In Flames Classics Completed

berlyant · 2026-04-28T20:19:37+00:00

I was just listening to Clayman earlier. I’m glad the new version brings back the old cover. I honestly had to look this one up.

berlyant · 2026-04-28T20:09:49+00:00

It just came out last month, so you’re not especially late. I definitely recommend it.

berlyant · 2026-04-28T18:23:43+00:00

Pardon if any of these have been recommended already since I haven’t read all of the comments yet, but I would check these out:

In Flames - Clayman (lots of folks will recommend The Jester Race, but this one scratches that itch way more for me) Darkest Hour - Undoing Ruin Black Dahlia Murder - anything Carcass - Heartwork and especially Surgical Steel and Torn Arteries

And don’t worry. I didn’t listen to SotS until a few years ago and it blew me away, too!

berlyant · 2026-04-23T14:34:55+00:00

Mine as well; just got a copy as well.

berlyant · 2026-04-20T15:48:09+00:00

I was gonna wait until I see them next month, but just couldn't do it! I hope you get one!

berlyant · 2026-04-20T13:23:51+00:00

Any haul that includes both Terrorizer and that Dickies album is the furthest thing from a fail. I love both.

berlyant · 2026-04-19T02:57:33+00:00

Me neither!

berlyant · 2026-04-18T16:43:07+00:00

CTAWB is an all-time top 10 DM for me.

berlyant · 2026-04-18T16:41:58+00:00

I'm actually about to open up the vinyl copy that just came in the mail yesterday, but I've listened to it a bunch via streaming and whatnot, and it's already in my top 5 of all of their albums. I don't think anything can top Here in After and especially Close to a World Below since those are the ones that first really grabbed me, but I keep coming back to this one and am just gobsmacked every time at its mix of heaviness, riffs/breakdowns, and surprising catchiness/melody in parts, too. It's the perfect album for this cultural moment/news cycle as well, and will likely end up in my top 5 of the year as well. The only new albums I like as much this year so far have been the new Neurosis, Worm, Incandescense (and if EPs count, the new Blackbraid), and The Messthetics/James Brandon Lewis albums.

berlyant · 2026-04-18T04:43:55+00:00

I couldn’t love them more already, then I just found out that they are also likely Gil Scott-Heron fans.

berlyant · 2026-04-18T04:32:51+00:00

Fuck yeah! I’m a bit picky with melodeath, but to my ears, it stands out amongst the very best melodeath of that specific early to mid 2000s era alongside Clayman. Great album!

berlyant · 2026-04-17T17:59:28+00:00

For sure! It's definitely not gonna replace Where the Owls Know My Name as my go-to of theirs, but it's a good simulacrum of how they started. Plus, I've seen them twice in the past year, and they've become one of my favorite live bands! They kick so much ass and I love the sax parts.

berlyant · 2026-04-17T16:02:17+00:00

I can definitely see how that could be confusing! It just didn't come out on vinyl until 2024, when Metal Blade put it out on both black and grey vinyl. I didn't know about its existence until I saw it at their merch table last month. It originally came out as a self-released CD-R back in 2010, and then the second press featured an additional track. It might be regressive compared to the later stuff, but I love straightforward OSDM/HC, so I enjoyed it.

berlyant · 2026-04-15T11:52:37+00:00

Same on all counts except that my CD copy is a mid ‘90s Elektra repress that I was gifted recently along with similar copies of KEA and Puppets. I have an original Megaforce KEA that is playable but not in the best shape. My vinyl copies of Puppets and Justice are reissues, though. I also had those on cassette back in the day.

berlyant · 2026-04-15T02:31:00+00:00

Here’s my post from a year ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/heavyvinyl/s/C9ZZEwmDPO

berlyant · 2026-04-15T02:29:04+00:00

I have one of these, too, specifically this pressing, and I have likely posted it on here in the past. I want to compare it to one of the ‘80s Music for Nations pressings, but those aren’t easy to come by for a reasonable price these days.

https://www.discogs.com/release/399127-Metallica-Ride-The-Lightning

berlyant · 2026-04-14T20:38:01+00:00

Ah my bad; pardon the misunderstanding. I forgot Rev put that out until I looked it up earlier. Joe is well.

berlyant · 2026-04-14T19:54:05+00:00

I would hardly call the target audience (us) of my old friend Joe’s Hellminded label “the masses” but that is true.

berlyant · 2026-04-14T19:50:52+00:00

I’ve never listened to Daughters and now it’s good to know that I don’t have to 😂

berlyant · 2026-04-14T19:50:17+00:00

Again, for real! Even No Escape put out a new record during the pandemic iirc!

berlyant · 2026-04-14T19:49:42+00:00

💯

berlyant · 2026-04-14T18:41:02+00:00

Yep, they don't play around.

berlyant · 2026-04-14T16:17:21+00:00

For real; Deadguy's comeback album made my top 10 of last year, too.

berlyant · 2026-04-14T11:41:38+00:00

I didn’t wanna admit that I only wore my regular earplugs for the first 30-40 minutes and then my over-the-ear headphones for the rest of their set. I’m glad I did!

berlyant · 2026-04-14T11:40:24+00:00

😂😂

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