Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal > I Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal > Death Metal

Advantages: Clearer Sound Compared to past albums, larger target audience, more adventurous drumming
Disadvantages: Not for those who like raw death metal, more clean vocals could be a put off

A Sense of Purpose is a huge step, or in some peoples' opinions a great fall for In Flames. Looking back at the previous In Flames albums, A Sense of Purpose doesn't have a style close to any of the previous albums, however if you are a long-term In Flames fan, you will have already noticed that the raw "Death Metal" sound that In Flames possessed with the earlier albums, for example Lunar Strain, Subterranean and Jester Race is slowly progressing ...
..."mainstream," I believe that "A Sense of Purpose" is the most "mainstream" sounding album to date, attracting new In Flames fans that would not usually listen to In Flames. If you own the In Flames album, "Come Clarity," and like the cleaner sound In Flames adopted in that album, I believe that is the closest preview to this In Flames album, which furthers the transistion In Flames have made to an album full of songs with clean vocals and less raw ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic sound quality
Disadvantages: If it's your kind of music, then none!

...writing beautiful, well written masterpieces! Come Clarity, is a perfect example of what this band is capaple of producing. From the title track's peaceful introduction, to the speed and emotion of "Take This Life", this album delivers quality in every aspect, from start to finish. Sound: This album have been produced and engineered very well indeed. Where a lot of metal bands sacfrifice quality to try and get their 'sound', In Flames on Come ...
...tedious song. Not so with Come Clarity. Every song has a unique feel to it, both in general sound as some tracks are much heavier than others, and in emotion, as they manage to capture feelings inside you you dodn't realise metal could trigger! Favourite track: Take This Life If you are not planning on buying this album, I urge to at least go and download that single song! ... Read review

Advantages: Mind-blowing, awesome album, no fillers
Disadvantages: Can't think of any...

...heavy-er rock, you will find Reroute to Remain a most worthwhile purchase. 1.: Reroute To Remain The title of the album is also the title of the first song. This song starts with an eerie electronic introduction, rapidly interrupted by the beat of the classic death metal rhythm guitar. More high-pitched melodic death metal style guitar plays over this intrductory shock until the croaky, gritty screaming breaks in, highlighted by the thundering beat ...
...unexpected high-pitched "chipmunk" sound voice which plays as a background for high-pitched screamy chorus. Following this is another screamy set of verses and chorus. Then a blisteringly fast, but shortlived solo with the high-pitched guitar. Not the best song on the album, but certainly not bad! 2.: System A huge SHOCK as this song starts, with rapid unbroken screaming, fast paced and unrelentless. Only to break to a rapid beat on the guitar, ... Read review

Advantages: Appealing to everyone
Disadvantages: Breaking In Flames' Tradition

...Now with this album - Soundtrack to your escape - In Flames have managed to incorporate the death metal touch they perfected so many years back, with their experimental side of Reroute to remain. With classic songs such as F(r)iend - illustrating the brutatlity they created back in the era of "Clayman", "Touch of Red" and "Borders and Shading" which has a metal, numetal, death metal edge to it which blows me away every time I listen to it! and finally ...
...to their escape! However, songs such as Superhero of the computer rage and dead alone make the album seem quite repetitve in a sense that there seems to lack originality in each and every indivdual song. As mentioned previously, this is not another Clayman, or Lunar Strain, this is very contemporary and quite a lot like Reroute to remain, but this album I believe is exceptional, both lyrically and musically. ... Read review

Advantages: Very easy to listen to, relaxing (for some)
Disadvantages: not good for first time in flames listener

In Flames has altered their sound over the many albums that tehy have released. The music itself in this album has a melodic sound to it that makes it easy to listen to it. The vocals to this album are guttural so if your not a fan of the screaming then this is probably not the ablum for you. This in my opinion is not the best album to buy if you are new to the band as some of the tracks may take a while to get used. This does depend on what other ...
...played live on "the tokyo showdown" live album and again on the "used and abused...in live we trust" DVD. However i like this album but i feel that some of the tracks feel like the band is still trying to find the right sound for the band. Becuase of this i rate good becuase i like the music and i am a fan of the band but if this is going to be your first inflames album i would not buy it. Buy one of hte live albums. ... Read review