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The Jester Race Studio album by In Flames Released 20 February 1996 Recorded November 1995, (Studio Fredman) Genre Melodic death metal Length 40:12, 54:45 (2002 and 2008 reissue) Label Nuclear Blast Producer Fredrik Nordström, In Flames In Flames chronology Subterranean, (1995) The Jester Race, (1996) Black-Ash Inheritance, (1997) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Chronicles of Chaos The Jester Race is the second album by melodic death metal band In Flames. It is the first album to feature Anders Fridén as the band's vocalist and Björn Gelotte as the drummer. A video for the song "Artifacts of the Black Rain" was also released. It was also the first album to feature the Jesterhead, the band's mascot. After releasing The Jester Race, the band then toured with Samael, Grip Inc. and Kreator. The album was the band's second full-length album released following the more mainstream success of the 1995 EP, Subterranean. The Jester Race was recorded at Studio Fredman by Fredrik Nordström, who also contributed keyboards for the album. This album ranked #79 on the website Metal Rules' list of 100 Greatest Metal Albums. It is also considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre. Track listing edit: No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Moonshield" Jesper Strömblad 5:04 2. "The Jester's Dance" (Instrumental) Johan Larsson, Strömblad 2:11 3. "Artifacts of the Black Rain" Björn Gelotte, Strömblad 3:17 4. "Graveland" Glenn Ljungström, Strömblad 2:48 5. "Lord Hypnos" Gelotte, Ljungström, Strömblad 4:03 6. "Dead Eternity" Ljungström, Strömblad 5:03 7. "The Jester Race" Ljungström, Niklas Sundin 4:53 8. "December Flower" Ljungström, Strömblad 4:12 9. "Wayfaerer" (Instrumental) Gelotte, Strömblad 4:42 10. "Dead God in Me" Ljungström, Strömblad 4:19 Bonus tracks edit: 2002 and 2008 re-releases No. Title Length 11. "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" 4:55 12. "Gyroscope" 3:23 13. "Acoustic Medley" 2:32 14. "Behind Space" (live) 3:36 These tracks are from the Black-Ash Inheritance MCD. Japanese Edition No. Title Length 12. "Dead Eternity" (demo) 5:02 13. "The Inborn Lifeless" (demo) 3:22 These tracks are from the 2007 re-release of the Subterranean EP. Personnel edit: In Flames edit: Anders Fridén − vocals, Jesper Strömblad − lead guitars, acoustic guitars & keyboards, Glenn Ljungström − lead guitars, Johan Larsson − bass & backing vocals, Björn Gelotte − drums & lead guitars, Guest appearances edit: Fredrik Nordström − keyboards, Oscar Dronjak − vocal appearance on Dead Eternity, Fredrik Johansson − lead guitar on December Flower, Kasper Dahlqvist − keyboards on Wayfaerer, Production and composition edit: Produced by Fredrik Nordström and In Flames., Lyrical concept and song titles collaborated by Niklas Sundin and Anders Fridén., Lyrics on Dead Eternity by Jocke Göthberg., Engineered by Fredrik Nordström and Patrik Hellgren., Mastered by Staffan Olofsson., Logo by Glenn Ljungström., Artwork by Andreas Marschall., Photos by Kenneth Johansson., Layout by M&A Music art.

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