February 10th, 2023 has been set as the release date for the fourteenth studio album from Swedish alternative metal band In Flames. That record has been christened “Foregone” and will see a release through Nuclear Blast.
Vocalist Anders Fridén commented of it in advance:
“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 breather. In that break, many of us spent time evaluating and reprioritizing. Time is a constant, but what do 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 ‘Forgone‘. This is a new era of In Flames!”
A visualizer created by Oleg Rooz has just been unveiled for the band’s new single, “Forgone Pt. 1“. Speaking of that track, Fridén offered:
“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. 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” track listing:
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”
Pre-order options are available here. The group’s busy slate of 2022 touring includes the following runs:
With Fit For An Autopsy, Orbit Culture & Vended:
09/15 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
09/16 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
09/17 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
09/19 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
09/20 Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center
09/22 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
09/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
09/25 Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
09/27 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
09/28 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
09/29 Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
09/30 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
With Meshuggah & Torche:
10/02 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/04 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
10/08 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/09 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
10/10 Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
10/12 Dallas, TX – The Factory Deep Ellum
10/13 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10/15 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
10/16 Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
With Born Of Osiris, Darkest Hour & Hammerhedd:
10/17 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
10/18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
10/20 Richmond, VA – The National
10/21 Warrendale, PA – Jergels
10/22 Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
10/23 London, ON – London Music Hall (no Hammerhedd)
10/24 Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
10/26 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/27 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance Theatre (no Darkest Hour)
10/28 Reading, PA – Reverb (no Darkest Hour)
With At The Gates, Imminence and Orbit Culture:
11/12 Tallinn, EST – Helitehas
11/13 Riga, LAT – Palladium
11/15 Katowice, POL – Mck
11/16 Prague, CZE – Mala Sportovni Hala
11/20 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
11/21 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
11/22 Strasbourg, GRA – La Laiterie
11/23 Paris, FRA – Bataclan
11/25 Bilbao, SPA – Santana 27
11/26 Madrid, SPA – Riviera
11/27 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
11/28 Lyon, FRA – Transbo
11/30 Zurich, SWI – Samsung Hall
12/01 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
12/02 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
12/03 Leipzig, GER – Haus Auensee
12/04 Cologne, GER – Palladium
12/06 Tilburg, NET – 013
12/07 Brussels, BEL – AB
12/08 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
12/09 Hamburg, GER – Edel Optics Arena
12/10 Copenhagen, DEN – Store Vega
12/11 Olso, NOR – Spektrum
12/14 Helsinki, FIN – Ice Hall
12/16 Stockholm, SWE – Hovet
12/17 Gothenburg, SWE – Scandinavium
