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m B ATTA L{Oj gGIELIFE 7A HE BATTALION Thursday, September 30, 2004 n Flames ignites metal scene 'jg.RoKKM RoU. IHUMdER SHAWN MILLENDER Reviewer RUN - The located in t on Thursday, sign ssor to Kren ice declined lying it won m the Vatican Austrian cletit tolic visitoi' deeply emta In the early 1990s, In Flames had a novel idea. “Gee,” they thought collectively, “we think more people would listen to death metal if it had some sort of recognizable melody, and maybe, if our calculations are correct, our music will appeal to more people if our singer doesn’t sound like he’s giving birth to livestock.” Truly, the members of In Flames are visionaries. They produced death metal songs with catchy melodies and a sound it could be best described as “Iron Maiden on steroids.” So icessful were they, in fact, that they set off a powder keg in hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. So many bands in the :aemulated them (Dark Tranquility, Soilwork and Arch Enemy [emost among them) that melodic death metal is now generally 'erred to as “Gothenburg Metal.” its seventh full-length album, “The Soundtrack to Your Es- the group violates several fundamental rules of metal while llproducinga solid album. Do not use any sort of play on words in song titles, ttalbands take themselves way too seriously to do this. This album’s igtrack, however, is a song called “F(r)iend” (They also have a igcalled “In Search for I” and an album entitled “Whoracle.” Clev- )You quickly forgive this heinous violation though, as the song is heavy mat it may have prompted me to soil myself. . 2: Under no circumstances will the first single off your walbum be a soft rock, radio-friendly elevator hit. Metallica made smistake (twice) and its career has never been the same. In Flames’ leQuiet Place” turns the comer from “career-destroying” to “not icing” about halfway through, so it’s OK. tile No. 3: Guitars will be the main musical focus. A lot of Scandi- iianbands have taken the keyboard out of its role as an accent piece imoved it to the forefront. Bands such as Children of Bodom and ittjt oataArcticaare using concert-grade pianists and even (gasp!) giving h. Police k ® s °l os ' guitars are still there, though, so have no fear. They’re ,1 investigate seminary, whs ographs ofd church rolls, sign or be firs it the seminar ank.” ?ra es going to evolve into Manheim Steamroller any time soon, in “My Sweet Shadow,” the keyboardistry is not very ambitious; just one riff played over and over. However, In Flames found some other and Ac n °f ma g> ca l mystery riff that you can listen to for hours at a stretch, the photos % not 8 et 0 ^- church official O net b |n g t ‘ iat was gratifying to hear was drummer Daniel Erlands- inanv as jo| a’sheavy use of the wood block as a percussion instrument. If there rcone lasting imprint that 1980s progressive rock band Rush need- tobestowon the realm of rock and metal, it was that. Well, also racterizingl "® a ' X)Utt h e F renc h Revolution and the dynamics among the trees a given forest. Singer Anders Friden turns in another solid performance, once again my completely normal, non-creepy and heterosexual man- usbonhim. ,this album represents a continuation in the evolution of In mes’sound. It sounds slick and polished; some would posit that it ineswiththe veneer of selling out. 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