I, the Mask

I, the Mask
Studio album by
In Flames
Released1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)
StudioWest Valley Recording (Woodland Hills, California)
GenreAlternative metal
Length50:48
Label
ProducerHoward 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][2][3] It is the band's first release since Whoracle (1997) without longtime bassist Peter Iwers,[4] and the last to feature Joe Rickard on drums.[5] It is the debut album for bassist Bryce Paul and drummer Tanner Wayne.[6] It is also the last album to feature guitarist Niclas Engelin.

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.[7]

Loudwire named it one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[8]

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[9]
No.TitleLength
13."Not Alone"4:04
Total length:54:52

Personnel

In Flames

Additional musicians

  • Joe Rickard – drums (all songs except "(This Is Our) House")[5]
  • Örjan Örnkloo – programming
  • Howard Benson – additional keyboards

Production

  • Howard Benson − producer
  • Mike Plotnikoff − recording
  • Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki − recording
  • Trevor Dietrich − additional engineering
  • Zach Darf − additional engineering
  • Paul Decarli − digital editing
  • Chris Lord-Alge − mixing
  • Ted Jensen − mastering
  • Blake Armstrong − artwork

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 84
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 4
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 66
US Billboard 200[25] 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.
  2. ^ Thiessen, Brock (14 December 2018). "In Flames Unveil New Album 'I, The Mask'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ DiVita, Joe (11 January 2019). "In Flames Issue Lyric Video for 'I, The Mask' Title Track". Loudwire. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ^ "CYHRA Parts Ways With Ex-IN FLAMES Bassist PETER IWERS". Blabbermouth.net. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "I, the Mask". Nuclear Blast. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ^ "IN FLAMES Singer Explains Latest Drummer Change". Blabbermouth.net. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "IN FLAMES Releases Arcade Version Of 'I, The Mask' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "「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.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – In Flames – I, the Mask". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  14. ^ "In Flames Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  16. ^ "In Flames: I, the Mask" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – I, the Mask" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2019. 10. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  20. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 10, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 10: del 1.3.2019 al 7.3.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 March 2019. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  24. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  25. ^ "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2019.