IN FLAMES — Clayman (review)

IN FLAMES — Clayman album cover Album · 2000 · Melodic Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
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"Clayman" is the 5th full-length studio album by Swedish death metal act In Flames. The album was released through Nuclear Blast Records in July 2000. It´s the successor to "Colony" from 1999 and features the exact same five-piece linuep who recorded the predecessor. In Flames had been through many lineup changes in their early years, and a stable lineup was a this point probably a bit of a blessing.

"Clayman" is often called In Flames last death metal album before they changed their style to a more alternative metal style, but the truth is that the alternative metal tendencies already began to creep in much earlier and "Clayman" also features quite a few of those elements. The basis of the music is still a hard rocking energetic rhythm section, ultra melodic guitar leads and harmonies, and Anders Fridén´s raspy screaming vocals in front. Some of the riffs and rhythms have a more angular groove laden punchy effect to them though and Fridén´s tension building speaking type clean singing also land in alternative territory. The combination of the two styles work very well on "Clayman" though, and the album features both powerful and well written material, high level musicianship, and a professional and well sounding production.

In that respect it´s a successful continuation of the sound found on "Colony (1999)", just tweaked and perfected. So upon conclusion "Clayman" is another high quality release by In Flames and it should be able to appeal to both fans of melodic death metal as well as fans of harder edged alternative metal. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.
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