IN FLAMES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “FOREGONE” AND DROP NEW SINGLE “FOREGONE PT.1”
Swedish Death Metal Heavyweights In Flames have announced that their 14th studio album will be upon us early next year.
The album, “Foregone” is set to be released on the 10th of February 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Front man Anders Fridén said, “Going into the Foregone sessions, we wanted to make a record that was heavily guitar-driven, and that had a strong foundation between the bass and drums. We still approached our songwriting the same way, as we always have, as a juxtaposition between melody and aggression. That’s the DNA of our music. From the lyrical end of things, there was no shortage of inspiration to draw from, especially the concept of time.
Humanity as a whole was forced to slow down and take a breather. In that break, many of us spent time evaluating and reprioritizing. Time is a constant, but what we do with it and how we perceive it varies. Especially now looking at where the world seems to be headed faster than ever before.”
It’s crazy that after everything we are still here and on our fourteenth album. I feel that we’ve found a great balance between the past, the present and the future with Foregone. This is a new era of In Flames!”
The band has also shared a visualizer for new single “Foregone Pt.1”, which you can watch here:
The visualizer was created by Oleg Rooz. The Ukrainian graphic designer used ground-breaking AI technology to create the visuals.
“I thought that everything we’ve been through these past few years would be a reminder that life is precious, and that time is not on our side,” offers Fridén. “Unfortunately, I feel that we’ve woken up in a world that’s more hostile and bleak than ever before. The clock is ticking and the countdown has begun…“
“Foregone” also features artwork designed by Blake Armstrong.
The “Foregone” tracklisting reads as follows:
01. The Beginning Of All Things That Will End
02. State Of Slow Decay
03. Meet Your Maker
04. Bleeding Out
05. Foregone Pt. 1
06. Foregone Pt. 2
07. Pure Light Of Mind
08. The Great Deceiver
09. In The Dark
10. A Dialogue in b Flat Minor
11. Cynosure
12. End The Transmission
“Foregone” will be available in the following formats:
- 2LP Black
- 2LP White w/ Black Marble
- 2LP Crystal Clear w/ Red Splatter – Nuclear Blast Mail-order Exclusive
- 2LP Dark Green – Sweden Rock Exclusive
- 2LP Crystal Clear – EMP Exclusive
- 2LP Gold – Nordic Exclusive
- 2LP Gold w/ Black Marble – Nuclear Blast Mail-order + selected retailers
- 2LP Red – USA Retail
- 2LP White – Revolver Exclusive (USA)
- 2LP Sun Yellow – Gimme Radio Exclusive (USA)
- 2LP Red w/ Black – In Flames Bandshop Exclusive
- Boxset – 2LP Picture Disc + CD Digipack + Pocket Watch + Sticker + 28-page booklet
- Limited Edition Digipack (inc. bonus track)
- Jewelcase
- Brown Transparent Cassette – Nuclear Blast Mail-order Exclusive
- Red Transparent Cassette – In Flames Bandshop Exclusive
- CD Longbox – CD Jewel in a Longbox w/ Sticker & Button
- Dark Yellow w/ Green/Blue Cassette (NBA Exclusive)
- Green Tint w/ White Cassette (Band Exclusive)
The band are currently touring the US, before embarking on their big European run, starting November 12th in Tallinn, Finland.
In Flames’ European Tour 2022
w/ At The Gates, Imminence and Orbit Culture
12.11. EE Tallinn – Helitehas
13.11. LV Riga – Palladium
15.11. PL Katowice – Mck
16.11. CZ Prague – Mala Sportovni Hala
20.11. UK London – O2 Academy Brixton
21.11. LU Esch-Sur-Alzette – Rockhal
22.11. FR Strasbourg – La Laiterie
23.11. FR Paris – Bataclan
25.11. ES Bilbao – Santana 27
26.11. ES Madrid – Riviera
27.11. ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz
28.11. FR Lyon – Transbo
30.11. CH Zurich – Samsung Hall
01.12. IT Milan – Alcatraz
02.12. AT Vienna – Gasometer
03.12. DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee
04.12. DE Cologne – Palladium
06.12. NL Tilburg – 013
07.12. BE Brussels – AB
08.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
09.12. DE Hamburg – Edel Optics Arena
10.12. DK Copenhagen – Store Vega
11.12. NL Oslo – Spektrum
14.12. FI Helsinki – Ice Hall
16.12. SE Stockholm – Hovet
17.12. SE Gothenburg – Scandinavium
In Flames are
Anders Fridén | Vocals
Björn Gelotte | Guitar / Vocals
Chris Broderick | Guitar
Tanner Wayne | Drums
Bryce Paul | Bass
