Sounds of a Playground Fading Review

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Sounds of a Playground Fading ReviewI've been a fan of In Flames since the beginning and count myself as one of those who have enjoyed their evolution as a band. To help you better understand where I'm coming from: The first piece of anything I ever learned on guitar was the intro to Moonshield. My ringtone is the lead from December Flower. My favorite album of IF is Reroute to Remain, followed by Colony. There's not an album from IF I don't like a lot or love (Sense of Purpose is my least favorite up til now, which I think most longtime IF fans would agree with).
But even I have to admit that there have been moments in the recent past of the band that didn't click with me. It took me months to start enjoying A Sense of Purpose, and there's still a lot about that album that bothers me. Add that to the fact that this is the first album without founding member Jesper, and I was extremely nervous. I shouldn't have been.
This album knocked my socks off. There are riffs here that are among the best ever written by the band (namely, Ropes. If you can listen to the beginning of Ropes and not be blown away, you can safely leave this album on the shelf). Fear is the Weakness is one of the more demanding songs drum-wise that they've written in a while as well. For those familiar with the song Nerve from Soilwork, imagine a mixture of that with some Black Ash Inheritance - era riffage.
On a further note, the guitar leads on this album are the best since Colony. I honestly didn't know they still had this in them. They are melodic and memorable -- no "noodling" here.
The songwriting is patient and very mature on this album. The vocals are less "screamy" than most of their earlier work, but never in a 'wussy' way. There is a lot hear that hearkens back to their early days in ways that we haven't heard since Colony. It seems like there was an intent to meld what old IF fans loved with the more mature aspects of their new evolution. Somehow, they pulled it off. This is the best melodic metal album in a few years and has a good shot at making my top 3 IF albums. That's saying a lot, for me. To be entirely honest, though, I would have paid full price for the album if it was only the track "Ropes." God, I love that song.
For potential new listeners, I can't recommend this enough. But don't stop here. In Flames is one of the very few bands with such a large catalog that has never repeated themselves while remaining true to their own sound. Get Colony and Reroute to Remain as soon as you can.Sounds of a Playground Fading Overview

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