IN FLAMES 'THE JESTER RACE' 2LP (30th Anniversary, Clear Vinyl)

Label: Nuclear Blast
Release Date: 05/01/2026
Variant: 30th Anniversary Edition, Clear LP + 10" EP Vinyl

No foolin’, The Jester Race is one of the Nineties’ most impressive melodeath records. Released in 1996, In Flames’ sophomore LP was their first to feature former Dark Tranquility vocalist Anders Fridén on the mic, as well as drummer Björn Gelotte — who would later go on to become the Swedish band’s guitarist. The Jester Race moves from jubilantly-screamed, semi-acoustic metal waltzes (“Moonshield”) towards hummably atom-bombed heat-seekers (“Dead Eternity”) and anthemic stomps. This 30th anniversary pressing arrives on clear vinyl, and likewise comes packaged with a see-through repress of the band’s Black-Ash Inheritance EP from 1997.