Colony is the fourth album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. The album was released on May 31, 1999 through Nuclear Blast Records. It was the first In Flames album to feature the current line-up along with Bjorn Gelotte to switch his position from drummer to permanent guitarist and features new members Daniel Svensson and Peter Iwers. The album deals with various aspects of religion and spirituality, from the somewhat positive light ...
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Colony is the fourth album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. The album was released on May 31, 1999 through Nuclear Blast Records. It was the first In Flames album to feature the current line-up along with Bjorn Gelotte to switch his position from drummer to permanent guitarist and features new members Daniel Svensson and Peter Iwers. 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.
A music video was made for "Ordinary Story" which was directed by Tamara Jordan.
The track "Behind Space '99" is a remake of the track first heard on Lunar Strain, although devoid of its original acoustic guitar outro.
The song "Embody the Invisible" appears in the soundtrack of the...
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