The Jester Race

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The Jester Race is a landmark 1996 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound with its blend of aggressive riffing and harmonized melodies.

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instanceOf music album
studio album
artist In Flames NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Sweden
coverArtDesigner Andreas Marschall NERFINISHED
followedBy Whoracle NERFINISHED
follows Subterranean NERFINISHED
format CD
digital audio
vinyl
genre Gothenburg metal
death metal
melodic death metal
hasContribution bass by Johan Larsson
drums by Björn Gelotte
guitars by Glenn Ljungström
guitars by Jesper Strömblad
vocals by Anders Fridén
hasPart Artifacts of the Black Rain NERFINISHED
Dead Eternity NERFINISHED
Dead God in Me NERFINISHED
December Flower NERFINISHED
Graveland NERFINISHED
Lord Hypnos NERFINISHED
Moonshield NERFINISHED
The Jester Race (song) NERFINISHED
The Jester’s Dance NERFINISHED
Wayfaerer NERFINISHED
hasSubgenreInfluence metalcore
modern melodic death metal
language English
length approximately 40 minutes
musicalStyleCharacteristic aggressive riffing
harmonized melodies
notableFor helping define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound
performer In Flames NERFINISHED
placeOfRecording Gothenburg NERFINISHED
producer Fredrik Nordström NERFINISHED
In Flames NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1996
recordedAt Studio Fredman NERFINISHED
recordLabel Nuclear Blast NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1996-02-20
significance considered a landmark album in melodic death metal

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