Reroute to Remain
| Reroute to Remain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Daniel Bergstrand | |||
| In Flames chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Reroute to Remain | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Cloud Connected" on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[2] |
| Ultimate Guitar |   [3] |
Reroute to Remain (subtitled: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Insanity, and on reissue: Fourteen Songs of Conscious Madness) is the sixth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released in September 2002.
The album saw a major change in musical style and was met with rejection among many of the band's fanbase. The album's more accessible sound attracted many new fans and popularized In Flames' name within the American heavy metal scene, helping to secure a top spot at Ozzfest. It was the band's first album to present singles: "Trigger" and "Cloud Connected". The band would continue to use guitars tuned to Drop A# on this album with some songs tuned to C standard, excepting "Transparent", which was tuned down to Drop G.
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]Despite initially receiving a mixed response from fans, the album received mostly favorable reviews. In 2005, Reroute to Remain was ranked number 326 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Charts
[edit]The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad and Anders Fridén. All lyrics are written by Anders Fridén, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Reroute to Remain" | Fridén, Helena Lindsjö | 3:53 |
| 2. | "System" | 3:39 | |
| 3. | "Drifter" | 3:10 | |
| 4. | "Trigger" | 4:58 | |
| 5. | "Cloud Connected" | 3:40 | |
| 6. | "Transparent" | 4:03 | |
| 7. | "Dawn of a New Day" | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "Egonomic" | 2:36 | |
| 9. | "Minus" | 3:45 | |
| 10. | "Dismiss the Cynics" | Fridén, Lindsjö | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Free Fall" | 3:58 | |
| 12. | "Dark Signs" | 3:20 | |
| 13. | "Metaphor" | 3:39 | |
| 14. | "Black & White" | 3:33 | |
| Total length: | 51:39 | ||
| No. | Title | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Colony (Live)" | Colony | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 56:50 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Watch Them Feed" | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Land of Confusion" (Genesis cover) | 3:22 |
| 17. | "Cloud Connected (Club Connected Remix)" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 62:24 | |
Credits
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In Flames[edit]
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Other personnel[edit]
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Featured artists on "Metaphor"[edit]
Writers of "Land of Confusion"[edit]
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Charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 67 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 5 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 81 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 23 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 5 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Sheaks, Matthias. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 184. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Albrecht, Frank. "Rock Hard review". issue 184. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 80. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Billboard Independent charts". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – Reroute To Remain" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "In Flames: Reroute To Remain" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – In Flames – Reroute To Remain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – Reroute To Remain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – In Flames – Reroute To Remain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "In Flames Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "In Flames Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
