The In Flames in 2014 is not the same band that brought us Reroute to Remain or The Jester Race. Following Sounds of a Playground Fading, Siren Charms was released on 9/9/2014 via Sony Music. Come Clarity was actually my first album by this band, and I fell in love with divergent and interesting guitar riffs and Anders’ unique sandpaper vocals. Despite their departure from their melodic death metal roots beginning with Reroute to Remain, In Flames has always remained relevant due to their captivating and unique sound signature. Since the early 2000s, with the emergence of many metalcore, deathcore, and even melodic death metal bands, we have seen a rise in bands that completely disregard innovation and simply adhere to the formulaic expression setup by their pioneers. Job for a Cowboy, All That Remains, At the Gates, and In Flames were these pioneers. Throughout the years, despite multiple lineup and sound signature changes, In Flames has always stayed true to themselves and continued to produce quality, inspirational, and innovative music… and then Siren Charms came out. Disappointment is an understatement of how I, and many other fans of In Flames felt, when the band decided to take the “alternative” route and release a record so bland and generic to the point that it simply doesn’t belong in the In Flames discography.

Boring, uninnovative, bland, generic, lackluster-these words get tossed around a lot when talking about Siren Charms, but what do they really mean. To start off, Anders forsook most of his harsh, sandpaper vocals for a clean, nasal, and softer tone. This switch took away what made In Flames In Flames in the first place. Instrumentals and electronic beats can be remade and reproduced with sheet music, but Anders harsh screams are one of a kind and irreplaceable. Why on Earth would Anders ditch the essence of their sound in favor of Chester Bennington-sounding, unanimated cleans? Of course, both Sounds of a Playground Fading and A Sense of Purpose both incorporate a lot of similar clean singing, but at least the vocals on both records still remain aggressive and diverse. Heck, “Come Clarity”, one of my personal favorite songs, contains only cleans. However, the absence of the falsetto, sandpaper edge to Anders vocals on this release destroys much of what made this band fun to listen to. Secondly, guitar work on this album is incredibly weak. Ever since Jasper left the band, guitar performance has gone downhill. The riffs and solos on Siren Charms are created with minimum distortion, and are both mediocre and forgettable. Of course, it’s perfectly fine to go with “cleaner” sounding guitar tones if that’s the sound they’re aiming for, as long as they’re still fresh and innovative. For example, Darkest Hour and Sylosis both create amazing and technical guitar melodies with bare distortion. Guitar work on Siren Charms sound like any other thousand alternative metal melodies; simply put, they don’t stand out. Finally, my biggest gripe with the tracks on this release is that they all have a decent buildup, but there’s never a climax to them. The intros to each track can be epic and hardhitting, or melodic and soft, but the whole vibe dies off once you reach the chorus. There’s never an epic line, an awesome finish, an intense solo, or anything at all to hold on to in order to make these songs memorable. The choruses are extremely passive and weak, both instrumentally and vocally. These tracks can be compared to a marathon runner who sprints the first mile, but lacks the energy to finish the following 25 miles. Because of these reasons, I can’t see myself revisiting this album in the future.

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