Whoracle

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Whoracle is a landmark 1997 album by Swedish band In Flames that helped define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound through its blend of aggressive riffing and melodic, atmospheric songwriting.

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Whoracle canonical 4

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instanceOf music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist In Flames ⓘ
bassistOnAlbum Johan Larsson ⓘ
considered landmark album in melodic death metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
drummerOnAlbum Björn Gelotte ⓘ
featuresMusicalElement dual guitar harmonies ⓘ
harsh vocals ⓘ
melodic lead guitar lines ⓘ
followedBy Colony ⓘ
genre Gothenburg metal ⓘ
melodic death metal ⓘ
guitaristOnAlbum Glenn Ljungström ⓘ
Jesper Strömblad ⓘ
hasBandMemberAtTimeOfRecording Anders Fridén ⓘ
Björn Gelotte ⓘ
Glenn Ljungström ⓘ
Jesper Strömblad ⓘ
Johan Larsson ⓘ
hasPart Dialogue with the Stars ⓘ
Episode 666 ⓘ
Everything Counts ⓘ
Food for the Gods ⓘ
Gyroscope ⓘ
Jester Script Transfigured ⓘ
Jotun ⓘ
Morphing into Primal ⓘ
The Hive ⓘ
Whoracle (title track) ⓘ
Worlds Within the Margin ⓘ
includesCover Everything Counts ⓘ
length approximately 42 minutes ⓘ
lyricTheme apocalyptic visions ⓘ
futuristic dystopia ⓘ
social and environmental collapse ⓘ
notableFor blend of aggressive riffing and melodic atmospheric songwriting ⓘ
helping define the Gothenburg melodic death metal sound ⓘ
originalArtistOfCoveredSong Depeche Mode ⓘ
partOf In Flames discography ⓘ
linked to: In Flames
performer In Flames ⓘ
precededBy The Jester Race ⓘ
producer Fredrik Nordström ⓘ
In Flames ⓘ
recordedAt Studio Fredman ⓘ
recordingLocation Gothenburg, Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Gothenburg
recordLabel Nuclear Blast ⓘ
releaseDate 1997-10-21 ⓘ
releaseYear 1997 ⓘ
vocalistOnAlbum Anders Fridén ⓘ

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