I, the Mask

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I, the Mask
In Flames - I, the Mask.png
Studio album by
In Flames
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
StudioWest Valley Recording (Woodland Hills, California)
Genre Alternative metal
Length50:48
Label
Producer Howard Benson
In Flames chronology
Battles
(2016)		I, the Mask
(2019)		 Foregone
(2023)
Singles from I, the Mask
  1. "I Am Above"
    Released: 14 December 2018
  2. "(This Is Our) House"
    Released: 14 December 2018
  3. "I, the Mask"
    Released: 10 January 2019
  4. "Burn"
    Released: 8 February 2019
  5. "Follow Me"
    Released: 17 September 2019

I, the Mask is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 1 March 2019. [1] It is the band's first release since Whoracle (1997) without longtime bassist Peter Iwers, [2] and the last to feature Joe Rickard on drums. [3] It is the debut album for bassist Bryce Paul and drummer Tanner Wayne. [4] It is also the last album to feature guitarist Niclas Engelin.

Contents

A chiptune reimagined version of the album (programmed by Sam Brown) was released in March 2020 through Better Noise Music to celebrate the album's first anniversary. [5]

Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte and Howard Benson, except "In This Life" (written by Fridén, Gelotte, Benson, Seann Bowe and Lenny Skolnik).

No.TitleLength
1."Voices"4:47
2."I, the Mask"3:41
3."Call My Name"3:33
4."I Am Above"3:49
5."Follow Me"4:55
6."(This Is Our) House"4:18
7."We Will Remember"4:04
8."In This Life"3:52
9."Burn"3:43
10."Deep Inside"4:21
11."All the Pain"4:29
12."Stay with Me"5:16
Total length:50:48
Digipak edition bonus track & Japan bonus track [7]
No.TitleLength
13."Not Alone"4:04
Total length:54:52

Personnel

In Flames

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 34
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [12] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 84
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [17] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 66
US Billboard 200 [23] 121

References

  1. ↑
    • Bienstock, Richard (17 December 2018). "In Flames Detail Forthcoming Album, 'I, The Mask,' Share Two New Tracks". Guitar World . Retrieved 5 February 2019.
    • Thiessen, Brock (14 December 2018). "In Flames Unveil New Album 'I, The Mask'". Exclaim! . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
    • DiVita, Joe (11 January 2019). "In Flames Issue Lyric Video for 'I, The Mask' Title Track". Loudwire . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "CYHRA Parts Ways With Ex-IN FLAMES Bassist PETER IWERS". Blabbermouth.net . 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "I, the Mask". Nuclear Blast . 1 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "IN FLAMES Singer Explains Latest Drummer Change". Blabbermouth.net. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "IN FLAMES Releases Arcade Version Of 'I, The Mask' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "「I, the Mask / アイ・ザ・マスク」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – In Flames – I, the Mask". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "In Flames Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "In Flames: I, the Mask" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 10. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 10, 2019". VG-lista . Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 1.3.2019 al 7.3.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España . Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 8 March 2019. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  22. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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