IN FLAMES ‘THE JESTER RACE’ 2LP (30th Anniversary, Clear Vinyl)

No foolin’, The Jester Race is one of the Nineties’ most impressive melodeath records. Released in 1996, In Flames’ sophomore LP was their first to feature former Dark Tranquility vocalist Anders Fridén on the mic, as well as drummerBjörn Gelotte — who would later go on to become the Swedish band’s guitarist. The Jester Race moves from jubilantly-screamed, semi-acoustic metal waltzes (“Moonshield”) towards hummably atom-bombed heat-seekers (“Dead Eternity”) and anthemic stomps. This 30th anniversary pressing arrives on clear vinyl, and likewise comes packaged with a see-through repress of the band’s Black-Ash Inheritance EP from 1997.

1. Moonshield
2. The Jester’s Dance
3. Artifacts Of The Black Rain
4. Graveland
5. Lord Hypnos
6. Dead Eternity
7. The Jester Race
8. December Flower
9. Wayfearer
10. Dead God In Me

10″ EP Bonus Tracks:

(Transparent Violet w/ Black & White Smoke Vinyl & Crystal Clear Vinyl Only):

1. Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
2. Gyroscope
3. Acoustic Medley
4. Behind Space

Pressing Info

Transparent Violet w/ Black & White Smoke Vinyl + 10″ EP
Crystal Clear Vinyl + 10″ EP