''Siren Charms'' is the eleventh studio album by Swedish heavy metal band

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. It was released on 5 September 2014 and 9 September in the United States via

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. ''Siren Charms'' is the first album to feature guitarist

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and the last album to feature long time drummer

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before his departure in 2015. The eighth track on the disc, "Rusted Nail", was the album's lead single, released on 13 June 2014. Shortly after this release, the band briefly streamed a second track, "Through Oblivion", online. On 9 September 2014, In Flames released an additional music video for the song "Everything's Gone". Finally, a video for "Paralyzed" was released on 15 February 2015.

Critical reception

''Siren Charms'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 52, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews. Gregory Heaney of

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described ''Siren Charms'' as "a bit too casual". However he stated it as "a solidly written and executed metal album" and that fans of the band's latest material will likely enjoy it. Kyle Ward of

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however panned the album, describing it as "an unforgivable misstep containing oversights in both songwriting and execution that such a veteran band should be able to spot and correct."

Track listing

Personnel

;In Flames *

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– vocals *

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– lead guitar *

– rhythm guitar *

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– bass *

– drums ;Additional musicians *Örjan Örnkloo – keyboards, programming *Emilia Feldt – backing vocals on "When the World Explodes" *The Head Jester Choir – choir on "Rusted Nail" *Martin Rubashov – backing vocals on "Dead Eyes" ;Other personnel * Erik Jaime – art direction * Andreas Werling – art direction, design, management * Blake Armstrong – artwork, illustration * In Flames – co-production * Arnold Lindberg – additional drum editing * Roberto Laghi – engineering, production * Daniel Bergstrand – engineering, production, backing vocals * Jez Hale – management * Tom Coyne – mastering * Michael Ilbert – mixing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2014 albums In Flames albums Sony Music albums