Description

Admirably, In Flames vocalist Anders Friden and Niclas Engelin of Gardenian and their compadres in Passenger (all of whom also come from extreme metal backgrounds and had begun to feel shackled by the limitations of the genre) attempt to apply their combined musical muscle to a more melodic formula, drawing equal inspiration from Helmet and Depeche Mode. Generally they succeed. The drop-tuned crunch of their death metal guitars is sweetened by a carefully polished production style, unabashed use of vocal harmonies, and the occasional dark burble of synthesizer sequences, while Friden unsurprisingly explores various shades of melancholy and anguish. This cd single features two tracks from the full length album together with an unreleased demo track Track listing: 1. In Reverse 2. Carnival Diaries 3. Clowns-demo