Clayman


Clayman is the fifth studio album by Swedish metal band In Flames, released via Nuclear Blast on July 3, 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.
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" and "Only for the Weak".

Reception

In 2005, Clayman was ranked No. 448 in Rock Hard magazine's book "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
In 2020, "Bullet Ride", "Pinball Map", "Only for the Weak", and the title track were re-recorded for a twentieth-anniversary edition of the album.

Track listing

Personnel

In Flames