Clayman

This article is about the In Flames album. For the surname, see Clayman (surname)

2000 studio album by In Flames

Clayman

Studio album by

In Flames

Released| 3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)[1]
Recorded| 31 January–? 2000[2]
Studio| Studio Fredman, Gothenburg
Genre| Melodic death metal[3]
Length| 43:44
Label| Nuclear Blast
Producer|

* Fredrik Nordström
* In Flames
* Howard Benson (20th Anniversary Edition)

In Flames chronology
| Colony
(1999)  | Clayman
(2000)  | Reroute to Remain
(2002)

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Clayman is the fifth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released via Nuclear Blast on 3 July 2000. It has a dark theme, with most of the lyrics dealing with depression and internal struggles. Clayman is the final In Flames album to feature their original melodic death metal sound. The band would later start to experiment with other styles on their next release, Reroute to Remain, gradually progressing these more experimental elements across their future releases later into the 2000s. Like on some songs on the previous album Colony the band tuned their guitars to drop A# on the songs Pinball Map and ...As the Future Repeats Today.

The album's cover art is based on Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man drawing. The Jester Head appears in the background, both on the cover, and in the album booklet itself. Music videos were produced for the songs "Pinball Map" (directed by Tamara Jordan) and "Only for the Weak".

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
Rock Hard| 9.5/10[5]

In 2005, Clayman was ranked No. 448 in Rock Hard magazine's book "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".[6] In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 2000 by Metal Hammer magazine.[7]

In 2020, "Bullet Ride", "Pinball Map", "Only for the Weak", and the title track were re-recorded for a 20th-anniversary edition of the album. Fan responses to the re-recordings have been mixed.[8]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Anders Fridén; all music is composed by Jesper Strömblad and Björn Gelotte.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Bullet Ride"| 4:42
2.| "Pinball Map"| 4:08
3.| "Only for the Weak"| 4:55
4.| "...As the Future Repeats Today"| 3:27
5.| "Square Nothing"| 3:57
6.| "Clayman"| 3:28
7.| "Satellites and Astronauts"| 5:00
8.| "Brush the Dust Away"| 3:17
9.| "Swim"| 3:14
10.| "Suburban Me" (featuring Christopher Amott)| 3:35
11.| "Another Day in Quicksand"| 3:56
Total length:| 43:44

2005 Deluxe edition and 2008 Reloaded editionNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Strong and Smart" (No Fun at All cover, also in 2000 Japanese edition)| 2:22
13.| "World of Promises" (Treat cover)| 3:49
Total length:| 49:55

2010 re-releaseNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Only for the Weak" (Live version)| 4:51
13.| "Pinball Map" (Live version)| 4:30
14.| "Strong and Smart" (No Fun at All cover)| 2:22
Total length:| 55:27

Apart from remastered versions of the original songs, the 20th Anniversary Edition features the following tracks:

2020 20th Anniversary EditionNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Themes and Variations in D-Minor" (instrumental)|
13.| "Only for the Weak" (Re-recorded)|
14.| "Bullet Ride" (Re-recorded)|
15.| "Pinball Map" (Re-recorded)|
16.| "Clayman" (Re-recorded)|

## Personnel

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### In Flames

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* Anders Fridén – vocals
* Björn Gelotte – guitar
* Jesper Strömblad – guitar
* Peter Iwers – bass
* Daniel Svensson – drums

### Additional personnel

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* Charlie Storm – programming, synthesizer
* Christopher Amott (Arch Enemy) – guitar solo on "Suburban Me"
* Fredrik Nordström – additional programming, synthesizer, recording, production
* In Flames – recording, production
* Axel Hermann – artwork, layout
* Tobias Lundgren – photography

## Charts

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Chart performance for Clayman Chart (2020)  | Peak
position

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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 48
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 26

## References

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1. ^ "Metal Archives".
2. ^ "the official In Flames homepage". inflames.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. ^ Palmerston, Sean. "In Flames - Clayman". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
4. ^ "Clayman - In Flames". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
5. ^ Albrecht, Frank. "RockHard: Review anzeigen" (in German). Rock Hard. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
6. ^ Rensen, Michael; Kühnemund, Götz (2005). Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. p. 30\. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
7. ^ "The Top 20 best metal albums of 2000". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
8. ^ "In Flames Re-Recorded "Clayman" and the Internet LOVES It". 8 June 2020.
9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – In Flames – Clayman" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – In Flames – Clayman" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – In Flames – Clayman". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

## External links

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* Details about In Flames albums

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* t
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In Flames

* Björn Gelotte
* Anders Fridén
* Chris Broderick
* Liam Wilson

* Anders Iwers
* Carl Näslund
* Mikael Stanne
* Daniel Erlandsson
* Johan Larsson
* Glenn Ljungström
* Jesper Strömblad
* Daniel Svensson
* Peter Iwers
* Joe Rickard
* Niclas Engelin
* Bryce Paul
* Tanner Wayne

Studio albums|

* Lunar Strain
* The Jester Race
* Whoracle
* Colony
* Clayman
* Reroute to Remain
* Soundtrack to Your Escape
* Come Clarity
* A Sense of Purpose
* Sounds of a Playground Fading
* Siren Charms
* Battles
* I, the Mask
* Foregone

EPs|

* Subterranean
* Black-Ash Inheritance
* Trigger

Singles|

* "The Quiet Place"
* "The Mirror's Truth"
* "Where the Dead Ships Dwell"

Live albums & videos|

* The Tokyo Showdown
* Used & Abused: In Live We Trust
* Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg

Related articles|

* Discography
* A Sense of Purpose Tour
* The Halo Effect

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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