The Jester Race
The Jester Race is the second album by melodic death metal band In Flames. … Read Full Bio ↴The Jester Race is the second album by melodic death metal band In Flames. It is the first album to feature Anders Fridén as the band's vocalist and Björn Gelotte as the drummer. A video for the song Artifacts of the Black Rain was also released. It was also the first album to feature the Jesterhead, the band's mascot. This album ranked #79 on the website Metal Rules' list of 100 Greatest Metal Albums. It is also considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul and Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery, exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.

After releasing The Jester Race, the band then toured with Samael, Grip Inc. and Kreator. The album was the band's second full-length album released following the more mainstream success of the 1995 EP, Subterranean. The Jester Race was recorded at Studio Fredman by Fredrik Nordström, who also contributed keyboards for the album.
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The Jester Race
In Flames Lyrics


Artifacts of the Black Rain Stood there leaning to the city moon, Casting silhouettes ta…
Dead Eternity You'll never be alone again You'll never die again You'll ne…
Dead God in Me To slit the grinning wounds From childhood's seven moons The…
December Flower Towards the rich archaic heavens; towards the lack diorama …
Graveland Mankind, proud conqueror and king Swings its flag of primal …
Lord Hypnos I lie in your soother arms, lord Hypnos Your garment alive…
Moonshield Tried of dull ages, I walk the same ground, Collecting…
The Jester Race Rush faster on the one-way lane The answers so silent Rusty…
The Jester's Dance [Instrumental]…


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