Battles | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 11 November 2016 | |||
Recorded | February–April 2016 | |||
Studio | West Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | |||
Genre | Alternative metal[1] | |||
Length | 47:38 | |||
Label | Eleven Seven, Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Howard Benson | |||
In Flames chronology | ||||
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Singles from Battles | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Loudwire | Positive[2] |
Metal Hammer | [3] |
Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Battles is the twelfth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames.[5][6] It was released on 11 November 2016 in the United States via Eleven Seven Music. It is the last album to feature longtime bassist Peter Iwers and the first of two albums[7] to feature former Red drummer Joe Rickard, who replaced longtime drummer Daniel Svensson, who left the band in 2015. Music videos were made for the tracks "Here Until Forever" and "The End".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Drained" | 4:06 | |
2. | "The End" |
| 3:58 |
3. | "Like Sand" |
| 3:43 |
4. | "The Truth" |
| 3:04 |
5. | "In My Room" |
| 3:25 |
6. | "Before I Fall" |
| 3:27 |
7. | "Through My Eyes" |
| 3:50 |
8. | "Battles" |
| 2:58 |
9. | "Here Until Forever" |
| 4:19 |
10. | "Underneath My Skin" |
| 3:30 |
11. | "Wallflower" |
| 7:06 |
12. | "Save Me" |
| 4:12 |
Total length: | 47:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
13. | "Greatest Greed" |
| 4:09 |
14. | "Us Against the World" |
| 3:40 |
Total length: | 55:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Here Until Forever" (alternate version) |
| 3:58 |
Total length: | 59:25 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 38 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 8 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 45 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 58 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 19 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 3 |
French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 101 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 7 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] | 13 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 83 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 2 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 75 |
US Billboard 200[21] | 60 |