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The 20 Best Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal Bands of All Time
Posted in Lists, Videos with tags Amon Amarth, Amorphis, At the Gates, Children of Bodom, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, In Mourning, Insomnium, Kalmah, Orbit Culture on 12/13/2025 by Kurt OrzeckExclusive: In Flames Frontman Says Side Project’s New LP Is ‘Pretty Much Finished’
Posted in News with tags Anders Friden, Halo Effect, If Anything Suspicious, In Flames on 08/15/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
“We’re pretty much finished with (the) second album,” In Flames frontman Anders Fridén revealed to me about his electronic side project — If Anything, Supicious — in a recent interview. He also shared his thoughts on old pal Mikael Stanne and his side project, The Halo Effect. Read the exclusive news story on New Noise and look out for the full Fridén interview soon.
In Flames Guitarist Talks About Band’s Apocalyptic New LP, Foregone
Posted in Interviews with tags In Flames on 02/14/2023 by Kurt OrzeckAfter recent conversations with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates (soon to be published), I had the pleasure of speaking with the other band comprising Gothenburg, Sweden’s “Big Three”: In Flames. Guitarist Björn Gelotte — who joined the band in 1995, shortly after its inception — talked at length about the recently released Foregone (In Flames LP #14). Check out the piece on New Noise; a full transcript of our conversation is forthcoming.
In Flames’ Foregone: 2-Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags In Flames on 02/03/2023 by Kurt Orzeck
The end of the world is coming if the status quo continues. We all know that. But is there still a sliver of hope? That’s the question everyone is returning to — ironically, as we try to shake off the collective stupor that the global pandemic inflicted upon us.
It’s also the overarching theme of Foregone, the brilliantly crafted 14th album by Swedish melodic-metal masters In Flames. That’s right: metal. Whereas many of the band’s previous recent records fell under the umbrella of heavy rock, this 12-song tour de force delivers a punishing blow befitting the dire topic at hand.
Continue readingA Quick Question for In Flames
Posted in Sound Off with tags In Flames on 02/05/2011 by Kurt OrzeckDear In Flames,
Why have you allegedly titled your new album Sounds of a Playground Fading?
Sincerely,
A (concerned?) fan
Wordle’d: At The Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity Albums
Posted in Features, Wordle'd with tags At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames on 06/18/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
At this time 15 years ago, At the Gates were in the middle of putting to tape one of the most critical chapters in all of melodic death metal: Slaughter of the Soul. Continue reading
Death-Metal-Parody Proposals For ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Posted in Lists with tags Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Dark Tranquillity, Death, Disincarnate, In Flames, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Suffocation, Weird Al, Weird Al Yankovic on 06/06/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Amon Amarth’s “Valhalla Awaits Me” -> “Pizza Awaits Me”
Cannibal Corpse’s “Covered With Sores” -> “Covered With S’mores”
Carcass’ “Inpropagation” -> “Inpoopagation” Continue reading
What, Dark Tranquillity Not Worthy? An Open Letter To L.A. Metalheads
Posted in Concert Reviews, Reviews with tags Dark Tranquillity, In Flames on 06/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Hey man, missed you at the Dark Tranquillity show last night. What happened? Thought you were a troo metalhead. Continue reading
In Flames Album Discography: Drummer Touches ‘Em All
Posted in Discographies, Features, Interviews with tags Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Slayer on 01/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
The man who pounds the kit for one of the best-known death-metal bands in the world isn’t an angry dude. He’s not even tense. In fact, he’s so mellow at times that you might be tempted to take his pulse. Continue reading
An Extremely Long Conversation About Extreme Metal With Albert Mudrain
Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags Accept, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Behemoth, Black Sabbath, Botch, Brutal Truth, Carcass, Converge, Dark Tranquillity, Darkthrone, Deicide, Dissection, Emperor, Entombed, In Flames, Job for a Cowboy, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Mayhem, Megadeth, Metallica, Monster Magnet, Morbid Angel, Neurosis, Nile, Opeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pig Destroyer, Radiohead, Repulsion, Scott Kelly, Slayer, Suicide Silence, the Beatles, the Dillinger Escape Plan on 01/02/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
There is horror cinema. And then there is splatter cinema.
There is drug use. And then there is drug addiction.
There is heavy metal. And then there is extreme metal. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 