They realized it would either be stolen or streamed.

Are you aware that streaming and monetization is bigger than actual album sales?

@@nezumijinnai3945 Are you aware that there's basically ZERO artists that do this?

@@nezumijinnai3945 Metal album sales is like a piece of sand on a beach these days. The main income is touring and merchandise

@@nezumijinnai3945 True, but only because streaming to millions of people genereates about the same revenue as a few hundred album sales. That does not mean that the current way to stream music is good for the bands. It just what they have to do, because no one is willing to put down 15 bucks for buying the acutal album. Imagine how many times you have to stream the entire album before the band makes 15 bucks from it... Spotify is cancer for the artists. Especially smaller artists (inFlames is a "smaller artist" compared to the most-streamed artists on spotify such as Drake or Taylor Swift)

true, I personally a little vit disappointed because all songs we already knew before release stand the best tracks for me ans didnt enjoyed any else song from the release, but still a way better album than what they did recently. you are right the whole album is a good mix between what made in flames so many of us can find something

@@Gothenburg1 agreed, the 5 that released prior to today are all the best ones 😎

@@Gothenburg1 I agree in a way I don't think they should have released 5 before the release, and so long before release either,

@@Gothenburg1 would of went over much better if they had released just a couple songs closer to the release date, especially as the front end of the album is packed with all those best tracks

@@Gothenburg1agreed the singles were the best ones and I have no self control I had to listen to them all over and over. Still Bleeding Out, A Dialogue in B Flat Minor, In The Dark, and Pure Light of Mind compete with those singles I think

I love that too! But don't like that the feeling not going through the whole album. :(

@@sutemeny79 Word. After the reviews I hoped for a much more "jesterracey" vibe.

@@sutemeny79edit: deleting my comment since op edited his

@@sutemeny79 I understand, but considering how they have changed it's still a great album for early enjoyers . :)

i also like to hear their acoustic works, "Acoustic medley" is one of my favourite acoustic instrumentals ever

Trying to listen to the whole album for the first time and I’m stuck listening to that one on repeat, instantly one of my favorite songs ever.

@@randomvideogamesandwildlif2844 Yeah man, it's fucking beautiful. Dialogue is pretty close too. This album is fucked. So good. I just bought the Vinyl.

give me chills

Happy birthday brother.

Happy birthday bro! My birthday is on the 12th so I know how you feel 😂

Happy birthday from one 40 year old metal head to another

Happy birthday to you brother in metal 🤘🔥🔥🔥

Happy birthday!! I hope you'll get to pick the music today haha I'm only 21, but my connection with In Flames is special! The first time I saw them, I had just turned 16. I was in the front row and had a blast. I saw them 4 more times before the pandemic hit. During the pandemic, my life really went to shit, I didn't know back then that the next time I'd see them, I'd no longer be able to stand in the front. On my birthday in 2022, I got to see them again, only this time I was in a wheelchair, tucked into a corner of the venue. Despite this, they somehow noticed my presence, and they tried (and succeeded) to throw me a plectrum. I was on the balcony, tucked into a corner, seated with my head barely seeing over the guardrail in a completely packed venue, and they still noticed. These guys actually see you in the audience, no matter how small you may feel. This is one of the many reasons why I'll always appreciate this band, from the very first record, back when I didn't even exist, up until the last!

Аккуратней с обнимашками от 5 и выше Путин

@@user-jr7ss8lk3v 😂😂 типо 5 жопопожатей

@J Cal Must have been on my period, sis.

I don't know how to express to you that this is not top tier '00s melodic death metal, but that's okay and you can still like the album without lying.

@@id1965 thank you for your precious insight.

@@nikitsuneYT tldr; you don't gotta lie to kick it

Half of the album is great (prereleased songs with music videos + Bleeding Out, Dialogue in B-Flat Minor for example), and the other half of the album is just forgettable filler. You can't change my mind and there's no defending this. One of the songs starts like Bottled kind of, lol. I, the Mask was better overall, but the listed songs bail this album out. They did pull in the effort to make some aggressive and fast songs like in the good old days. Bleeding Out should have opened the album tbh. I loved every album of In Flames except the Lunar Strain and even find value in the albums most people hate to this day and often listen through all of them so you could call me a big-time fan, but I do not see myself listening to half of this album after the initial looping of it the entire day when I got the leak (1 day before official release). I'll just play the favorites (which are truly GREAT by the way and excel above the best songs from previous few albums). Did they just... run out of inspiration half-way or something?

Legend 🤘

@@VidZeen I guess the total process was just faster. Thats why...

Meet The Maker is a straight SSS banger 🤘

46:49

I dont believe most people understand it. I found this band about 10 years ago I believe they are very good I've been a Head Banger since early 70's I've seen Led Zeppelin live and been to close to 200 concerts this band I want to see live. Sorry to intrude Rock on Brother

​@ColeSkinner this is the best time to see them live since about 2015 so if you get a chance on any upcoming tours don't hesitate

That's the song/power ballad I tend to skip but I do feel like they are closer to former glory days than they've ever been on this album as a whole. Maybe the extra time for songwriting is responsible for this. Still nothing can top the first 7 or so albums for me.

Troppo forti loro e i korn ♥️♥️

Anders

Seen and agree. Can't wait to see them this year again!

Easily the best live concert I've ever been to.❤

saw them at Reload 23 ... fucking highlight of the year for me. KSE Decapitated and trivium were also there

yes sir!!! same here... around 2006, heard inflames and BOOM!!

same dude. i even got bullied in school cos i was the only metalhead but i still didn't stop. i will listen in flames til i'm an old dead cunt

almost 30 years ago for me)

The first In Flames song I heard was Moonshield from the jester race album. How I discovered them was actually through the Japanese manga Bleach when the series author Tite Kubo revealed the arrancar Ulquiorra Cifer theme song as Moonshield. Tite Kubo didn't stop there, the main villain Aizen Sosuke theme song is Stand Ablaze from the In Flames EP Subterranean.

Saw them live in 2001, and got to see them again 2 months ago, 22 years later :) insane

Also just ordered the album, a shirt, a mask, would have ordered more but y’all are sold out of so much merch haha

It really does have a bit of everything on it, old and new. The title track is definitely the closest thing to melodic death metal in flames we’ve gotten in a good minute haha

@@cmc47834 Yeah... since Playground they fell off hard imo. This album makes up for it though, might even rate it one of their best.

I fully agree

It's a fuckin screamer!!!

Goddamn we're old

We may be old but we're blessed with the best community

Music

В душе всегда молодые. Ха! In Flames rules! Hello from Russia!

Yes , we are old

No such thing as too much solos..

Agreed , amazing and get this beautifull intro

And what a phenomenal album to jump onto and start out with listening to them.

oh no...

@@zigah6729 I know what you mean but this is a good thing. A cycle of new fans. I commend the band for holding down the legacy.

Same thing. First time.

Sick ass album. Seen inflames a couple of times, and the energy was always there. First time at the backroom in 2004 with As I lay dying and Killswitch engage. Second time with Devildriver and Trivium

asi es bb

im glad you mentioned his vibrato. when i first saw in flames live, i was blown away by bjorns phrasing and how he could shake notes. he's super underrated, and now that chris broderick has joined, in flames has 2 of my all time favs in the same band!

Bjorns tone is as recognisable as Brian May.

Yeah, I learned from his style a lot...

totally agreed and have always stated this! Solid player in general!

Did he not used to be the drummer back in the day? I've always dug his style and that wah pedal pinned down tone is so killer . He had some killer stuff on sounds of a playground fading as well as many others but his playing sticks out for me on that album . Class act that gent.

based

I, The Mask was 20x better than this album

@@dracomalar5629any album that doesn’t have (this is our) house is a better album than I, the Mask. That being said the song I, the Mask, I am above, and Voices are amazing songs. But State of Slow Decay beats all of them easily

@@jare3822 fair point, thank you for this

@@jare3822 after listening to this album again, I take back my comment, I ended up really enjoying it

Sheeeeet. Check their material from 1994-2000. Much much better.

Martin, In Flames was my gateway as well. Reroute To Remain's Freefall was the tune that hooked me. I've, like yourself went deeper into metal and those same notions came to me as well. Bands evolve and for a while I thought In Flames was to far gone. But like you said, this album was refreshing. I wish Jespar was still with them but I still enjoy this album. Do you have a favorite tune on this album? Mine would probably be 'Meet Your Maker '

I feel the same way, but with house music instead of brutal death core.. So they can really rally up with people with all kinds of music taste, AMAZING!

My B-day is tomorrow the 12th I just finishing listening for the third time through. I ordered two CDs 1for who has a birthday the 20th.t inflames battle forever

Same here, birthday and a great album.

Happy Birthday to you all

Same here, been just a couple of good songs over the year but this is really back to the great times

I never stoped listening to In Flames. I mean, their 1990´s albuns are still just as good as they were back then... 😄

@@mindtraveller100 Fair enough. No new good albums for over 15 odd years is a long time though. I guess everyone just moved on to other bands, but there is nothing quite like GOOD In Flames, we can all agree on that ;-)

my new ringtone ;)

Reminds me alot of acoustic medley. Absolutly loved that tune. This is epic.

Trying to listen to the whole album, but once I got to Pure Light of Mind, I’m stuck on repeat. It’s so beautiful, I’m crying. Absolute masterpiece!

Judging from their past, I would almost hate to agree with you... Judging from the first 4 tracks, I might have to completely agree.

I’m a grown man and it made me cry the first time I heard it, it hits my soul