The Tokyo Showdown
The Tokyo Showdown is the first live album by Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. It was recorded during their Japanese tour in 2000 at their show in Tokyo. During their performance of "Scorn" they incorporated the opening riffs of Slayer's "Raining Blood."
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| Released | 4 September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | November 2000 Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 60:33 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Anders Fridén In Flames | |||
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The album title was inspired by the action film Showdown in Little Tokyo.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bullet Ride" (from Clayman, 2000) | 4:41 |
| 2. | "Embody the Invisible" (from Colony, 1999) | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Jotun" (from Whoracle, 1997) | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Food for the Gods" (from Whoracle, 1997) | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Moonshield" (from The Jester Race, 1996) | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Clayman" (from Clayman, 2000) | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Swim" (from Clayman, 2000) | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Behind Space" (from Lunar Strain, 1994) | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Only for the Weak" (from Clayman, 2000) | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Gyroscope" (from Whoracle, 1997) | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Scorn" (from Colony, 1999) | 3:50 |
| 12. | "Ordinary Story" (from Colony, 1999) | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Pinball Map" (from Clayman, 2000) | 4:33 |
| 14. | "Colony" (from Colony, 1999) | 4:47 |
| 15. | "Episode 666" (from Whoracle, 1997) | 3:37 |
Bonus disc
On the LP version and on the two-CD version released by Scarecrow Records (under license by Nuclear Blast) there is a bonus disc with additional tracks.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Clad in Shadows '99" | 2:24 |
| 2. | "Strong and Smart" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Man Made God" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Behind Space" (live) | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Goliaths Disarm Their Davids" | 4:55 |
Personnel
- Anders Fridén – vocals
- Jesper Strömblad – guitars
- Björn Gelotte – guitars
- Peter Iwers – Bass
- Daniel Svensson – drums
- Mixed and produced by Anders Fridén and In Flames at Studio Fredman during the spring of 2001.
- Mastered by Göran Finnberg at The Mastering Room.
- Artwork and design by Niklas Sundin and Cabin Fever Media.
- Masayuki Noda – photography
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