Founded in Gothenburg in 1990, In Flames is one of the pioneering bands of the 'Gothenburg sound' — melodic death metal that fused extreme metal with melody. Albums like The Jester Race (1996), Whoracle (1997) and Clayman (2000) defined the genre and influenced countless metal bands worldwide.
Together with At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity, they created the 'Gothenburg sound' — a melodic death metal style that made Gothenburg the unlikely capital of extreme metal
