The Tokyo Showdown is the first live album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. It was recorded during their Japanese tour in 2000 at their show in Tokyo. During their performance of "Scorn" they incorporated the opening riffs of Slayer's "Raining Blood".

The Tokyo Showdown
Live album by
Released4 September 2001
RecordedNovember 2000
Tokyo, Japan
GenreMelodic death metal
Length60:33
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAnders Fridén
In Flames
In Flames chronology
Clayman
(2000)
The Tokyo Showdown
(2001)
Reroute to Remain
(2002)
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The album title was inspired by the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bullet Ride" (from Clayman, 2000)4:41
2."Embody the Invisible" (from Colony, 1999)3:42
3."Jotun" (from Whoracle, 1997)3:33
4."Food for the Gods" (from Whoracle, 1997)4:24
5."Moonshield" (from The Jester Race, 1996)4:25
6."Clayman" (from Clayman, 2000)3:36
7."Swim" (from Clayman, 2000)3:21
8."Behind Space" (from Lunar Strain, 1994)3:52
9."Only for the Weak" (from Clayman, 2000)4:31
10."Gyroscope" (from Whoracle, 1997)3:25
11."Scorn" (from Colony, 1999)3:50
12."Ordinary Story" (from Colony, 1999)4:15
13."Pinball Map" (from Clayman, 2000)4:33
14."Colony" (from Colony, 1999)4:47
15."Episode 666" (from Whoracle, 1997)3:37

Bonus disc

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On the LP version and on the two-CD version released by Scarecrow Records (under license by Nuclear Blast) there is a bonus disc with additional tracks.

No.TitleLength
1."Clad in Shadows '99"2:24
2."Strong and Smart"2:33
3."Man Made God"4:11
4."Behind Space" (live)3:37
5."Goliaths Disarm Their Davids"4:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Lawson, Dom (4 August 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 864. UK: EMAP. p. 45.