CD Review: ni Flames - Come Clarity

With all the complains of selling out on “Reroute To Remain” and “Soundtrack To Your Escape”, In Flames has felt the need to do things to push themselves away from the pack. I’ll admit that I think the more mainstream albums had a slight bit more of a unique sound in comparison to all the bands ripping their sound off. I have to add that there certainly didn’t seem to be much song writing depth to those previous albums.

“Come Clarity” see the Gothenburg band return to some of their melodic death metal roots which they helped forge over a decade ago. I was quite surprised at how much material is akin to “The Jester Race”. Especially the rougher vocal stylings.

“Come Clarity” isn’t a total return to form, there’s still the industrial hold overs from the two previous albums, a piano balled, added female vocals, and some more emo inspired clean singing. It does feel like the experimentation is genuine and true this time, and not used as an excuse to gain more mainstream audiences.

8/10

In Flames
Ferret Records