IN FLAMES Nominated For Two Rockbjörnen Awards
August 1, 2011, 12 years ago
IN FLAMES have been nominated for two Rockbjörnen awards. Rockbjörnen is the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet's yearly award show which takes place on August 31st in Stockholm.
In Flames are nominated in the Swedish Song Of The Year and Best Live (Metal) categories.
Fans can vote for the band here. You can vote once a day until August 24th. Please note that the site is in Swedish.
In Flames issued the following tour statement yesterday:
"It is with huge regret that today with immediate effect In Flames must cancel their current US shows as part of the Rockstar Mayhem Festival and their own US Headline shows. But due to a serious terminal illness of one the band’s immediate family members they feel they have no option.We have had the most amazing and fun times as part of the Rockstar Mayhem Festival and we are truly grateful for all the support the whole festival has shown
We will be back at the start of 2012. Once again our apologies."
BW&BK; scribe Mitch Lafon caught up with In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte at this year's Heavy MTL festival, which took place in Montreal, Quebec on July 23rd and 24th. Check out the chat below:
