In Flames bio

In Flames is a Swedish, melodic death metal band from the city of Gothenburg. Through the years they have changed and evolved their style through many influences, especially in the most recent albums. In Flames' line-up underwent constant changes throughout their early career. Their first stable line-up was composed by the founding members Jesper Strömblad, Johann Larsson and Glenn Ljungström, with Mikael Stanne as a session vocalist. It is with this line-up that they recorded their first album Lunar Strain. Stanne then departed and was replaced by Henke Forss for the EP album Subterranean, which also included new drummer Daniel Erlandsson. Henke subsequently left the band as well, opening the door for Anders Fridén (who was ironically the vocalist for Dark Tranquillity at the time) to take over vocal duties and Bjorn Gelotte on the drums. It was under this new line-up that they signed with Nuclear Blast Records and recorded The Jester Race. This album garnered the band world-wide recognition, especially in Europe and Japan. The band is perhaps best known to fans for their albums The Jester Race, Whoracle, Colony and Clayman. However, the group came to mainstream attention with Reroute to Remain, Soundtrack To Your Escape and their most recent studio album Come Clarity (which has sold over 110,000 copies in the United States). Although Come Clarity was widely regarded as a return to form by critics and fans as well as gaining more fans, it is clear that many fans of In Flames are unhappy with some of the stylistic changes the band has undergone. Others, however, feel that the past few years have seen some of the best that this band has to offer and that their potential is growing along with their fanbase.

Source: Wikipedia