Without a doubt, In Flames are one of the most successful and influential Swedish metal bands. Together with At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity they are one of the forefathers of the “Gothenburg sound” which did not only heavily influence melodic death metal artists such as Insomnium, Soilwork, Wintersun or Eluveitie, but also left an undeniable mark on modern metal which brought us bands like Trivium, Killswitch Engage or Caliban.

Century Media Records is releasing all albums plus the Black-Ash Inheritance EP and legendary Demo ‘93 in a strictly limited, hand numbered and luxurious vinyl collector’s box that comes with the following 13 discs all of which are 180g vinyl on December 9th:

- Lunar Strain
- Subterranean
- The Jester Race
- Black-Ash Inheritance EP; Side B: Etching
- Whoracle
- Colony
- Clayman
- Reroute To Remain
- Soundtrack To Your Escape
- Come Clarity
- A Sense Of Purpose
- Sounds Of A Playground Fading
- Demo ’93; Side B: Etching

All songs are remastered by David Donnelly at DNA Mastering (Aerosmith, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blink 182, KISS, Miley Cyrus, Mötley Crüe and many more).

The strictly limited, hand numbered, exclusive vinyl collector’s box comes with:

- all albums/EPs in a 4c sleeve
- a 36 pages booklet including: all lyrics, credits as well as liner notes by Chris Dick
- specially remastered for vinyl
- Black-Ash Inheritance and Demo ‘93 both come with etching on Side B

The box is limited to 2.000 copies worldwide outside of USA, Mexico, Canada and Japan. The following vinyl colours are available and first preorders are already up:

- 400 copies black vinyl
- CM Distro, clear vinyl (limited to 100 copies), please note that the presale will go online shortly, so stay tuned
- Nuclear Blast, black vinyl, white vinyl (limited to 100 copies)
- EMP: black vinyl; silver vinyl (limited to 100 copies)

In Flames, have unveiled making-of footage of the first two videos ("The Truth" and "The End") from their twelfth full-length studio album, Battles, out November 11th via Eleven Seven Music in North America and Nuclear Blast globally excluding North America. Watch below:

Recorded in Los Angeles, the 15-track album sees the band taking a new approach while staying true to their vision and encompassing their unique, signature sound. In Flames brought in Grammy-nominated producer Howard Benson (Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, The Used) as a collaborator on Battles, creating an album that speaks to all In Flames fans alike.

“I think being in California really affected this album in the sense that we had a studio in the house that we were staying at and the vibe was really relaxed which lent itself to productivity,” says vocalist Anders Fridén. “It really helped having a producer who could make us focus on what we needed to accomplish and keep us on track,” he adds. “This was a very new approach for us because we’ve never let anyone else in the way we did with Howard,” says guitarist Björn Gelotte.

“The Truth” video:

“The Truth” lyric video:

“The End” video

“The End” lyric video:

After the departure of their longtime friend and drummer Daniel Svensson, the Swedish heavy music institution In Flames was looking for a new rhythm master - now their search is finally over and the new fifth member of the band is Joe Rickard.

The band has issued the following statement:

"As you know — our longtime drummer, friend, and brother that is the almighty Daniel Svensson has left In Flames to pursue other dreams. He is still with us in spirit when we write our music, in our lives, and someone whom we will cherish forever. We are truly grateful for the nearly 20 years that Daniel devoted to In Flames. Because of each other, we’ve grown exponentially as musicians and brothers. Our 12th studio album is the first we will release without Daniel since 1998, so entering the studio this time around was a bittersweet moment. At the time, we didn’t know who could even replace him, and making new music without him felt strange. We were missing a piece of In Flames."
 
"From February to April of 2016 we recorded our newest album, Battles, with legendary producer Howard Benson. Howard and his team pushed our boundaries and kept our energy high every day while navigating us through a new process. Suddenly, we felt at home. Howard introduced us to one of his trusted and so talented studio drummers, Joe Rickard. Joe had formerly been a member of Grammy nominated RED, toured with numerous bands such as Islander and RED, and has played drums on many successful albums for artists such as RED, Vamps, Starset, Brian 'Head' Welch  and our very own Battles. Joe had such natural talent behind the kit; it seemed effortless. Once we witnessed him laying down drums to our own songs with parts we couldn’t have imagined better ourselves — we knew we had to have him join In Flames.  

During nearly two months recording in Los Angeles with Howard Benson, Joe quickly became not only a musician that we highly respected, but also a friend. We are proud and excited to finally announce that Joe Rickard will be taking over the drums for In Flames. We feel by adding such a talented and pure musician to our band and brotherhood that we are doing Daniel a great justice in ensuring his hard work and talent will continue on.
 
Daniel, thank you for your incredible talent and time dedicated to this band and family that is In Flames. We are so honored to have had the privilege of playing music with you all of these years and we couldn’t have achieved so much without you.
 
Jesterheads, please welcome Joe Rickard to In Flames and make him feel welcome! We will see you all out on the road very soon."

Meet Joe in this newest webisode, where he speaks about his first meeting with In Flames and gives a little guided tour through the studio where Battles was recorded:

In Flames and Hellyeah have announced their 2016 co-headline Forged In Fire Tour of North America, kicking off 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 (except Orlando FL).

Forged In Fire tour dates:

November
12 - Orlando, FL - Kink Music Fest (no openers)
14 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
16 - New York, NY - PlayStation Theater
18 - Binghamton, NY - Magic City Music Hall
19 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall
20 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
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