Come Clarity - In Flames

In Flames - Come Clarity Yet another of my 14 year old (next months) son's offerings which he insists 'You must listen to this dad'. This is by no means my longest review as I am not going to 'fill' when I have not much to say. Wikipedia tell me that these are a Swedish melodic death metal band.....not a good start, however, being am open minded dad I thought I should give them a a go. Though I do fail to see how Death Metal can be melodic, ho, hum. This album was released in 2006 and looking at the art work on the cover I kinda had a good idea what it might sound like. Best album in the Swedish Grammy awards, well there you ...  Read the complete review

Come clarity is my favourite album by inflames. It is full of great songs and makes a wonderful listen. The technicality is stunning and the lyrics are also excellant. The music is mainly heavy but there is a lighter song with the title track, which is a beautifully sung emotional song. The highlights of the album are "Leeches", "Come clarity" and "Take this life ". The solos are guitarwork are really good and the drumming and vocals are also amazing. This is a good album if you want something heavy but that also carries itself with melody. The 13 tracks clock up at just under 50 minutes, so it's a fair length album. There are no downsides ...  Read the complete review

In Flames are the only band as of yet, who have perfectly managed to combine melodic death metal, with brilliant lyrics and a great voice, with insane technical abilty, whilst still writing beautiful, well written masterpieces! Come Clarity, is a perfect example of what this band is capable 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 Clarity have a ...  Read the complete review