May 25, 2005
IN FLAMES CATALOG ENHANCED & REISSUED
Philadelphia: Candlelight Records with Regain Records confirms June 14 as the stateside release date of Lunar Strain and Subterraean, the first two recordings from Sweden's In Flames. Both records have been completely remastered, reworked with new artwork and each contains bonus material previously unavailable on the earlier limited release of each recording.
With over 300,000 records sold in the US, Sweden’ In Flames have become one of the single most important and influential metal bands of their country and for the metal/hard rock genre. Each new recording they further find way to expand their audience - breaking into new markets and exposing new fans to their melodic but aggressive music. These early recordings found original release in 1994 and 1995 respectively and are now considered the band's groundbreaking recordings.
Formed in 1990, In Flames have grown to be the band melodic metal is measured against. Tours with Hatebreed, Mudvyne, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, Shadows Fall, Dimmu Borgir, Lacuna Coil, Slipknot, Slayer, Soulfly, Killswitch Engage, and this summer participating on Ozzfest, the band has proven their might world-over. Magazines have praised their recordings, topping many (and at various times, all) year-end lists. Revolver, Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Guitar World, Metal Maniacs, Terrorizer, Rolling Stone and more have dedicated space on numerous occassions to the band and with the band continuing to work on their next masterpiece, the stateside availability of their early work makes their catalog complete.
Confirmed track listings for each are noted as follows: Lunar Strain - Behind Space, Lunar Strain, Starforsaken, Dreamscape, Everlost (part I), Everlost (part II), Hargalaten, In Flames, Upon an Oaken Throne, ad in Shadows, In Flames (demo version), Upon an Oaken Throne (demo version), Accoustic Piece (unreleased), Clad in Shadows (demo version). Subterraean - Stand Ablaze, Everdying, Subterranean, Timeless, Biosphere, Dead Eternity (feat. Jocke Gothberg), The Inborn Lifeless (feat. Jocke Gothberg), Murders in the Rue Morgue (Iron Maiden cover), Eye of the Beholder (Metallica cover).
Malmo, Sweden-based Regain Records is the current home to Marduk, Dark Funeral, Dismember and back catalog to In Flames, Arch Enemy, Naglfar and more. Working with Candlelight Records for the Americas, the label's current releases include Marduk/Plague Angel, plus upcoming releases from Space Odyssey, Centinex plus catalog reissues from Dismember, Marduk and more.
Since its launch January 2001, Candlelight's US operation has released over 150 albums across its three US imprints. The company's latest releases include the label debut from Crowbar plus new albums from Enslaved, The Mighty Nimbus, a special live album from Entombed, debut albums from Debris Inc. (featuring members of St. Vitus and Trouble), Kryoburn and more. Upcoming releases include the June 14 release of ProPain's Prophets of Doom, the debut from Norway's Octavia Sperati plus the stateside launch of Appease Me Records featuring reissues of previously unavailable Blut Aus Nord back catalog and new albums from P.H.O.B.O.S., Overmars, and Monolithe. Candlelight is the home to early albums from Opeth and the entire recording history of Emperor; the band's pivotal four albums reissued late 2004 with extensive bonus material.
Candlelight Records, with offices in Philadelphia and headquartered in London, is distributed exclusively in the US by Caroline Distribution; in Canada by PHD Canada; throughout the rest of the world by Plastichead Music Distribution.