In Flames - Colony Review

Alright here we go with another In Flames album review. After the mighty power of Whoracle, it was clear In Flames would be hard pressed to follow it up. But follow it up they did, whith "Colony". This is another amazing In Flames album and from the first notes of Embody the Invisible you again know its going to be amazing. The album is less experimental and more solid all the way through. You can hear In Flames modernizing their sound a bit but it works extremly well. The songwriting is at its best once again and the production is even better than on "Whoracle". The dual guitar melodies and solos shine through once again and some of In Flames best songs are on this album. The opener Embody the Invisible may be the best In Flames song ever. Then we move into amazing cuts such as Ordinary Story, Colony, and Zombie Inc. The album closes with another amazing song in Man Made god. This track is amazing just like everything else on the album. The rythym section is as tight as ever and the Harsh Vocals are very good. As far as the vocals go Ander's has intrdouced some spoken word vocals in this album and they flow very well with the rest of the music. They are not over used (as on other albums) and Hardcore fans dont be scared they are not clean vocals at all. This is an album that like the last one takes you on a journey that you wont forget but I will have to say Whoracle is just marginally better than Colony. As amazing as Colony is it is not perfect. There are the odd flaws with lyrics or songwriting throuout the album and some songs are slightly forgetable. I like to put this album right in between The Jester Race and Whoracle. But since there isnt a score for that this album will earn a 10/10 as well even though its not quite perfect. You defenantly need to listen to this if you like modern In Flames. This may even be for some their best classic album.