When the most recent Download Festival announcement was made yesterday (viewable here), one name was conspicuous by their absence from the line up and the poster, Swedish metal favourites In Flames, who were previously confirmed to play the event some months ago. Yesterday evening In Flames put out the following brief message on their social…
Things just got a whole lot more interesting for Download next year (not that it wasn’t looking good already). Andy Copping and the powers that be at Castle Donington have unleashed another dozen bands for our collective enjoyment for the Download Festival 2014! First up are former Download headliners and US pop punk band The…
Rocksins.com is thrilled to bring our readers our second huge exclusive interview of 2012, this time with Daniel Svensson, long time drummer of Swedish metal legends In Flames. Daniel was kind enough to give us some of his time a few hours before In Flames took to the stage at Brixton Academy for the London…
For months, UK metal fans have been eagerly awaiting the start of December 2011 for two particular tours; The Eighth Plague Tour, featuring Machine Head and Devildriver amongst others, and the third Metal Hammer Defenders Of The Faith Tour, headlined by Trivium and with a fine supporting cast of special guests In Flames, Ghost, Rise…
One of the live metal highlights of the whole of 2011 lands on UK shores in time for the start of December; The third Metal Hammer sponsored Defenders Of The Faith tour begins today (December 1st 2011) on the south coast of England at Southampton’s Guildhall and will be travelling the length of the British…
IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad has made the decision to permanently part ways with the band. Jesper had previously gone on temporary leave from the band, due to an on going struggle with alcohol abuse. He was replaced during that time by Niclas Engelin. In a statement from Strömblad regarding the situation, he states: “I have…
