In Flames - Whoracle (1997)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Jotun" 3:53
2. "Food for the Gods" 4:21
3. "Gyroscope" 3:26
4. "Dialogue with the Stars" (Instrumental) 3:00
5. "The Hive" 4:03
6. "Jester Script Transfigured" 5:46
7. "Morphing into Primal" 3:05
8. "Worlds Within the Margin" 5:06
9. "Episode 666" 3:45
10. "Everything Counts" (Depeche Mode cover) 3:17
11. "Whoracle" (Instrumental) 2:44
Total length: 42:29
In Flames Band Members / Musicians
Anders Fridén – vocals, additional percussion
Jesper Strömblad – lead guitar, keyboards, additional percussion
Glenn Ljungström – rhythm guitar
Johan Larsson – bass
Björn Gelotte – drums, percussion, additional lead guitar
Ulrika Netterdahl – female vocals on song "Whoracle"
The Whoracle concept conjured and verbalized by Niklas Sundin and Anders Fridén
Lyrics written by Niklas Sundin following original synopsis by Anders Fridén
All music composed and arranged by In Flames except "Everything Counts" by Martin Lee Gore of Depeche Mode
Recorded and produced by Fredrik Nordström with assistance from In Flames
Engineered by Anders Fridén and Fredrik Nordström
Mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Anders Fridén
Mastered by Goran Finnberg and Fredrik Nordstrom at the Mastering Room Gbg
Cover artwork by Andreas Marschall
Photos by Kenneth Johansson
All songs published by Prophecies Publishing Hamburg except "Everything Counts"
"Everything Counts" published by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd, sub-published by EMI Music Germany
Whoracle is the 3rd studio album by Swedish metal band In Flames, released on 18 November 1997. The title of the album is a portmanteau of the English words "whore" and "oracle".
Apart from "Everything Counts", which is a cover of a Depeche Mode song, all songs were composed and arranged by In Flames. The lyrics were translated by Dark Tranquillity guitarist Niklas Sundin, after Anders Fridén had written them in Swedish.
Whoracle is the final album to feature Johan Larsson and Glenn Ljungström. It is also the last In Flames release with Björn Gelotte playing drums, as he permanently switched to lead guitar in future releases. Fredrik Nordström noted that it was not easy to record at times, since the band members usually preferred drinking beer and playing Tekken 3.
In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine.
