The Tokyo Showdown

The Tokyo Showdown is the first live album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. It was recorded during their Japanese tour in 2000 at their show in Tokyo. During their performance of "Scorn" they incorporated the opening riffs of Slayer's "Raining Blood".

The Tokyo Showdown
Live album by In Flames
Released	4 September 2001
Recorded	November 2000 Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	60:33
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Anders Fridén In Flames
In Flames chronology
Clayman (2000) The Tokyo Showdown (2001) Reroute to Remain (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Kerrang!	[1]

The album title was inspired by the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bullet Ride" (from Clayman, 2000)	4:41
2.	"Embody the Invisible" (from Colony, 1999)	3:42
3.	"Jotun" (from Whoracle, 1997)	3:33
4.	"Food for the Gods" (from Whoracle, 1997)	4:24
5.	"Moonshield" (from The Jester Race, 1996)	4:25
6.	"Clayman" (from Clayman, 2000)	3:36
7.	"Swim" (from Clayman, 2000)	3:21
8.	"Behind Space" (from Lunar Strain, 1994)	3:52
9.	"Only for the Weak" (from Clayman, 2000)	4:31
10.	"Gyroscope" (from Whoracle, 1997)	3:25
11.	"Scorn" (from Colony, 1999)	3:50
12.	"Ordinary Story" (from Colony, 1999)	4:15
13.	"Pinball Map" (from Clayman, 2000)	4:33
14.	"Colony" (from Colony, 1999)	4:47
15.	"Episode 666" (from Whoracle, 1997)	3:37

Bonus disc

On the LP version and on the two-CD version released by Scarecrow Records (under license by Nuclear Blast) there is a bonus disc with additional tracks.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Clad in Shadows '99"	2:24
2.	"Strong and Smart"	2:33
3.	"Man Made God"	4:11
4.	"Behind Space" (live)	3:37
5.	"Goliaths Disarm Their Davids"	4:55

Personnel

• Anders Fridén – vocals
• Jesper Strömblad – guitars
• Björn Gelotte – guitars
• Peter Iwers – bass
• Daniel Svensson – drums
• Mixed and produced by Anders Fridén and In Flames at Studio Fredman during the spring of 2001
• Mastered by Göran Finnberg at The Mastering Room
• Artwork and design by Niklas Sundin and Cabin Fever Media
• Masayuki Noda – photography

References

1. Lawson, Dom (4 August 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 864. UK: EMAP. p. 45.