In Flames Biography

                In Flames is a Swedish band that started as Jesper Strӧmblad's side project from a death metal band by the name of Ceremonial Oath. He began this side project in 1990. Jesper is from Gothenburg, Sweden, and this is where he began the project that would become In Flames. In 1993, Jesper decided to break off from Ceremonial Oath altogether, making In Flames his primary focus. The very first singer for In Flames was Jesper Stromblad. At the time, he was the singer for another melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquility. He provided vocals for In Flames, on their first album, "Lunar Strain" and their EP "Subterranean."  In 1996, when their second studio album, "The Jester Race," was made, Anders Friden replaced him as the singer. The album "The Jester Race" was also the origin of their symbol, the Jesterhead, which has become a widely recognized symbol among fans of the metal genre, as something representing the band In Flames.