In Flames guitarist Björn Gelotte is featured in a new 3-part video interview with FaceCulture (streaming below).

In Part 1, Björn talks about Gothenburg, Sweden’s Scandinavium venue, where he says Anthrax blew away Iron Maiden in November 1990. He also talks about recording the Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg live DVD, and takes a look back at his earlier work.

In Part 2, he talks about starting out on drums, shifting the focus to live shows, learning from Slayer, and lineup changes.

In Part 3, Björn discusses parting ways with Jesper Strömblad, writing for the new In Flames album Battles and much more.

In Flames’ twelfth full-length studio album, Battles, is out now via Eleven Seven Music in North America and Nuclear Blast globally, excluding North America.

Tracklisting:

“Drained”
“The End”
“Like Sand”
“The Truth”
“In My Room”
“Before I Fall”
“Through My Eyes”
“Battles”
“Here Until Forever”
“Underneath My Skin”
“Wallflower”
“Save Me”
“Greatest Greed”
“Us Against The World”

“The Truth” video:

“The End” video

In Flames and Hellyeah’s 2016 co-headline Forged In Fire Tour of North America, kicked off on November 12th in Orlando, FL. Spanning 28 cities across the US and Canada, the heavy metal tour of the fall will be supported by new bands From Ashes To New and Source on all shows.

Forged In Fire tour dates:

November
22 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
23 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
25 - Detroit, MI - The Crofoot
26 - Fort Wayne, IN - The Hub
27 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
29 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
30 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues

December
1 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
3 - Saint Paul, MN - Myth Live Event Center
4 - Green Bay, WI - The Sandlot
6 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre
7 - Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall
9 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater
11 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
13 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
14 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
16 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
17 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
18 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Concert House
19 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

In Flames will be performing a string of dates in the UK alongside Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed.

Tour dates:

January (with Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed)
10 - Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
12 - Newcastle, UK - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
13 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Genting Arena
15 - Sheffield, UK - Sheffield Arena
16 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena
18 - Nottingham, UK - Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
19 - Cardiff, Wales, UK - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
21 - London, UK - Peninsula Square O2 Arena