Which band released the 1996 album The Jester Race?

In Flames released the 1996 album The Jester Race. The record is considered a landmark of Swedish melodic death metal.

The album combines death-metal vocals and drumming with harmonized guitar melodies, a feature strongly associated with the Gothenburg metal sound. Songs such as Moonshield and The Jester's Dance showcase that melodic approach.

In Flames formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. The group's early work helped define a regional style alongside albums by Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, although each band developed its own songwriting and production techniques.

The Jester Race was the band's second studio album. The Jester character later became a recurring symbol in the group's artwork and identity, but it should not be confused with a specific band mascot from another Swedish act.