I, the Mask by In Flames

I, the Mask, In Flames' thirteenth studio album, arrived on Nuclear Blast on 1 March 2019, with the Gothenburg veterans deep in the alternative metal groove they'd been working since Reroute to Remain: melodic, muscular and built around the chorus. Singer Anders Fridén and guitarist Björn Gelotte, the only constants since 1995, anchor a lineup in motion. It was the first In Flames record since Whoracle in 1997 without longtime bassist Peter Iwers and the debut for bassist Bryce Paul and drummer Tanner Wayne, while Joe Rickard's drumming and Niclas Engelin's guitar made their final appearances.

Loudwire counted it among the 50 best metal albums of 2019, and a year on it came back reimagined as chiptune, programmed by Sam Brown and released through Better Noise Music.

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