Lunar Strain

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Lunar Strain

Studio album by In Flames
Released	1994, 1999 (re-release), 2005 (remastered)
Recorded	Autumn - Winter 1993 Studio Fredman
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	Original: 36:43 Re-release: 76:43 Remastered re-release: 49:15
Label	Wrong Again Records Regain Records Candlelight Records
Producer(s)	In Flames
	Lunar Strain (1994)	Subterranean (1995)

Lunar Strain is the first album released by Swedish, melodic death metal band In Flames, in 1994. In 1999, it was re-released in Japan, including all the tracks of the Subterranean album, under the title Lunar Strain & Subterranean. In this release, vocals were sung by Mikael Stanne, the vocalist of Dark Tranquillity, who was a session musician for In Flames at the time.

The album was re-released, and remastered with bonus tracks, in 2005 under Regain Records and Candlelight USA. The bonus tracks are actually from In Flames' 1993 Promo, which contained "alternative mixed versions of the album recordings."

1 Track listing
2 Musicians
3 Other personnel
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Behind Space" – 4:54
"Lunar Strain" – 4:05
"Starforsaken" – 3:09
"Dreamscape" – 3:45
"Everlost (Part 1)" – 4:16
"Everlost (Part 2)" – 2:58
"Hårgalåten" – 2:26
"In Flames" – 5:33
"Upon An Oaken Throne" – 2:49
"Clad In Shadows" – 2:50

With the Lunar Strain & Subterranean re-release in 1999, the following tracks had been added:

"Stand Ablaze" – 4:35
"Ever Dying" – 4:23
"Subterranean" – 5:47
"Timeless" – 1:46
"Biosphere" – 5:11
"Dead Eternity" – 5:02
"The Inborn Lifeless" – 3:22

With the Lunar Strain re-release in 2005, the song order was changed slightly and four bonus tracks were added. The 2005 remastered re-release's tracklist is as follows:

"Behind Space" – 4:54
"Clad In Shadows" – 2:53
"Lunar Strain" – 4:05
"Starforsaken" – 3:09
"Dreamscape" – 3:45
"Everlost (Part I)" – 4:16
"Everlost (Part II)" – 2:57
"Hårgalåten" – 2:26
"In Flames" – 5:33
"Upon An Oaken Throne" – 2:50
"In Flames (1993 Promo Version)" – 5:49
"Upon An Oaken Throne (1993 Promo Version)" – 3:05
"Acoustic Piece (1993 Promo Version)" – 0:38
"Clad In Shadows (1993 Promo Version)" – 2:47

[edit] Musicians

Mikael Stanne - Vocals
Jesper Strömblad - Drums and keyboards
Carl Näslund - Guitar
Glenn Ljungström - Guitar
Johann Larsson - Bass
Ylva Wåhlstedt - Violins and viola
Oscar Dronjak - Vocal appearance
Jennica Johansson - Female vocal

[edit] Other personnel

All music by Jesper Strömblad and Glenn Ljungström (except "Hårgalåten", traditional song).
All lyrics by Mikael Stanne.
Produced by In Flames.
Engineered by H. Bjurkvist, Fredrik Nordström and J. Karlsson.
Mixed by In Flames and Fredrik Nordström.
Premastered by StageTech.
Cover art and photos by Kenneth Johansson.
Earth photo by NASA.
Additional photos by Henrik Lindahl.
Sculpture by M. Olofgörs, installed at Näsholmen, Gotland, 1993.
Layout by Local Hero Music.
Distribution in Scandinavia by House of Kicks.

[edit] External links

Discography
In Flames
Anders Fridén \| Jesper Strömblad \| Björn Gelotte \| Peter Iwers \| Daniel Svensson
Mikael Stanne \| Henke Forss \| Joakim Göthberg \| Glenn Ljungström \| Niklas Engelin \| Anders Iwers \| Martin Mathisen \| Carl Näslund \| Johann Larsson \| Anders Jivarp \| Daniel Erlandsson
Studio albums: Lunar Strain \| The Jester Race \| Whoracle \| Colony \| Clayman \| Reroute to Remain \| Soundtrack to Your Escape \| Come Clarity
MCDs and EPs: Subterranean \| Black-Ash Inheritance \| Trigger
Live albums and DVDs: The Tokyo Showdown \| Used and Abused: In Live We Trust
Singles: Cloud Connected \| The Quiet Place