Sounds of a Playground Fading

Sounds of a Playground Fading is the tent studio album bi the Swadish melodic daith metal baund In Flames, released on Juin 15, 2011 through Century Media Records/Razzia. This is the first album recordit bi In Flames athoot foondin guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who left the baund in Februar 2010.

Backgrund
Accordin tae Anders, this album features increasinly wide vocal registers an reduced screams an gruwls. In addition, some of the album's songs "pretty much go against the hard rock formula."

Writin an recordin
The entire album wis composed bi Björn Gelotte. The guitar solos, unlike maist ither albums, wur able tae be pre-planned oot an wirkit muckle better accordin tae the in-studio report.

Release an promotion
The baund revealed the cover airt, track leetin an first single, "Deliver Us", on their offeecial Facebook page.  Then on Juin 3, 2011, aol.com streamed the entire album on their muisic network.

Reception
Sounds of a Playground Fading debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 album chairt in the Unitit States. The record an aa debuted at number 2 on the Top Hard Rock Chart, number 7 on the Top Rock Chairt an number 5 on the Top Independent Chairt. In addition, it an aa debuted at Number 1 o the Billboard German Albums chairt, an at Number 12 o the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

Track leetin
Aw muisic written bi Björn Gelotte an aw leerics bi Anders Fridén. Aw sangs arranged bi In Flames.

Personnel
In Flames
Daniel Svensson – drums, percussion
Anders Fridén – vocals
Björn Gelotte – guitars
Peter Iwers – bass guitar

Production
Anders Björler – filmin, editin & directin (In The Studio/Studio Report)
Johannes Bergion - cello (on "A New Dawn")
Roberto Laghi - Producer
Örjan Örnkloo - Keybuirds an Samples

Release dates
RegionDate Swaden 15 Juin 2011 Germany, Austrick, Swisserland & Norawa 17 Juin 2011 Europe (Excludin Spain, Italy, Finland, Hungary) 20 Juin 2011 North Americae, Spain & Italy 21 Juin 2011 Finland & Hungary 22 Juin 2011 Australie & New Zealand 24 Juin 2011

References

Category:In Flames albums
Category:2011 albums
Category:Century Media Records albums