Lunar Strain//Subterranean [Import]

In Flames | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Dream on
• ASIN: B00006IQE9
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #492,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Behind Space

2. Lunar Strain

3. Starforsaken

4. Dreamscape

5. Everlost, Pt. 1

6. Everlost, Pt. 2

7. Hårgalåten

8. In Flames

9. Upon an Oaken Throne

10. Clad in Shadows

11. Stand Ablaze

12. Everdying

13. Subterranean

14. Timeless

15. Biosphere

16. Dead Eernity

17. The Inborn Lifeless

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Features Mikael Stanne of Dark Tranquility, March 29, 2005

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Christopher Andrew Brkich (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lunar Strain//Subterranean (Audio CD)

Depending on how well you know your black metal, this may be a little-known piece of In Flames trivia. Prior to the release of the Jester Race album, Anders Friden led vocals for Dark Tranquility and Mikael Stanne led vocals for In Flames.

However, in 1995, the two bands performed, for lack of a better term, a vocalist trade. Anders Friden went to In Flames, and Mikael Stanne went to Dark Tranquility. Both bands are currently experiencing a great deal of success, so it appeared to work out for the best.

You'll be able to detect a distinct difference in the style of music on the Lunar Strain and Subterranean album compared to the other In Flames releases. The frequent use of acoustic guitar, piano, and violin arrangements is definitively characteristic of Stanne's influence. Pay particular attention to Starforsaken, Hargalaten, Stand Ablaze, and Timeless - the differences in style are easy to spot, and the similarities to Dark Tranquility will be readily apparent.

Enjoy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars scandinavian folk meets melodic death, September 13, 2005

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Hårgalåten - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lunar Strain//Subterranean (Audio CD)

I bought this album on a whim and word of mouth from a one or two people around me and was blown away. In Flames definately has a sound that is their own. This album, unlike their latter releases, has a strange mix of both melodic death metal and a traditional sweedish folk sound. Higly under rated as compared to their more well known more recent releases, Lunar Strain adds a mix of Violin and Cello for "In Flames" and the intro to "Dreamspace" while still maintaining a truely melodic metal sound. Tracks such as the opening track "Behind Space" and "Upon an Oaken Throne" make the album have a powerful feel, and yet "Hårgalåten" brings some classical beauty as well. Since getting Lunar Strain I have continued to get every In Flames release to date and have seen them every chance that I have gotten. I would recommend this band and any of there releases to anyone how likes metal and/or appreciates good harmony between the band and its music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ( May 2, 2006) A classic...., March 13, 2006

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the invader zim "Rob Roy" (Tupelo, MS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lunar Strain//Subterranean (Audio CD)

I originally wrote a review for this cd sometime ago but deleted it. I had said that this was my first death metal cd in a long time but I am going to wait and say that for the Cynic cd I'm going to get at the end of the week. Anyway, this is a combination of death metal like Death but mixed with melodic guitar playing similar to Iron Maiden. This is a good package here and has some sick songs on it especially Everlost part 1 and part 2. This style of death metal is usually called melodic death metal or Gothenburg metal. Gothenburg is the city in Sweden where this style supposedly originated from. This is a well done cd and I suggest to those who like good metal, In Flames, brutal metal mixed with melody, or good music to go pick this one up.