Last Friday, legendary Swedish visionaries IN FLAMES released their thirteenth studio album, titled ‘I, The Mask’ and after rave reactions from their loyal fans, the band now unveils the fourth and final webisode. In this clip, Anders Fridén and Björn Gelotte speak about the background of their latest single ‘Call My Name’, explain the writing process for the album opener ‘Voices‘ and why ‘We Will Remember’ is an ode to the all the fans who supported the band through all these years.
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The record reunites them with multi GRAMMY nominated producer Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, MOTÖRHEAD) who also produced 2016’s ‘Battles’. Additionally, the album is mixed by GRAMMY award mixer, Chris Lord-Alge (CHEAP TRICK, LINKIN PARK) and mastered by GRAMMY award mastering engineer, Ted Jensen (PANTERA, EAGLES, GUNS N’ ROSES).
IN FLAMES have also announced the final line-up to their second annual festival, BORGHOLM BRINNER, that will once again take place in the Borgholm Castle on the isle of Öland in Sweden on August 2nd and 3rd. While the band themselves will perform two different special sets on each night, these internationally renowned acts will join this year’s line-up:
Friday, August 2nd:
AT THE GATES
OF MICE & MEN
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
SKRAECKOEDLAN
Saturday, August 3rd:
OPETH
ARCHITECTS
WITCHCRAFT
BOMBUS
Both two-day-tickets and single-day tickets are at sale on www.BorgholmBrinner.se
IN FLAMES — guitarist Björn Gelotte, vocalist Anders Fridén, guitarist Niclas Engelin, bassist Bryce Paul Newman and drummer Tanner Wayne — brought some major names on board for ‘I, The Mask’, including multi-Grammy nominated and winning industry staples such as: Howard Benson for production, Chris Lord-Alge for mixing and Ted Jensen for mastering. Artist Blake Armstrong created the album’s artwork, which is an interpretation of IN FLAMES’ mascot, The Jesterhead.
Tickets for IN FLAMES‘ UK + Europe headline tour that kicks off on April 3 in Glasgow can be found @ www.inflames.com/tour and VIP packages and upgrades can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/2EtnVoe. For the full European tour routing, see below.
IN FLAMES European headline tour
03.04. UK Glasgow – SWG3
04.04. UK Manchester – O2 Ritz
05.04. UK London – The Roundhouse
06.04. UK Nottingham – Rock City
07.04. UK Bristol – SWX
09.04. UK Norwich – UEA
10.04. B Antwerp – Trix
12.04. F Nancy – L’Autre Canal
13.04. F Cambrai – Betizfest
15.04. F Lyon – Le Transbordeur
16.04. F Toulouse – Le Bikini
17.04. F Nîmes – Paloma
18.04. CH Zurich – Komplex 457
Other shows & festivals 2019
23.04. RUS St. Petersburg – A2
25.04. RUS Moscow – Glavclub
27.04. BY Minsk – Prime Hall
29.04. UA Kiev – Stereo Plaza
08.06. FIN Hyvinkää – Rockfest
13. – 16.06. A Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock
19. – 22.06. I Natz – Alpen Flair
23.06. B Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
25.06. PL Krakow – Mystic Festival
27.06. N Trondheim – Trondheim Rocks
29.06. N Sagene – Tons of Rock
02.08. S Öland – Borgholm Brinner
03.08. S Öland – Borgholm Brinner
‘I, The Mask’ has once again showcased why IN FLAMES are one of the biggest metal bands in the world – never shying away from pushing their artistic boundaries, crafting music that’s as catchy as it is crushing. Formed in 1990, the band are considered one of the forefathers of melodic death metal and the purveyors of the ‘Gothenburg sound’. With thirteen studio albums under their belt, countless successful tours around the globe playing with the likes of METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH and AVENGED SEVENFOLD – with millions of records sold and a massive fanbase worldwide, IN FLAMES have proven to be an unstoppable force. From their 1994 debut »Lunar Strain« onwards, the band’s intricate twin guitar attack, melodic vocals and superb arrangements have given them a signature sound that has evolved throughout the years.
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