Battles (album)

Battles is the twelfth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames.^[6][7] It was released on 11 November 2016 in the United States via Eleven Seven Music. It is the last album to feature longtime bassist Peter Iwers and the first of two albums^[8] to feature former Red drummer Joe Rickard, who replaced longtime drummer Daniel Svensson, who left the band in 2015. Music videos were made for the tracks "Here Until Forever" and "The End".

Battles
Studio album by In Flames
Released	11 November 2016 (2016-11-11)
Recorded	February–April 2016
Studio	West Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Genre	Alternative metal[1] hard rock[2]
Length	47:38
Label	Eleven Seven, Nuclear Blast
Producer	Howard Benson
In Flames chronology
Siren Charms (2014) Battles (2016) I, the Mask (2019)
Singles from Battles
"The Truth" Released: 26 August 2016 "The End" Released: 26 August 2016 "Through My Eyes" Released: 14 October 2016 "Save Me" Released: 4 November 2016 "Here Until Forever" Released: 12 May 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Loudwire	Positive[3]
Metal Hammer	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drained"	Anders Fridén Björn Gelotte Howard Benson Niclas Engelin James Michael	4:06
2.	"The End"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin	3:58
3.	"Like Sand"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin Sean Bowe Lenny Skolnik Bob Marlette	3:43
4.	"The Truth"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Bowe Skolnik	3:04
5.	"In My Room"	Fridén Gelotte Benson	3:25
6.	"Before I Fall"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Zac Maloy	3:27
7.	"Through My Eyes"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Bowe Skolnik	3:50
8.	"Battles"	Fridén Gelotte Benson	2:58
9.	"Here Until Forever"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin	4:19
10.	"Underneath My Skin"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Bowe Skolnik	3:30
11.	"Wallflower"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin	7:06
12.	"Save Me"	Fridén Gelotte Benson	4:12
Total length:			47:38

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Greatest Greed"	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin	4:09
14.	"Us Against the World"	Fridén Gelotte Benson	3:40
Total length:			55:27

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Here Until Forever" (alternate version)	Fridén Gelotte Benson Engelin	3:58
Total length:			59:25

Personnel

In Flames

• Anders Fridén
• Björn Gelotte
• Niclas Engelin
• Peter Iwers

Additional musicians

• Joe Rickard – drums, drum programming
• Örjan Örnkloo – keyboards, programming
• Marc Vangool – pedal steel guitar

Other personnel

• Howard Benson – production
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer, mixing
• Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineering
• Carl Stoodt – engineering assistance
• Shaun Ezrol – engineering assistance
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Randy Merrill – mastering assistance
• Paul Decarli – editing
• Marc Vangool – guitar technician
• Blake Armstrong – artwork, design
• Andy C. Fellows – design

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	58
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13]	19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14]	3
French Albums (SNEP)[15]	101
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17]	13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18]	83
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[21]	75
US Billboard 200[22]	60

References

1. Weaver, James. "In the studio with In Flames as they work on their new album". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. Mills, Matt (2 August 2023). "Every In Flames album ranked from worst to best". Louder. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. Bowar, Chad (11 November 2016). "In Flames, 'Battles'". Loudwire. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
4. Barbour, Rob (31 October 2016). "In Flames album review – Battles". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
5. "In Flames – Battles (album review)". sputnikmusic.com. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
6. "Siren Charms". 8 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via Amazon.
7. "In Flames". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
8. "I, the Mask". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
9. "Australiancharts.com – In Flames – Battles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
10. "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – Battles" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
11. "Ultratop.be – In Flames – Battles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
12. "Ultratop.be – In Flames – Battles" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
13. "In Flames Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
14. "In Flames: Battles" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
15. "Lescharts.com – In Flames – Battles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – Battles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – In Flames – Battles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
18. "TOP 100 ALBUMES — SEMANA 46: del 11.11.2016 al 17.11.2016" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – In Flames – Battles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
20. "Swisscharts.com – In Flames – Battles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
21. November 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
22. "In Flames Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

External links

• Official website