Best Flames

~ Release by In Flames (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This archive documents the origin of the "Best Flames" compilation. Often cited as a bootleg of unknown origin, it was compiled and released by the group SaR on March 30, 2005. It serves as a historical "best-of" covering the band's era from Lunar Strain through Soundtrack to Your Escape.

Technical Quality: Sourced from the original SaR digital capture. The 19-track manifest and total runtime (76:44) are verified against the original group SFV and NFO files.

Historical Significance: Documents the active "Scene Compilation" culture of the mid-2000s, where groups would curate high-quality "Essential" collections for distribution.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-22 19:35 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Bullet Ride
recording engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional programming:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
programming:
Charlie Storm
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional synthesizer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
synthesizer:
Charlie Storm
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
vocals arranger:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Bullet Ride
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.454:42
2Ordinary Story
additional programming:
Charlie Storm
engineer, producer and mixer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional Hammond organ:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer) and Jesper Strömblad
additional slide guitar:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional synthesizer:
Charlie Storm
bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
arranger:
In Flames
drums (drum set) technician:
Peter Wildoer
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Ordinary Story
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
additional translator:
Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
4.154:16
3Trigger
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
music videos:
Trigger (official video clip) by In Flames
recording of:
Trigger
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.74:58
4The Quiet Place
recorded in:
Denmark
recording engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Örjan Örnkloo
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
arranger:
In Flames
recorded at:
Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
mixed at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
recording of:
The Quiet Place
writer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.53:45
5Gyroscope
assistant recording engineer and assistant producer:
In Flames
recording engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
engineer and mixer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Björn Gelotte
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Glenn Ljungström
electric guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Jesper Strömblad
percussion and lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 1996) and Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
recording of:
Gyroscope
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
composer:
In Flames
43:23
6Clayman
recording engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional programming:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
programming:
Charlie Storm
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional synthesizer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
synthesizer:
Charlie Storm
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
vocals arranger:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Clayman
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.83:28
7Touch of Red
recorded in:
Denmark
recording engineer:
Daniel Bergstrand and Örjan Örnkloo
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
arranger:
In Flames
recorded at:
Dugout Productions in Uppsala, Uppsala (Uppsala county), Sweden
mixed at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
recording of:
Touch of Red
writer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.154:13
8Episode 666
assistant recording engineer and assistant producer:
In Flames
recording engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
engineer and mixer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Björn Gelotte
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte, Glenn Ljungström and Jesper Strömblad
keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
percussion:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Jesper Strömblad
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
recording of:
Episode 666
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
composer:
In Flames
3.33:46
9Moonshield
engineer:
Patrik Hellgren and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar and background vocals:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set):
Björn Gelotte
guest keyboard:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Glenn Ljungström
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 1996) and Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2014)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1995-11)
recording of:
Moonshield
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
composer:
Jesper Strömblad
3.755:01
10Jotun
assistant recording engineer and assistant producer:
In Flames
recording engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
engineer and mixer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Björn Gelotte
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte, Glenn Ljungström and Jesper Strömblad
keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
percussion:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Jesper Strömblad
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
recording of:
Jotun
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
composer:
In Flames
43:54
11Reroute to Remain
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
recording of:
Reroute to Remain
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Helena Lindsjö
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
4.153:53
12Behind Space
engineer:
H. Bjurkvist, J. Karlsson and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
In Flames
mixer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set) and keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
guitar:
Glenn Ljungström and Carl Näslund
lead vocals:
Mikael Stanne
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Behind Space
lyricist:
Mikael Stanne
composer:
Glenn Ljungström and Jesper Strömblad
44:54
13Only for the Weak
recording engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional programming:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
programming:
Charlie Storm
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional synthesizer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
synthesizer:
Charlie Storm
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
vocals arranger:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Only for the Weak
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
4.054:55
14Lunar Strain
2:53
15Drifter
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
recording of:
Drifter
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.653:10
16The Jester Race
engineer:
Patrik Hellgren and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar and background vocals:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set):
Björn Gelotte
guest keyboard:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Glenn Ljungström
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 1996) and Century Media Records Ltd. (do not use as release label! UK subsidiary of Century Media Records GmbH) (in 2014)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1995-11)
recording of:
The Jester Race
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Niklas Sundin (former Dark Tranquillity guitarist and graphic designer)
composer:
Glenn Ljungström and Jesper Strömblad
3.94:51
17Whoracle
assistant recording engineer and assistant producer:
In Flames
recording engineer and producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
engineer and mixer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
acoustic guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
bass guitar:
Johan Larsson (bassist for In Flames and HammerFall)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Björn Gelotte
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte, Glenn Ljungström and Jesper Strömblad
keyboard:
Jesper Strömblad
percussion:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Jesper Strömblad
guest vocals:
Ulrika Netterdahl
instruments arranger:
In Flames
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1997)
recording of:
Whoracle
composer:
In Flames
4.252:44
18Cloud Connected
producer:
Daniel Bergstrand
mixer:
Daniel Bergstrand, Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist) and Örjan Örnkloo
additional keyboard:
Örjan Örnkloo
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
electric guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
music videos:
Cloud Connected (official video clip) by In Flames
recording of:
Cloud Connected
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist), Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
43:40
19Pinball Map
recording engineer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional programming:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
programming:
Charlie Storm
producer:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
additional synthesizer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
bass guitar:
Peter Iwers
drums (drum set):
Daniel Svensson (drummer)
guitar:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
synthesizer:
Charlie Storm
lead vocals:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
instruments arranger:
In Flames and Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
vocals arranger:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
produced at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Pinball Map
lyricist:
Anders Fridén (Swedish metal vocalist)
composer:
Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad
3.44:07