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| Sounds of a Playground Fading | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 June 2011 (see release dates) | |||
| Recorded | 11 October 2010 – 25 January 2011 | |||
| Studio | IF Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 53:58 | |||
| Label | Century Media, Razzia | |||
| Producer | Roberto Laghi, Anders Fridén | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| Metal Hammer |   [4] |
| Metal Storm | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
| Earshot.at |  [7] |
Sounds of a Playground Fading is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 15 June 2011.[8] It is the first album recorded by In Flames without founding guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who left the band in February 2010,[9] making it also the only In Flames release not to have two guitarists. The album was reissued in 2014, featuring five additional tracks.[10]
- ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher (2011). "Sounds of a Playground Fading In Flames | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "In Flames - Sounds of a Sell-Out Review". Kerrang!.
- ^ "In Flames review". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading review". Metal Storm.
- ^ "In Flames review". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Review". Earshot.at. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
blab1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jesper Strömblad; Anders; Peter; Daniel; Björn (12 February 2010). "JESPER STRÖMBLAD LEAVES IN FLAMES". In Flames Myspace Blog. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "In Flames – Sounds of a Playground Fading (2014, Digipak, CD)". Discogs. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2020.