Reroute to Remain explained

Reroute to Remain
Type:studio
Artist:In Flames
Cover:In Flames - Reroute to Remain.png
Released:3 September 2002
Recorded:2002
Length:51:39
Label:Nuclear Blast
Producer:Daniel Bergstrand
Prev Title:Clayman
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Soundtrack to Your Escape
Next Year:2004

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, which were 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 with the exception of Transparent which was tuned down to Drop G.

Reception

Critical reception

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.[1]

Charts

The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Björn Gelotte, Jesper Strömblad and Anders Fridén. All lyrics are written by Anders Fridén except where noted

Credits

In Flames

Other personnel

Featured artists on "Metaphor"

Writers of "Land of Confusion"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. 2005. Rock Hard. 3-89880-517-4. 80.
  2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=in flames|chart=Independent Albums}} Billboard Independent charts]. 27 May 2013.