In Flames keeps that stuff brief but they really lift certain songs like The Truth, In My Room & Save Me. The highlights are Anders Fridén’s vocals & the guitars, in particular solos that pop up here & there. Like Sand has this brief but incredibly irritating effect that sounds so out of place, The Truth has an odd electronic opening with clap along gang-vocals that come across forced & Great Greed’s lazy ‘woah-oh-oh’ chorus background sounds ripped straight from the pop-rock playbook. When it does break the mould it’s often to the songs detriment.
Something that becomes all too clear on The End, a beat-driven song that follows a very familiar formula. In Flames aren’t known for their complicated song structure & differing elements. It’s a repetitive yet catchy start helped by a brief but exciting solo near the end.Ĭoming in at 55 minutes long it’s hard not to approach the rest of the album with a sense of trepidation. Metal riffs, heavy vocals mixed with soaring moments that may not be the freshest thing in metal but serves the band so well. A bit of a showcase early on for In Flames signature sound. In Flames 12th studio album opens with the melodic & hard hitting, Drained.
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