Whoracle

Whoracle

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A master of progressive death metal or the 'Gothenberg sound' practiced by many a Swedish band, In Flames delivers one of its best efforts with 1997's Whoracle. 11 tracks. Nuclear Blast.

Tracks:

Jotun
Food For The Gods
Gyroscope
Dialogue With The Star
The Hive
Jester Script Transfigured
Morphing Into Primal
Worlds Within The Margin
Episode 666
Everything Counts
Whoracle

Album Description

A master of progressive death metal or the 'Gothenberg sound' practiced by many a Swedish band, In Flames delivers one of its best efforts with 1997's Whoracle. 11 tracks. Nuclear Blast.

Customer Reviews:

A Melodic Death Metal Classic.......2006-12-29

When a friend sent me In Flames' crushing "Trigger," I knew I had to hear more of their stuff. Being new to the metal scene, I promptly purchased "Colony" and "Reroute to Remain," which I thorougly enjoyed. At this point, I figured I should probably find out what all the buzz around Whoracle was about. One listen was all it took to know that it lived up to the hype. With undisputed metal classics like Jotun and Episode 666, the album radiates excellence. The heavy-yet-melodic riffs that give In Flames a good name make this is an absolute must have for any metal fan.

Classic of the genre.......2006-12-04

Whoracle is one of In Flames greatest albums ever and most certainly a top 10 in the all time Melodic Death Metal charts. Its great metal with a distinct mood and auora surrounding it. It has that classic In Flames folky element to it and its great stuff all the way. If your a IF fan a must own, a melodic death metal fan a must own, a folk metal fan a must own and general metal fan guess what its a must own album!! Pick it up its deff one of their best efforts and a classic sure to live on for many years as it already is today. I picked it up upon its release and its still great to listen too and I do listen to it about every other day.

True Greatness..........2006-07-18

As many have stated before this is probably the best piece of work in In Flame's growing catalog. With lots of solos, twin guitar harmonies, top notch drum work and great harsh growling vocals from Anders make this album the epitome of what melodic death metal should sound like. Just about all the songs on this album are classic IF songs that fans look forward to hearing live. The lyrical concepts of the songs here are amazing, vague enough to leave them open to interpretation but still allowing the listener to get the overall idea behind them. Which is exactly how the lyrics should work for a metal album. Stand out tracks: Jotun, Gyroscope, Worlds Within the Margin and (of course) Episode 666.

Mixed Emotions.......2006-06-11

It's hard for me to objectively judge this album. While on one hand I was a little disappointed with this album, I realize on the other hand that if it weren't In Flames I would consider this awesome. Now, when I say I was disappointed, please don't get me wrong. This album is very good and any fan of melodic death who doesn't already own it is missing a key part of their collection. The songs Jotun, Gyroscope, and Jester Script Transfigured are all incredible. Jotun, especially, is one of my favorite metal songs period. The reason I give this album 4 stars is that, on Jester Race/BAI there are NO weak songs. Everything is good, except those songs which are great. On Clayman, there is only 1 weak song (in my opinion), but here there are songs that I skip when I listen to it. The Hive would be total filler if not for the guitar solo, Worlds Within the Margin is kinda blah, Whoracle is basically just an extro rather than an independant song, and Episode 666, while kinda catchy musically, has some of the most bland, redundant lyrics to be found on any In Flames track in existence.

On the whole, this is very good, and even some of the tracks I disliked are popular amongst most In Flames fans, but in my opinion this record falls a little short of greatness.

"EVERYTHING COUNTS" IS A DEPECHE MODE COVER YOU METAL RETARDS!!!.......2006-05-26

Stop writing "Oh this such a lame In Flames' song" because it isn't!
Do us all a favor and EXPAND your knowledge beyond one genre before you speak.

As for the Whoracle album, truly awesome to say the least.

Average customer rating:

holly Sh@#T
The best Melodic Death Metal album...now even better!

Whoracle
In Flames
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Jotun
Food for the Gods
Gyroscope
Dialogue With the Stars
Hive
Jester Script Transfigured
Morphing Into Primal
Worlds Within the Margin
Episode 666
Everything Counts
Whoracle

Album Description

Deluxe limited tour edition reissue of the Scandinavian metal act's 1997 album. Includes the bonus track 'Clad In Shadows '99 and the video clip 'Jotun' plus photo gallery, lyrics, Winamp Skins, wallpapers and screensavers. Nuclear Blast. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

holly Sh@#T.......2006-05-04

This is probebly the most melodic and original album ever. Deffenitbly worth buying. most every track kicks ass. so um . . . . . . I would buy it, but I already have it.

The best Melodic Death Metal album...now even better!.......2004-11-12

I had always tried to stay away from death metal. The vocals just didn't work for me, and as a progressive/power metal fan, the death metal genre didn't hold a lot of appeal. That all changed for me when I saw In Flames perform live in 2001. They played with so much power and intensity, and the crowd was so involved, that I couldn't help but be impressed. So when I ran across a copy of Whoracle a few weeks later, I decided to give it a try. The vocals did take some getting used to, but that album grew on me so fast it was hard to stop playing it. There was plenty of melody (which is always a major consideration for me), and also plenty of heaviness and aggression. Every song on Whoracle is a winner, even their Depeche Mode cover! A few years after buying Whoracle I now have lots more death metal CDs, and while I know there are bands that are more influential, more talented, or that I just plain like better, if you were to ask me to name the perfect melodic death metal album, Whoracle is the answer I would give. Earlier this year I upgraded to the Delux Edition, which features a bonus track and some multimedia content. The bonus track (Clad in Shadows '99) is a re-recording of one of the band's older songs, but it is still pretty good. I expected a bit more considering that Nuclear Blast is asking some of us to buy the album all over again. Still, Whoracle will remain one of my favorite albums no matter what format it is in, and will serve as a reminder of when In Flames was at the top of the melodic death metal genre, instead of being just another nu-metal band.

Average customer rating:

Excellent music!

Whoracle
In Flames
Manufacturer: Dream on
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-09-02

Tracks:

Jotun
Food for the Gods
Gyroscope
Dialogue With the Stars
Hive
Jester Script Transfigured
Morphing Into Primal
Worlds Within the Margin
Episode 666
Everything Counts
Whoracle

Album Description

Includes the bonus tracks 'Goliath's Disarm Their Davids', Acoustic Medley' & 'Behind Space' (live). 2000.

Album Details

Asian Version featuring Three Bonus Tracks: "Goliaths Disarm Thier Davids", "Acoustic Medley", and "Behind Space (Live)".

Customer Reviews:

Excellent music!.......2001-10-03

This cd is great! If you enjoy melodic metal I highly recommend this cd. The melodies are great and the songwriting is VERY strong. DO NOT HESITATE TO PURCHASE THIS CD!!!