The Jester Race
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 1996-02-20 |
| Genres | Melodic Death Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
| Length | 40:09 |
| Ranked | #20 for 1996 , #642 all-time |
The Jester Race Information
Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moonshield | 4:58 | 95 | 1 |
| 2. | The Jester's Dance | 2:09 | 95 | 1 |
| 3. | Artifacts of the Black Rain | 3:17 | 100 | 1 |
| 4. | Graveland | 2:46 | 90 | 1 |
| 5. | Lord Hypnos | 4:01 | 95 | 1 |
| 6. | Dead Eternity | 5:01 | 95 | 1 |
| 7. | The Jester Race | 4:51 | 90 | 1 |
| 8. | December Flower | 4:10 | 90 | 1 |
| 9. | Wayfaerer | 4:41 | 85 | 1 |
| 10. | Dead God in Me | 4:15 | 85 | 1 |
Line-up (Members)
- Anders Fridén : Vocals, Lyrics
- Björn Gelotte : Lead Guitar, Drums, Songwriting (tracks 3, 5, 9)
- Jesper Strömblad : Guitars (lead, acoustic), Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 1-10)
- Glenn Ljungström : Lead Guitar, Songwriting (tracks 4-8, 10)
- Johan Larsson : Bass, Backing Vocals, Songwriting (track 2)
Guest / session musicians
- Kaspar Dahlqvist : Keyboards (track 9)
- Oscar Dronjak : Additional Vocals (track 6)
- Fredrik Nordström : Keyboards
- Fredrik Johansson : Lead Guitar (track 8)
Production staff / artist
- In Flames : Co-producer
- Fredrik Nordström : Producer, Engineer
- Patrik Hellgren : Engineer
- Staffan Olofsson : Mastering Engineer
- Niklas Sundin : Lyrics
- Jocke Göthberg : Lyrics (track 6)
- Kenneth Johansson : Photography
- Glenn Ljungström : Logo
- Andreas Marshall : Cover Artwork, Artwork
Additional notes
Recorded and mixed in November, 1995 at Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Original release licensed to Nuclear Blast Records by Wrong Again Records.
The band was under contract to WAR, but WAR never released their own edition of this album - early editions bore both labels' logos and stated "Licensed from Wrong Again Records".
Quotation in "Lord Hypnos" taken from William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood".
The release date of the album is uncertain. Nuclear Blast cites February 20, 1996 while it may not have been distributed widely until August.
Original release licensed to Nuclear Blast Records by Wrong Again Records.
The band was under contract to WAR, but WAR never released their own edition of this album - early editions bore both labels' logos and stated "Licensed from Wrong Again Records".
Quotation in "Lord Hypnos" taken from William Wordsworth's "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood".
The release date of the album is uncertain. Nuclear Blast cites February 20, 1996 while it may not have been distributed widely until August.
The Jester Race Reviews
Date : 2012-07-17
Sweden Gothenburg Sound를 만방에 알린 In Flames의 The Jester Race 앨범이다. In Flames의 앨범 중 가장 지명도가 높고 많은 분들이 Melodic Death Metal 계열 최고작중 하나로 지목하고 있기도 하다. 깔끔한 기타리프와 단음위주의 멜로디컬한 리드기타의 환상적인 조화는 격정적인 보컬보다도 호소력있고 깊은 인상을 남기며 In Flames 사운드의 주요요소로 역할하게 된다. Sinergy, Hammerfall의 앨범에도 세션 게스트로 참여하는 등 왕성한 활동을 펼치는 Jesper Stromblad의 멋진 멜로디메이킹에 흠뻑 취하게 될 것이다. 멜로디컬한 단음 리드기타의 환상적인 음의 향연을 들을 수 있는 Artifacts Of The Black Rain, The Jester's Dance등 전곡이 고른 완성도로 안배되어 있다.
Killing Track : Artifacts Of The Black Rain
Best Track : The Jester's Dance , Lord Hypnos , Dead Eternity
Killing Track : Artifacts Of The Black Rain
Best Track : The Jester's Dance , Lord Hypnos , Dead Eternity
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The Jester Race Comments
Angelbeats (90/100)2013-06-11
스웨덴 멜데스에 있어서 하나의 나침반같은 앨범. 멜데스의 방향을 제시했으며 수많은 아류작들을 탄생시킨 장본인격의 앨범이기도 하다. 물흐르듯 부드러운 전개와 구성의 곡들로 가득차 있는 놀라운 앨범.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Strain (1994) | Studio | 1994-04-01 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Subterranean (1995) | EP | 1995-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ The Jester Race (1996) | Studio | 1996-02-20 | 90 | 2 | 1 |
| Black-Ash Inheritance (1997) | EP | 1997-08-15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Whoracle (1997) | Studio | 1997-10-27 | 82.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Colony (1999) | Studio | 1999-05-31 | 95 | 2 | 1 |
| Clayman (2000) | Studio | 2000-07-03 | 90 | 2 | 1 |
| The Tokyo Showdown - Live in Japan 2000 (2001) | Live | 2001-08-06 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| Reroute to Remain (2002) | Studio | 2002-09-02 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| Trigger (2003) | EP | 2003-06-03 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004) | Studio | 2004-03-29 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
| Used & Abused - In Live We Trust (2005) | Live | 2005-06-18 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Come Clarity (2006) | Studio | 2006-02-07 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Come Clarity - EP (2006) | EP | 2006-12-13 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Mirror's Truth (2008) | EP | 2008-03-07 | - | 0 | 0 |
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| Sounds of a Playground Fading (2011) | Studio | 2011-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Siren Charms (2014) | Studio | 2014-09-05 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg (2016) | Live | 2016-09-23 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Battles (2016) | Studio | 2016-11-11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Down, Wicked & No Good (2017) | EP | 2017-11-17 | - | 0 | 0 |
| I, the Mask (2019) | Studio | 2019-03-01 | - | 0 | 0 |
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