I, the Mask

I, the Mask is the thirteenth studio album by Swedish metal band In Flames, released on 1 March 2019.[2][3][4] It is the band's first release since Whoracle (1997) without longtime bassist Peter Iwers,[5] and the last to feature Joe Rickard on drums.[6] It is the debut album for bassist Bryce Paul and drummer Tanner Wayne.[7]

I, the Mask
Studio album by In Flames
Released	1 March 2019
Studio	West Valley Recording Studios, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Genre	Alternative metal[1]
Length	50:48
Label	Eleven Seven Nuclear Blast
Producer	Howard Benson
In Flames chronology
Battles (2016) I, the Mask (2019) Clayman 2020 (2020)
Singles from I, The Mask
"I Am Above" Released: 14 December 2018 "(This Is Our) House" Released: 14 December 2018 "I, the Mask" Released: 10 January 2019 "Burn" Released: 8 February 2019 "Follow Me" Released: 17 September 2019

A chiptune reimagined version of the album (programmed by Sam Brown) was released in March 2020 via Better Noise Music to celebrate the album's first anniversary.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte and Howard Benson, except "In This Life" (written by Fridén, Gelotte, Benson, Seann Bowe and Lenny Skolnik).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Voices"	4:47
2.	"I, the Mask"	3:41
3.	"Call My Name"	3:33
4.	"I Am Above"	3:49
5.	"Follow Me"	4:55
6.	"(This Is Our) House"	4:18
7.	"We Will Remember"	4:04
8.	"In This Life"	3:52
9.	"Burn"	3:43
10.	"Deep Inside"	4:21
11.	"All the Pain"	4:29
12.	"Stay with Me"	5:16
Total length:		50:48

Digipak edition bonus track & Japan bonus track[9]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Not Alone"	4:04
Total length:		55:00

Personnel

In Flames Anders Fridén – vocals Björn Gelotte – lead guitar Niclas Engelin – rhythm guitar Bryce Paul Newman – bass Tanner Wayne – drums (on "(This Is Our) House") Additional musicians Joe Rickard – drums (all songs except "(This Is Our) House")[10] Örjan Örnkloo – programming Howard Benson – keyboards (additional)

Production and design Howard Benson − producer Mike Plotnikoff − recording Trevor Dietrich − engineering (additional) Zach Darf − engineering (additional) Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki − recording Paul Decarli − digital editing Chris Lord-Alge − mixing Ted Jensen − mastering Blake Armstrong − artwork

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11]	48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12]	1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]	34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	84
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17]	4
French Albums (SNEP)[18]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20]	21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23]	32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	66
US Billboard 200[26]	121

References

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