IN FLAMES - RIFF EVOLUTION (2021) Riffs From Each Album Since 1994

[@pikcy9545]

Jester Race, Whoracle, Colony, Clayman are all S tier metal albums and some of my favorites of all time 🤘peak melodeath

[@DelTremens]

Agreed 100%

[@romonhomin7367]

yup about right.

[@ericyip947]

Reroute is also great!

[@zeno6111753]

Totally agree Thats the In Flames I really like.

[@WatchUnwind]

Hard to beat those three . After that their sound changes. I still love all their albums but clayman to me might be the apex

[@upreydeen]

In Flames are riffs masters, I think many bands are influenced by their incredible way to write music, very fresh and innovative

[@ThomasHogue]

Definitely! I think of them as one of the main pioneers of that melodic metal riff style

[@CrazyNyx228]

Дружище ​@@ThomasHogue

[@slicksmick89]

The old In Flames was so amazing and melodic. Listening to their entire discography, sounds like 3 completely different bands. Strange but I love them all, even the modern stuff.

[@mmoviefan7]

cus they are diffent members over the years

[@thomaskostoroski9985]

Lunar Strain and Subterranean are my favorite albums from them. Tough to sing tho

[@Kamil-mw9jw]

Have the same, I started listening to them around 2006 and I really liked all the stuff, to be honest. I had to get used to a new album every time, but I always ended up with loving new stuff.

[@Skiddlez3D]

Yeah it's all awesome, if you like old In Flames, go listen to The Halo Effect. They are all ex members of In Flames, truly awesome shit

[@johnyang799]

@@Skiddlez3D But honestly the holo effect is not anything more in flames than current in flames sounds a lot more like dark tranquility. I guess it's thr front man that have the most effect. In this video it's demonstrated that the riffs are not that different really. Don't get me wrong the holo effect is awesome just sounds more like dt than in to me.

[@johnsummers7121]

I'm an old man now. My taste has been across the metal map. Still to this day artifacts of black rain has some of my favorite riffs.

[@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131]

Same. Also the first In Flames song I ever heard way back in like 2000, and they instantly became one of my favorite bands.

[@sirzechsazazel1150]

No one ever talks about Artifacts and the opening riff is probably in my top 5 favorite riffs of all time

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

​@sirzechsazazel1150 heck yeah bud!! One of the darkest sounding tunes!!

[@ZephaniahDavis]

Jesper said that originally he wanted to play 'Maiden riffs but in a more death metal style. If you listen to the first part of the 'Maiden riff progression it fits perfectly. Really neat-o.

[@Pec3t]

The Jester Race - one of the best metal albums ever made.

[@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507]

Just after colony😊

[@Pec3t]

@@ghostofmoredishesmorebitch1507 Well, I dont like Colony. Jester Race, Whoracle, Clayman - this is my holy trinity:)

[@mehcazstedzip2525]

Totally agree

[@DaniTheDawg]

This is why the old In Flames were the greatest influence for me. This also why I post Reroute to Remain IF... Don't get me wrong, the riffs played here were all phenomenal but I just can't compare the 2 eras. Totally different band.

[@Flazius]

I really like this type of video; a 5-8 minute length showcasing a song from each album by disctinctive artists, more of that please!

[@ThomasHogue]

Definitely!

[@ozthewizard504]

I miss Jesper too much. He was the best thing happened to In Flames.

[@benjaminvasquez5826]

I think he created In Flames

[@charlieandersson5534]

look for the halo effect

[@Teocyn]

Agree. I always looked to Bjorn for the guitars in that band, which was my favourite for so long. Turns out it was Jesper all along.

[@Ngguftyhgddj]

Wait for halo effect)

[@RavensCore20]

@@benjaminvasquez5826 Yeah he did. Lunar Strain and Subterranean was just him and a bunch of other people doing some studio work if I recall correctly. I dont think any other In Flames members were a part of those albums. The Jester Race is really where the band was formed. I miss the hell out of Jesper in this band.

[@BrockOfBodom]

Clayman is a perfect album. They really hit the mark with that one

[@metlgawd]

Absofuckinglutely, solid front to back.

[@antoinej1554]

And I still don't understand why they felt necessary to re-record it with their modern standards.

[@OfficialXivil]

@@antoinej1554 tbh, I really like the re-recorded songs. Not as good and as epic as the originals, but still good!

[@antoinej1554]

@@OfficialXivil Well i'm not saying it's all garbage, but when you have such a perfect material... Just keep it the way it is, everyone enjoyed it like that. Though the new version of Only for the Weak is a failure

[@wanalqasam7377]

Jester race is

[@mstrasser]

Colony and before...so melodic and awesome. There were some bangers after that, some I'm discovering more and more of recently (heck even "Stay With Me" is awesome) but the early stuff just hit different. And the fact that my favourite IF song "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" isn't even on a proper album just shows how great that era was. Also, the fact that you included a bonus track for Colony echoes how their leftovers were stellar.

[@alexandershmyga1775]

Goliaths is my favorite too. An ideal MDM track. It's my favourite in all of Melodeth.

[@jacksonislegend]

Reroute to Remain, Colony, and Come Clarity are definitely my favorite albums from these guys but they don't really miss. I love that melodic style of riffing. People don't realize just how influential in flames have been

[@USALeonHeart]

I mean in terms of direct influence, Clayman is easily the most influential metal album from 2000-2010, think of how much metalcore sounded *and was recorded* like Clayman.

[@Stonesorrow]

@@USALeonHeart So what you're saying we should go back in time and kill baby-Clayman? :)

[@xalxfa]

yeah. On top of that i would put Clayman, Come Clarity and reroute to remain! these are awesome aswell.

[@jacksonislegend]

@@xalxfa oh definitely! Come Clarity is one of my favorite melodic metalcore albums of all time. Clayman was amazing and incredibly influential. I can't believe I forgot to include clayman. But yeah I definitely agree with your take. I just loved Colony too.

[@Paul_Ward]

Half the post hard-core scene were born out of these styles of riffs 🤘

[@NickRiffs]

Sense of Purpose is a criminally underrated album. Drenched In Fear is an amazing song

[@VeritabIlIti]

Every song on that album has amazing riffs and the whole thing has this strangely tortured but uplifting tone. Def underrated

[@projectzed5766]

It's my favourite album by them

[@billpolman9175]

Absolutely agree, the verse riff from Drenched in fear is one of my favorites. The album needs more recognition.

[@zombiemachinery4868]

That was their last good album, that was In Flames in their prime.

[@HiyaahLord]

Agreed

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Colony really were the days of the classic dual lead I came to love. :-)

[@USALeonHeart]

They did it so much on that album with zero regard for good taste. I love it.

[@AdamB12]

Colony, Clayman and Whoracle are the 3 best imo. Used to listen to these all throughout high school. Wish I could've seen them live at that point in the bands career

[@Some_Guy_87]

The Jester Race was a defining album for me as a guitar player - I still think the riffs there are the most fun to play along out of all their albums. Made playing guitar feel like singing Karaoke. It also was a big "aha" moment in utilizing harmonies in guitar playing to make lines sound great that seem rather boring on their own. Musically, I still loved everything up until Reroute to Remain (which wasn't very interesting from a guitarist perspective, but had a great soundscape. Always put that album out every winter for some reason, just went well with Christmas lighting and decoration). After that I was just burned out from them, not even sure if the music of the followup albums is to blame.

[@ThomasHogue]

Yeah, melodic riffs are definitely the most memorable! That is one thing I think is lacking in trending modern metal

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

2:11 aaaand here's the line in the sand. I keep waiting for some sort of surprise, some exotic bend, or something, like every riff before it had. But nope.

[@OfficialXivil]

Come Clarity introduced me to In Flames, so it will always have a special place in my heart. But Colony/Clayman was peak In Flames in terms of riffs and melodies.

[@tikteetewon]

Nice, you made me remember how much I love In Flames! Keep up the good work!

[@ThomasHogue]

Great to hear! Thanks

[@Thrasher_Abbatoir]

Yeah. Good old IF

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

I adore the fact you put in December Flower as the Jester Race riff, and Drenched In Fear as the A Sense Of Purpose riff, such slept on songs

[@エチュー9]

とても、楽しく拝見させていただきました。 素敵な動画をありがとう。

[@Robster881]

The Jester Race is absolutely un-fuck-withable - stone cold classic album.

[@TorahGonzalez]

I listened the crap out of the first 8 albums in my early 20s. When Sense of Purpose came out I started to get into heavier metal and stopped listening to In Flames's new stuff, but always held those first albums close to heart. I think is time I catch up with them

[@romyrocks8862]

I never listened to In Flames before, but after this great compilation I surely will! It's awsome!

[@jessepalmateer9127]

Bet the hardest part of making this video was choosing which ONE song to play from each album. Kudos for making the hard decisions for us. Heat covers. Cleeeean

[@ThomasHogue]

Definitely. So much second guessing 😂

[@Calibur43]

I find myself returning to A Sense Of Purpose all the fucking time, those riffs just make you move. 1:55 in Sleepless Again is just immaculate.

[@siphoningstrike2248]

Love how IF change in every album but keep the same sound It's a strange way to explain it, but any album of them are similar but if you listen to them you know that is IF.

[@kuroinamida4630]

Personally Lunar Strain to Clayman are their Glory Days. Reroute till Come Clarity/ASOP were the Transition Years Playgrounds is an album that has a few good moments Siren Charms actually grew on me but still on the fence with their latest stuff

[@Donasaur7734]

I've been a fan of them for as long as I can remember and Voices and I Am Above might actually be my favorite songs from them. I don't know what it is about them but I can't get enough

[@HVTFIELDOFFICIAL]

We all know this is Ola in disguise. Either way. Well done man. I've always over looked this band. I now see the error of my ways.

[@ThomasHogue]

Haha. I will take that comparison :) Thanks man!

[@HVTFIELDOFFICIAL]

@@ThomasHogue haha I legitimately thought this was him accept you're recording space looks better 😂 also I'd love to see you do some insomnium riffs

[@DANCEDWAT]

Call My Name is an excellent riff, I felt I, The Mask a return to form of sorts.. but my all time favourite is December Flower (and love Dialogue with the Stars and Man Made God). It all changed when the wrote songs to fit a twin guitar live setting instead of twin lead plus rhythm, but I still like them.

[@ThomasHogue]

Agreed, I, The Mask had some good moments and felt more true to form than the previous few!

[@kaptain_karma2839]

I, The Mask got me back into In Flames for sure. I actually think it is one of their top 5 albums. Love this video.

[@WrathOfLiz]

Love "borders and shading" such an underrated song

[@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131]

Indeed. Soundtrack is an underrated album as a whole.

[@wheelsofmercury]

Sounds of a Playground Fading! It came out when I was in high school and I loved it then and love it now!

[@diabeticmonkey]

Nice! I get to watch the quality of once respected artists degrade!

[@ThomasHogue]

That’s what it’s all about 😂

[@diabeticmonkey]

@@ThomasHogue You know it! Great playing, my dude

[@dragonballa5083]

Food For The Gods was my favorite song to listen to before I went to bed. That and The Chosen Pessimist.

[@christophersanzo1833]

Awesome video! I love ALL eras of In Flames and you did a really great job representing that. \m/ :) #INFLAMESFOREVER

[@CannonFire]

Dude you are about to kill it on KZbin. SUBBED.

[@TheLastCrankers]

When I first heard in flames, I heard Soudns of the playground fading and I, the mask, they are still some of my favourite albums on my playlists

[@jake.the.riffer]

I love all In Flames, but this really showcases how modern IF still writes killer riffs.

[@johnyang799]

Very true. It's the mixing and the singing changed the feeling of the newer songs.

[@RafaelCDet]

They write great metalcore riffs but they don't write melodeath riffs or songs.

[@Mayheml]

Em’ downstrokes!

[@buffalo666]

This band held/holds such a special place in my heart. I never listen to them anymore but I just can't bring myself to delete them from my library. Such great early records.

[@AustinIsTheGreatest]

Come clarity speaks to me every time i listen to it. So good

[@KhaosKontroller]

You should totally do one for Sylosis.

[@ThomasHogue]

Never heard of them before but I just checked them out. Sick band!

[@KhaosKontroller]

@@ThomasHogue Fantastic band!

[@pikcy9545]

yes!!! Conclusions on an Age is the best thrash album of all time imo :D

[@MrThePessimist]

@@pikcy9545 their latest album is really great too !

[@AaronMorgan666]

@@ThomasHogue if you didn't already hear it, listen to teras kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpOqf5mAgpqqr9k

[@thegodphreaker]

EPIC RIFFAGE BROTHER 1:13 IS MY FACE RN STUNNED

[@wojodojo8365]

This was the best, thanks for the trip down memory lane of why i picked up a guitar.

[@christoffersjostrom4555]

I believe you can hear that the biggest evolution is from Lunar Strain to The Jester Race. Best tone in Colony. A Sense of purpose has maybe the best riffs tbh, great sound imo. But I think you were a bit hard with using Darker Times as an example of "Sounds of a playground fading", that album actually has some great riffs.

[@itsdokko2990]

man i sure love In Flames many of their songs have the power to shake you to the very core

[@mattmcgrath6848]

Haven't listened to these guys in years, you smashed it! I noticed you missed embody the invisible though

[@pikcy9545]

aye, best in flames song

[@erdoganzorlu3092]

Here before 1k subs ? We shall watch your career with great interest my dude ! Keep up the good work love how clean your picking hand is !

[@TheVralapa]

Never appriciated the newer songs until I heard your versions. Keep it up.

[@20cent_LowRelief]

Love the riffs you have chosen ! Really solid picking hand !

[@MrGiuliom]

Oh man sometimes I almost forgot how tasty In Flames are. Thanks for this

[@philb7431]

Up until 2:30 IF didn't suck. Then they did lol. So thankful we have The Halo Effect

[@cynicald380]

01:23 that's some fecking epic down picking mate!! 🤛🤛🤛

[@DarkTrailsExplorer]

The fact that the whole mixing and guitar tone is the same across all of the video really takes away the prejudice regarding the old and new material. Thanks

[@robertogarciagallardo229]

I love In Flames ❤, Man Made God its one of the best metal instrumentals ever made

[@diegoornelas4948]

Great detail to play almost every riff with downpicking!

[@LouisianaSpey]

Love how December flower is just crazy, then the song actually starts and it just groves and the solo is killer

[@dova3839]

Colony will aways be "something more" to me. There isn't a single song on that album that isn't unique. The solo on Zombie Inc, the vocals and riffs on the entire album and the guitars on Man Made God will aways be something more than amazing to me

[@i.m.les-dim5039]

He really picked all of my album - favs! How is that even possible???

[@cynicald380]

3:00 one my of fav guitar tracks from Come Clarity is Versus Terminus. Damn is so fun to play

[@WatchUnwind]

Good compilation. To me old in flames will always be the true and most pure in flames with clay man being the point it all started to change but I love the new stuff as well.

[@EmYush]

IN FLAMES is the riff legend of all time. from time to time, different style of riff still impress every kind of human. Björn is simply too underrated.

[@shawnm1144]

this just popped up on my feed and man, this is amazing! instant sub! keep up the good work homie!

[@ThomasHogue]

Thank you!

[@LeChampignon69]

yooooo, awesome work man! I’ll always have a soft spot for IF no matter what.

[@Foxywaterable]

Man this band has some sick riffs god damn. I had no idea.

[@darrengaffy8436]

probably the best video ive ever seen on youtube accurate well played , great editing , gopd song choices time for a carlsberg :) , thanks that was joyful to watch

[@ThomasHogue]

That's what I love to hear!! Thanks, glad you enjoyed

[@MoCarcass]

It sounds like they went from unique to more generic, - still good, but lost some of the beloved, original "In Flameness" along the way. I wonder how much Jesper Strömblad, or rather, his departure, had to do with it ... The Halo Effect sounds a lot like In Flames.

[@scaleitback1055]

It was more Glenn Lungstrom than people realize

[@terra.obxcura]

The Halo Effect Is basically InFlames from various timelines converging together hahahaks

[@gustavogrosso6638]

Wow awesome video! Nice selection of songs, not everyone would have chosen those, I like them all anyway. I believe In Flames never disappoints delivering goof riffs. In Flames we trust!!!

[@moongurd20]

Oh this was nice! brings back memories and chills, i love this band!

[@mobeenrehman2379]

Very nicely done. You chose almost all the songs that smoothly transition from one to the other.

[@victormaslyaev1525]

Thanks, man! Nice video, one of my favorite bands of all times! 🤘🔥

[@sostekai]

Love every single In flames album, old and new era In flames, makes me laugh when I see people hating on them for their newer albums.

[@TheAndresOpeth]

Great video. It reminded me the dates when I listened In Flames on a daily basis. I don't know why, but I disconnected from them after Come Clarity. Thanks to this video I will start paying more attention to their most recent efforts.

[@eddiewatersjr8133]

There are always people who bash whatever sound they don't enjoy. Sense of purpose was my last IF album. But if you enjoy the new albums, great. There are always those people that seem to think Jester Race is the only album worth anything, and that's sad. Thank you for picking Borders and Shading. Nice video sir👏

[@jensknapp4642]

Grandios 😎🤘👍

[@agungantara2757]

You forgot subterannean riffs 🤣🤣😁😁 But your work is great for educate new In Flames Fans. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@noisemakerstudios5540]

I really enjoyed watching! This band was/is such a big influence on me and the style of music that I play! Great job!

[@lonelysdomain]

i could never decide on a favorite era as i love everything In Flames has put out.

[@aakk4568]

Honestly this just shows that every In Flames album has some great riffs. Maybe I should should stop listening to the metal hipsters and check out more of In Flames later material.

[@slipknotmfkrlocust8843]

Its definitely worth a listen, some of it is more of a hit than others imo

[@lm7338]

riffs =/= everything.

[@lenni-hazels]

You mean the crowd of dedicated but disappointed long time fans who slowly saw their band degenerate into boring stadium pop metal? Yeah definitely don't listen to them ;-) But on a more serious note: If the new stuffs moves you, who are we to tell you not to enjoy it? Go for it.

[@philb7431]

hahahaahahahahaahaha yeah right

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

It's so cool hearing this medley of different eras of In Flames, pieced together seamlessly! I have one point of contention, though. For the later albums, particularly Soundtrack to Your Escape and Battles, you picked riffs that are kinda anomalies in the album in that they resemble the traditional In Flames style of riffing, whereas the albums around them are largely nu-metal inspired chugging (Soundtrack) or alternative rock strumming (Battles). Otherwise, I loved hearing your interpretation of all these songs.

[@faba9999]

That's just so great. Awesome job dude!

[@nOT_sURE08]

I'd like instrumental versions of their last couple albums, I'd find that enjoyable. Cannot STAND the autotune in the vocals...

[@MaelstromTheDemon]

In Flames We Trust!! 🤘 I happen to love just about every era of this band, the only album I honestly don't like is Siren Charms. Literally every other album has at least 1 song on it I love. I'm a huge fan of their 2000s output, and A Sense Of Purpose is my all-time favorite.

[@Hatredcopter424]

Saw In Flames live twice between 2013-2107. So good live

[@kr4nium92]

This was absolutely fantastic well done!

[@scg81790]

I was really hoping to see Ropes, March to the Shore, Enter Tragedy, Alias, Condemned, My Sweet Shadow, The Quiet Place, and many others. This should be a 20 minute video of riffs.

[@ThomasHogue]

They do have so many great riffs. Maybe an extended version is called for. 😁

[@danielwiebe2123]

In Flames We Trust 🔥

[@SenseMachine]

I grew up listening to your music when I was in school. There was a time when my father pulled out a power cable saying it was noisy. I miss you./ In Korea,

[@sebastianheiderer3993]

The riff to darker times was spectacular my dude 🔥

[@cyborgpsychotron8678]

iN Flames had been my favourite band since i first heard them on their album colony...i totally fell inlove with the song called zombie inc,...and until now they are still my favourite and always will... stay with me my favourite song from i the mask album...i grew up with in flames and their songs really brings back all the memories of my past life...

[@wonderkenny9919]

You even picked the one that makes Battles sound like old In Flames xD nice one

[@brandonbarrett7595]

Great performance when I saw them live in Portland, OR years back...Such a liberating, exhilarating experience.

[@TitaniusAnglesmith]

I think I was at that concert too

[@jaimecomamala1561]

You have no idea how much i enjoyed this video... !!!

[@jeffhillman6690]

Great... now I have to listen to literally ever album again

[@theariesexperiment4642]

No 7 string fuckery. Just 6 string dominance.

[@Cihan350Z]

Food for the gods is my fav.Awesome work.Congrats

[@DiamondSane]

It's about ten years since I were getting into mdm, and I favored nothing but Slaughter of the soul. Still its nice to listen to a jam around classics of mdm, In Flames.

[@brood7007]

nice video, love In Flames....that Jackson guitar is gorgeous.

[@resurrectionfitness5711]

So fun to watch man!!! keep this content coming

[@ronanjenkins2323]

Colony is such a fantastic album.