Sounds of a Playground Fading

Sounds of a Playground Fading
Studio album by
Released15 June 2011 (2011-06-15) (see release dates)
Recorded11 October 2010 25 January 2011
StudioIF Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
GenreAlternative metal
Length53:58
LabelCentury Media, Razzia
ProducerRoberto Laghi, Anders Fridén
In Flames chronology
A Sense of Purpose
(2008)
Sounds of a Playground Fading
(2011)
Siren Charms
(2014)
Singles from Sounds of a Playground Fading
  1. "Deliver Us"
    Released: 7 May 2011
  2. "Where the Dead Ships Dwell"
    Released: 14 November 2011
  3. "Ropes"
    Released: 5 February 2013
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Sounds of a Playground Fading is the tenth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames, released on 15 June 2011. It is the first album recorded by In Flames without founding guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who left the band in February 2010, making it also the only In Flames release not to have two guitarists. The album was reissued in 2014, featuring five additional tracks.