Colony (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Colony
Type = studio
Artist = In Flames


Released = June 22, 1999
Recorded = 1998-1999 at Studio Fredman
Genre = Melodic death metal
Length = 41:31
Label = Nuclear Blast
Producer = Fredrik Nordström
In Flames
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hz6dtr8ekl3x link]
Last album = "Whoracle"
(1997)
This album = "Colony"
(1999)
Next album = "Clayman"
(2000)

"Colony" is an album by the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. It was released on June 22, 1999 through Nuclear Blast. It was the first album to feature the current lineup of the band. The album deals with various aspects of religion and spirituality, from the somewhat positive light of "Embody the Invisible" and "The New Word,"* to the more negative "Zombie Inc." and "Scorn". This album features a faster, tighter, and more energetic approach to the music than displayed on the previous album "Whoracle", though the song-writing approach is similar.

The tracks "Behind Space '99" and "Clad in Shadows '99" are remakes of tracks first heard on Lunar Strain, with the "Behind Space" remake devoid of its original acoustic guitar outro.

The song "Embody the Invisible" appears in the soundtrack of skateboarding video game "Tony Hawk's Underground".

Track listing

# "Embody the Invisible" – 3:37
# "Ordinary Story" – 4:16
# "Scorn" – 3:37
# "Colony" – 4:39
# "Zombie Inc." – 5:05
# "Pallar Anders Visa" (In English: "Thief Anders Song") – 1:41
# "Coerced Coexistence" – 4:14
# "Resin" – 3:21
# "Behind Space '99" – 3:58
# "Insipid 2000" – 3:45
# "The New Word"* – 3:18

* The title of this track is subject to debate. According to the track list on the back cover of the original 1999 release, the [http://www.inflames.com/releases/albums/colony/default.asp official In Flames web site] , and the lyrics printed in the original 1999 CD booklet, the correct title is "The New Word"; however, according to the heading of the lyrics printed for the song in the original booklet, the track list on the 2004 re-release, and the [http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/bands/inflames/colony.html official Nuclear Blast Records web site] , the song is called "The New World".

Version differences

The above track listing refers to the initial 1999 international release. Different versions of the album are in circulation which contain different bonus tracks in addition to the above.

The Japanese version (1999)

Bonus tracks:
* "Clad in Shadows '99" – 2:24
* "Man Made God" – 4:12

The Korean Digipak (1999)

Bonus tracks:
* "Clad in Shadows '99"
* "Man Made God"
* "Murders in the Rue Morgue"

The Deluxe Edition (2004)

This enhanced re-release contains the following in addition to the above tracks:

* Bonus track: instrumental "Man Made God"
* Photo gallery
* "Ordinary Story" music video
* Computer wallpapers
* A Screensaver
* Winamp skins
* Song lyrics (Which has numerous spelling errors)

Musicians

*Anders Fridén - vocals
*Jesper Strömblad - guitar, hammond organ
*Björn Gelotte - guitar
*Peter Iwers - bass
*Daniel Svensson - drums
*Fredrik Nordström - Hammond organ, slide
*Charlie Storm - synth, CPU
*Kee Marcello - guitar (second guitar solo on "Coerced Coexistence")

Other personnel

*Music written by Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad and arranged by In Flames
*All lyrics written by Anders Fridén, in part translated by Niklas Sundin
*Produced, engineered, mixed by Fredrik Nordström and In Flames
*Drum tech by Peter Wildoer
*Mastered by Göran Finnberg at Mastering Room
*All songs published by Prophecies Publishing
*Front cover illustration by Andreas Marshall

External links

* [http://inflames.com/releases/albums/colony/default.asp "Colony" album details]
* [http://inflames.com/releases/albums/colony/lyrics.html "Colony" lyrics]
* [http://inflames.com/releases/albums/colony/info.html "Colony" information]