In Flames "Trigger (CD+DVD, EP, Japan, Toy's Factory, TFCK-87320, Video)"

Trigger is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames from their 2002 album Reroute to Remain. A standalone version of the song was released as an EP on 10 June 2003, including bonus tracks. The title song was used on the soundtrack for the 2003 film Freddy vs. Jason.

The music video for "Trigger" showed the band playing in a club and being constantly pestered and booed by the members of Soilwork, with interspersed footage of other incidents between the two bands. Soilwork's video for "Rejection Role" showed the situation vice versa, Soilwork playing and In Flames as the bullies. The colour is also reversed in each video: blue for In Flames, red for Soilwork. Both videos also had the other band riding in a pickup truck to and from the club. While some believed the tension between the two bands to be real, in reality the groups are close friends and devised the idea of a dual-video concept as a joke.

Tracklist:

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Trigger (Single Edit) 04:04   
2. Watch Them Feed 03:11   
3. Land of Confusion (Genesis cover) 03:22   
4. Cloud Connected (Club Connected Remix) 04:11   
5. Moonshield (C64 Karaoke version) 02:36

Time:  17:24  

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Trigger (Official Video Clip)  
2. Cloud Connected (Official Video Clip)   
3. Only for the Weak (Official Video Clip)

Recording information: 

Track 1: 

"Trigger" taken from the album Reroute to Remain. 

Mixed by Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Friden and Orjan Ornkloo. 

Produced by Daniel Bergstrand. 

Tracks 2-3, 5: 

"Watch Them Feed", "Land of Confusion" and "Moonshield (C64 Karaoke Version)" 

Recorded at Phlat Planet. 

Produced and mixed by In Flames. 

Track 4: 

"Cloud Connected (Club Connected Remix)" made by Orjan Ornkloo/Dreamworld productions. 

Video clips made by Pacemaker Produktion.

In Flames "Reroute To Remain: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity (Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 624-2/27361 66242)"

Reroute to Remain (subtitled: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity, and on reissue: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness) is the sixth studio album by the Swedish metal band In Flames. The album saw a major change in musical style and was In Flames' second considerable step in the direction of a new sound, and was met with rejection among many of their fanbase. The album's more accessible sound attracted many new fans and popularized In Flames' name within the American heavy metal scene, helping to secure a top spot at Ozzfest. This was the band's first album to present singles, which were "Trigger" and "Cloud Connected".

Despite initially receiving a mixed response from fans, the album received mostly favorable reviews.

In 2005, Reroute to Remain was ranked number 326 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.

Track listing

All music is composed by Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad and Anders Fridén. All lyrics are written by Anders Fridén, except where noted.

1. "Reroute to Remain" Fridén, Helena Lindsjö 3:53
2. "System" 3:39
3. "Drifter" 3:10
4. "Trigger" 4:58
5. "Cloud Connected" 3:40
6. "Transparent" 4:03
7. "Dawn of a New Day" 3:40
8. "Egonomic" 2:36
9. "Minus" 3:45
10. "Dismiss the Cynics" Fridén, Lindsjö 3:38
11. "Free Fall" 3:58
12. "Dark Signs" 3:20
13. "Metaphor" 3:39
14. "Black & White" 3:33

Total length: 51:39

The complete name of the album is "Reroute to Remain: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity", but there are some versions with the word "Madness" instead of "Insanity".

Music videos were made for "Cloud Connected" and "Trigger". Soilwork were included in the "Trigger" video, which forms a pair with their video for "Rejection Role".

In Flames "Whoracle (Japan, Toy's Factory, TFCK-87134)"

Whoracle is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 18 November 1997. The title of the album is a portmanteau of the English words "whore" and "oracle". It is the final In Flames album to feature Johan Larsson and Glenn Ljungström. It is also the last release with Björn Gelotte playing drums, as he permanently switched to lead guitar in future releases.

In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine.

Apart from "Everything Counts", which is a cover of a Depeche Mode song, all songs were composed and arranged by In Flames. The lyrics were translated by Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin, as Anders Fridén was not confident in his English.

Fredrik Nordström noted that it was not easy to record at times, since the band members usually preferred drinking beer and playing Tekken 3.

While some regard Whoracle as a concept album, guitarist Jesper Strömblad denied this. He acknowledged reading reports that Fridén came up with a story around the end and rebirth of the world, but recalled events differently and said the album wasn't solely about that.

Tracklist:

1. Jotun 03:54   
2. Food for the Gods 04:19  
3. Gyroscope 03:26   
4. Dialogue with the Stars 03:01  
5. The Hive 04:03   
6. Jester Script Transfigured 05:45   
7. Morphing into Primal 03:05   
8. Worlds Within the Margin 05:06
9. Episode 666 03:45
10. Everything Counts (Depeche Mode cover) 03:17
11. Whoracle 02:43  
12. Goliaths Disarm Their Davids 04:56
13. Acoustic Medley 02:32
14. Behind Space (live) 03:38

Time:  53:30  

Everything Counts by Martin Lee Gore.

All songs published by Prophecies Publishing, Hamburg, except Everything Counts, published by Grabbing Hands Music.

Tracks 12-14 appeared on the Black-Ash Inheritance EP.

Whoracle comes as a concept album, with lyrics by Niklas Sundin and synopsis by Anders Fridén. It describes the past, present and a hypothetical future of the planet Earth.

Official music videos:

- Jotun

- Food for the Gods

Recording information:

Recorded and produced by Fredrik Nordström with assistance from In Flames at Studio Fredman

Engineered by Anders Fridén and Fredrik Nordström

Mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Anders Fridén

Mastered by Goran Finnberg and Fredrik Nordstrom at the Mastering Room Gbg

The Whoracle concept conjured and verbalized by Niklas Sundin and Anders Fridén

Lyrics written by Niklas Sundin following original synopsis by Anders Fridén

All music composed and arranged by In Flames except "Everything Counts" by Martin Lee Gore of Depeche Mode

Cover artwork by Andreas Marschall

Photos by Kenneth Johansson

All songs published by Prophecies Publishing Hamburg except "Everything Counts"

"Everything Counts" published by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd, sub-published by EMI Music Germany.

In Flames "Whoracle (2008 Reissue, Deluxe Edition Digipak, Enhanced CD, Mexico, Witch Of The East, WOE006)"

Whoracle is the third studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 18 November 1997. The title of the album is a portmanteau of the English words "whore" and "oracle". It is the final In Flames album to feature Johan Larsson and Glenn Ljungström. It is also the last release with Björn Gelotte playing drums, as he permanently switched to lead guitar in future releases.

In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine.

Apart from "Everything Counts", which is a cover of a Depeche Mode song, all songs were composed and arranged by In Flames. The lyrics were translated by Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin, as Anders Fridén was not confident in his English.

Fredrik Nordström noted that it was not easy to record at times, since the band members usually preferred drinking beer and playing Tekken 3.

While some regard Whoracle as a concept album, guitarist Jesper Strömblad denied this. He acknowledged reading reports that Fridén came up with a story around the end and rebirth of the world, but recalled events differently and said the album wasn't solely about that.

Tracklist:

1. Jotun 03:54   
2. Food for the Gods 04:19   
3. Gyroscope 03:26  
4. Dialogue with the Stars 03:01
5. The Hive 04:03   
6. Jester Script Transfigured 05:45   
7. Morphing into Primal 03:05   
8. Worlds Within the Margin 05:06
9. Episode 666 03:45   
10. Everything Counts (Depeche Mode cover) 03:17  
11. Whoracle 02:43   
12. Clad in Shadows '99 02:21  

Time:  44:45

Enhanced multimedia section includes a video for the song "Jotun", as well as a photo gallery, lyrics, winamp skins, wallpapers and screensavers.

Everything Counts by Martin Lee Gore.

All songs published by Prophecies Publishing, Hamburg, except Everything Counts, published by Grabbing Hands Music.

Track 12 appeared on the Colony album.

Whoracle comes as a concept album, with lyrics by Niklas Sundin and synopsis by Anders Fridén. It describes the past, present and a hypothetical future of the planet Earth.

Official music videos:

- Jotun

- Food for the Gods

Recording information:

Produced and recorded in the spring of 1997 at Studio Fredman.

Co-produced by In Flames.

Engineered by Anders Fridén and Fredrik Nordström

Mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Anders Fridén

Mastered by Goran Finnberg and Fredrik Nordstrom at the Mastering Room Gbg

Cover artwork by Andreas Marschall

Photos by Kenneth Johansson

All songs published by Prophecies Publishing Hamburg except "Everything Counts"

"Everything Counts" published by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd, sub-published by EMI Music Germany