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I, the Mask

I, the Mask is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 1 March 2019.[1][2][3] It is the band's first release since Whoracle (1997) without longtime bassist Peter Iwers,[4] and the last to feature Joe Rickard on drums.[5] It is the debut album for bassist Bryce Paul and drummer Tanner Wayne.[6] It is also the last album to feature guitarist Niclas Engelin.

I, the Mask
Studio album by
In Flames
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
StudioWest Valley Recording (Woodland Hills, California)
GenreAlternative metal
Length50:48
Label
ProducerHoward Benson
In Flames chronology
Battles
(2016) 		I, the Mask
(2019) 		Foregone
(2023)
Singles from I, the Mask
  1. "I Am Above"
    Released: 14 December 2018
  2. "(This Is Our) House"
    Released: 14 December 2018
  3. "I, the Mask"
    Released: 10 January 2019
  4. "Burn"
    Released: 8 February 2019
  5. "Follow Me"
    Released: 17 September 2019

A chiptune reimagined version of the album (programmed by Sam Brown) was released in March 2020 through Better Noise Music to celebrate the album's first anniversary.[7]

Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[8]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte and Howard Benson, except "In This Life" (written by Fridén, Gelotte, Benson, Seann Bowe and Lenny Skolnik)

No.TitleLength
1."Voices"4:47
2."I, the Mask"3:41
3."Call My Name"3:33
4."I Am Above"3:49
5."Follow Me"4:55
6."(This Is Our) House"4:18
7."We Will Remember"4:04
8."In This Life"3:52
9."Burn"3:43
10."Deep Inside"4:21
11."All the Pain"4:29
12."Stay with Me"5:16
Total length:50:48
Digipak edition bonus track & Japan bonus track[9]
No.TitleLength
13."Not Alone"4:04
Total length:54:52

Personnel edit

In Flames

Additional musicians

  • Joe Rickard – drums (all songs except "(This Is Our) House")[5]
  • Örjan Örnkloo – programming
  • Howard Benson – additional keyboards

Production

  • Howard Benson − producer
  • Mike Plotnikoff − recording
  • Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki − recording
  • Trevor Dietrich − additional engineering
  • Zach Darf − additional engineering
  • Paul Decarli − digital editing
  • Chris Lord-Alge − mixing
  • Ted Jensen − mastering
  • Blake Armstrong − artwork

Charts edit

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 84
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 66
US Billboard 200[25] 121

References edit

  1. ^ Bienstock, Richard (17 December 2018). "In Flames Detail Forthcoming Album, 'I, The Mask,' Share Two New Tracks". Guitar World. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ Thiessen, Brock (14 December 2018). "In Flames Unveil New Album 'I, The Mask'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ DiVita, Joe (11 January 2019). "In Flames Issue Lyric Video for 'I, The Mask' Title Track". Loudwire. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "CYHRA Parts Ways With Ex-IN FLAMES Bassist PETER IWERS". Blabbermouth.net. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "I, the Mask". Nuclear Blast. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "IN FLAMES Singer Explains Latest Drummer Change". Blabbermouth.net. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "IN FLAMES Releases Arcade Version Of 'I, The Mask' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "「I, the Mask / アイ・ザ・マスク」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – In Flames – I, the Mask". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  14. ^ "In Flames Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  16. ^ "In Flames: I, the Mask" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 10. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  20. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 10, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 1.3.2019 al 7.3.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 March 2019. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  24. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  25. ^ "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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