Come Clarity

Come Clarity
Come Clarity
Studio album by In Flames
Released	3 February 2006
Genre	Melodic death metal; alternative metal; metalcore;
Length	48:06
Label	Ferret; Nuclear Blast; Toy's Factory;
Producer	Anders Fridén; Björn Gelotte; Jesper Strömblad;
In Flames chronology
Singles from Come Clarity
	"Take This Life / Leeches"; Released: February 2006; "Come Clarity"; Released: 18 August 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10^[4]
PopMatters	8/10^[5]
Punknews.org	^[6]

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^[7] 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.^[8]

Come Clarity was named the best Swedish album of the past decade by readers of Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte, and Jesper Strömblad.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take This Life"	3:35
2.	"Leeches"	2:55
3.	"Reflect the Storm"	4:16
4.	"Dead End" (feat. Lisa Miskovsky)	3:22
5.	"Scream"	3:12
6.	"Come Clarity"	4:15
7.	"Vacuum"	3:39
8.	"Pacing Death's Trail"	3:00
9.	"Crawl Through Knives"	4:02
10.	"Versus Terminus" (Titled "End of Things" on EU plexi special edition. SE track list from Discogs)	3:18
11.	"Our Infinite Struggle"	3:46
12.	"Vanishing Light"	3:14
13.	"Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone"	5:25
Total length:		48:06

Release history

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.

Region	Date	Format	Catalog	Label
Germany	2006	CD, Album	NB 1309-2	Nuclear Blast
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	Ferret Music
Ukraine	2006	CD, Album	MR 1848-2	Moon Records
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

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	78
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[12]	1
French Albums (SNEP)^[13]	89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14]	6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[15]	12
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[16]	82
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[17]	17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18]	27
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[19]	57
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[20]	88
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[21]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[22]	30
UK Albums (OCC)^[23]	67
US Billboard 200^[24]	58
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[25]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	66

References

^ Mills, Matt (2 August 2023). "Every In Flames album ranked from worst to best". Louder. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "Come Clarity - In Flames - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Rauf, Raziq (22 February 2006). "Album Review: In Flames - Come Clarity". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "In Flames: Come Clarity Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "In Flames: Come Clarity". 9 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Paul, Aubin (7 February 2006). "In Flames - Come Clarity". Punknews.org. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^ "In Flames Chart Positions". Swedish Charts. 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
^ "Come Clarity winning Best Hardrock award at 2007 Grammis". Grammis. 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
^ "In Flames & Bossen bäst". Aftonbladet. 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "In Flames: Come Clarity" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Lescharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2006. 6. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
^ "Italiancharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "カム・クラリティ | イン・フレイムス" [Come Clarity | In Flames] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "In Flames Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Come Clarity album details
Come Clarity in the press at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 January 2008)
Peter Iwers speaks about Come Clarity

[1] Mills, Matt (2 August 2023). "Every In Flames album ranked from worst to best". Louder. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

[2] "Come Clarity - In Flames - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[Drowned-3] Rauf, Raziq (22 February 2006). "Album Review: In Flames - Come Clarity". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[4] "In Flames: Come Clarity Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[5] "In Flames: Come Clarity". 9 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[Punknews-6] Paul, Aubin (7 February 2006). "In Flames - Come Clarity". Punknews.org. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

[7] "In Flames Chart Positions". Swedish Charts. 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2007.

[8] "Come Clarity winning Best Hardrock award at 2007 Grammis". Grammis. 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.

[9] "In Flames & Bossen bäst". Aftonbladet. 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[ac_Austria_In_Flames-10] "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Flanders_In_Flames-11] "Ultratop.be – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Finland_In_Flames-12] "In Flames: Come Clarity" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_France_In_Flames-13] "Lescharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Germany_In_Flames-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – Come Clarity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Hungary_-15] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2006. 6. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[ac_Italy_In_Flames-16] "Italiancharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[17] "カム・クラリティ | イン・フレイムス" [Come Clarity | In Flames] (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[ac_Norway_In_Flames-18] "Norwegiancharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-19] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Spain_In_Flames-20] "Spanishcharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Sweden_In_Flames-21] "Swedishcharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_In_Flames-22] "Swisscharts.com – In Flames – Come Clarity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_UK2_-23] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_In_Flames-24] "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[ac_BillboardRock_In_Flames-25] "In Flames Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[26] "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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v t e In Flames
Björn Gelotte Anders Fridén Chris Broderick Liam Wilson Anders Iwers Carl Näslund Mikael Stanne Daniel Erlandsson Johan Larsson Glenn Ljungström Jesper Strömblad Daniel Svensson Peter Iwers Joe Rickard Niclas Engelin Bryce Paul Tanner Wayne
Studio albums	Lunar Strain The Jester Race Whoracle Colony Clayman Reroute to Remain Soundtrack to Your Escape Come Clarity A Sense of Purpose Sounds of a Playground Fading Siren Charms Battles I, the Mask Foregone
EPs	Subterranean Black-Ash Inheritance Trigger
Singles	"The Quiet Place" "The Mirror's Truth" "Where the Dead Ships Dwell"
Live albums & videos	The Tokyo Showdown Used & Abused: In Live We Trust Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg
Related articles	Discography A Sense of Purpose Tour The Halo Effect

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