- melodic death metal, death metal, sweden
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Dream On Records
The Jester Race is the second studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in February 1996. It is the first album to feature Anders Fridén as the band's vocalist, Björn Gelotte as the drummer, and Jester Head as the band's mascot.
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Classical in form, grave, spare and contemporary.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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- Chronicles of Chaos8/10
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Tracks
- 1Moonshield5:04
- 2The Jester's Dance2:09
- 3Artifacts of the Black Rain3:17
- 4Graveland2:49
- 5Lord Hypnos4:03
- 6Dead Eternity5:04
- 7The Jester Race4:53
- 8December Flower4:12
- 9Wayfaerer4:42
- 10Dead God in Me4:15
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- In Flames
- Label
- Dream On Records
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- KR
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