with Iron Maiden, it was one of the bands that got me into metal and music in general. I need to find my copy of Clayman. I lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John A. Zoidberg Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Clayman is probably my third favorite of all In Flames albums. My top three (in this order), are The Jester Race, Whoracle, and Clayman. Plus, Anders' vocals were at their peak during Whoracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~NOiSE~ Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I love In Flame's entire discography, but I think [i]The Jester Race[/i] is a bit overrated. It definitely should be held in high regard for it's classic status and the influence it had on the metal scene, but I feel the songs are a bit underwhelming compared to the more dynamic songwriting they acquired as they went on. Whoracle is the one album I don't have, so I can't compare it to the previous album, but [i]Colony[/i] is definitely a step up as far as being more dynamic and having more energy. [i]Soundtrack to Your Escape[/i] is actually a personal favorite (braces myself for flying objects) because it has a really cool atmosphere compared to their other albums. In Flames almost has an album for every one of my moods, haha. Also, I've never had a problem with Jesper's vocals, but that's generally the thing that matters the least to me when I'm listening to music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 [quote name='Jester Head' timestamp='1337234421' post='5940947'] I love In Flame's entire discography, but I think [i]The Jester Race[/i] is a bit overrated. It definitely should be held in high regard for it's classic status and the influence it had on the metal scene, but I feel the songs are a bit underwhelming compared to the more dynamic songwriting they acquired as they went on. Whoracle is the one album I don't have, so I can't compare it to the previous album, but [i]Colony[/i] is definitely a step up as far as being more dynamic and having more energy. [i]Soundtrack to Your Escape[/i] is actually a personal favorite (braces myself for flying objects) because it has a really cool atmosphere compared to their other albums. In Flames almost has an album for every one of my moods, haha. Also, I've never had a problem with Jesper's vocals, but that's generally the thing that matters the least to me when I'm listening to music. [/quote] Cool, I also love Colony. Soundtrack to Your Escape is pretty good too, it has a really unique sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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