Come Clarity
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{{Infobox album
| name = Come Clarity
| type = studio
| artist = In Flames
| cover = Inflamescomeclarity.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 3 February 2006
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Melodic death metal|alternative metal}}
| length = 48:06
| label = {{hlist|Ferret|Nuclear Blast|Toy's Factory}}
| producer = {{hlist|Anders Fridén|Björn Gelotte|Jesper Strömblad}}
| prev_title = Soundtrack to Your Escape
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = A Sense of Purpose
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Come Clarity
| type = studio
| single1 = Take This Life / Leeches
| single1date = February 2006
| single2 = Come Clarity
| single2date = 18 August 2006
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-clarity-mw0000525780|title=Come Clarity - In Flames - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 January 2018}}
| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7122/reviews/639641|title=Album Review: In Flames - Come Clarity|publisher=Drowned in Sound|last=Rauf|first=Raziq|date=22 February 2006|accessdate=18 January 2018|archive-date=19 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120045/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7122/reviews/639641|url-status=dead}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork Media
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/in_flames_come_clarity/|title=In Flames: Come Clarity|date=9 February 2006|publisher=|accessdate=18 January 2018}}
| rev5 = Punknews.org
|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/4995/in-flames-come-clarity |title=In Flames - Come Clarity |publisher=Punknews.org |last=Paul |first=Aubin |date=7 February 2006 |accessdate=29 October 2018}}
}}
Come Clarity is the eighth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in February 2006. It was originally going to be called Crawl Through Knives but was changed during development.
The album features the artwork of Derek Hess, who is popular among metal bands and has produced artwork for Converge and Sepultura amongst others. Specifically the artwork of Sepultura's album Roorback has a lot of similarities.
The songs "Take This Life" and "Come Clarity" feature accompanying music videos. "Take This Life" is also a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Musical style
Stylistically the album borrows from the band's earlier, heavier roots, with elements of the later style still present. It features the return of the guitar harmonies and solos of the band, and can be described as a combination of their older and newer sound.
The song "Dead End" is the fourth In Flames song to feature female vocals (the others are "Everlost, Pt. 2" from Lunar Strain, "Whoracle" from Whoracle, and "Metaphor" from Reroute to Remain).
Sales and awards
The album debuted at number 1 in Sweden{{cite web | url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=In+Flames | year=2006| title=In Flames Chart Positions | work=Swedish Charts | accessdate=11 February 2007 }} and number 58 on the American Billboard 200; it sold almost 25,000 copies in the US in its first week and 50,000 in its first month. Since its release, the album has sold more than 110,000 copies in the United States and over 400,000 copies worldwide.
The album won the award for "Best Hard Rock Album" at the 2007 Swedish Grammis, over other nominated albums such as The Haunted's The Dead Eye and HammerFall's Threshold.{{cite web | url=http://www.grammis.se/?page=32 | year=2007| title=Come Clarity winning Best Hardrock award at 2007 Grammis. | work=Grammis | accessdate=26 February 2007 }}
Come Clarity was named the best Swedish album of the past decade by readers of Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.{{cite web | url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6348054.ab | year=2009| title=In Flames & Bossen bäst | work=Aftonbladet | accessdate=29 December 2009 }}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, and Jesper Strömblad
| title1 = Take This Life
| length1 = 3:35
| title2 = Leeches
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Reflect the Storm
| length3 = 4:16
| title4 = Dead End
| note4 = feat. Lisa Miskovsky
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = Scream
| length5 = 3:12
| title6 = Come Clarity
| length6 = 4:15
| title7 = Vacuum
| length7 = 3:39
| title8 = Pacing Death's Trail
| length8 = 3:00
| title9 = Crawl Through Knives
| length9 = 4:02
| title10 = Versus Terminus
| length10 = 3:18
| title11 = Our Infinite Struggle
| length11 = 3:46
| title12 = Vanishing Light
| length12 = 3:14
| title13 = Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone
| length13 = 5:25
| total_length = 48:06
| note10 = Titled "End of Things" on EU plexi special edition. [https://www.discogs.com/In-Flames-Come-Clarity/release/645671/image/SW1hZ2U6NTM1MTIyMTI=/ SE track list] from Discogs
}}
Release history
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Come Clarity was intended for release during summer or early fall 2005, but was delayed.
Alongside the standard version, a special plexiglass box, limited to 1,000 copies, was also released. It features the album split onto two discs and includes a certificate picture on a foil, as well as a DVD. The DVD features the band playing the album in its entirety, except for the final track of the album. However, the audio is not actually live, and is actually a studio recording played over the video. The DVD also features a photo gallery of the recording sessions of Come Clarity.
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!Region !Date !Format !Catalog !Label |
Germany
| 2006 | CD, Album |NB 1309-2 |
Germany
| 2006 | Limited Box, 3xCD + DVD | NB 1643–2, NB 1644–2, NB 1645–2, NB 1637-5 | Nuclear Blast |
United States
| 7 February 2006 | CD, Album | F062 |
Ukraine
| 2006 | CD, Album | MR 1848-2 |
Russia
| 2006 | CD, Album | IROND CD 06-1121 | Irond |
Russia
| 2006 | CD, Album, Dig + DVD | IROND CD 06-1121 DL | Irond |
United States
| 2006 | CD, Album, Dig + DVD | F962 | Ferret Music |
Germany
| 2006 | CD, Album, Dig + DVD-V, Dig | NB 1309–0, NB 1637-5 | Nuclear Blast |
United States
| 2006 | CD, Album, Promo | F062-2ADV | Ferret Music |
Germany
| 2006 | CD, Album, Promo | NB 1613-2 | Nuclear Blast |
Germany
| 2006 | LP, Album, Cle | NB 1309–1, 27361 13091 | Nuclear Blast |
Germany
| 2010 | CD, Album, RE | FSR 007 | FS Records (2), Tonpool |
Personnel
The drums, vocals, keyboards and programming were recorded at Dug Out Studio in Uppsala, and guitars and bass were recorded at The Room in Gothenburg. The album was mixed and mastered at Tonteknik Recording in Umeå, Sweden.
In Flames
- Anders Fridén – vocals
- Björn Gelotte – lead guitar
- Jesper Strömblad – rhythm guitar
- Peter Iwers – bass
- Daniel Svensson – drums
Additional musicians
- Örjan Örnkloo – keyboards and programming
- Uppsala Poker HC Crew – additional vocals on "Scream"
- Lisa Miskovsky – additional vocals on "Dead End"
;Production
- Eskil Lövstrom – mixing
- Pelle Henricsson – mixing and mastering
- Magnus Lander – tracking
- Patric Ullaeus – photography
- Derek Hess – artwork
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Austria|16|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Flanders|78|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|France|89|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|6|id=29589|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Hungary|12|year=2006|week=6|rowheader=true|access-date=27 November 2021}} |
{{album chart|Italy|82|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
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|17 |
{{album chart|Norway|27|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|57|date=20060218|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Spain|88|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|30|artist=In Flames|album=Come Clarity|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|67|date=20060218|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|58|artist=In Flames|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRock|16|artist=In Flames|rowheader=true|accessdate=11 August 2020}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2006&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2006|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=Swedish|accessdate=11 August 2020}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080119190852/http://inflames.com/releases/albums/come_clarity/press.asp Come Clarity album details]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119190852/http://inflames.com/releases/albums/come_clarity/press.asp |date=19 January 2008 |title=Come Clarity in the press }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930183622/http://www.rockdetector.com/interviews/artist%2C4354.sm Peter Iwers speaks about Come Clarity]
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