Battles is the twelfth studio album by the 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 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.
| Battles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) | |||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Loudwire | Positive[2] |
| Metal Hammer | |
| Sputnikmusic | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13. | "Greatest Greed" (bonus track) |
| 4:09 |
| 14. | "Us Against the World" (bonus track) |
| 3:40 |
| Total length: | 47:38 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Here Until Forever" (alternate version) |
| 3:58 |
| Total length: | 51:36 | ||
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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