IN FLAMES GIVE ME A STIFFY (BUT THEIR NEW VIDEO GIVES ME A SEMI)

Even though I’m not such a fan of In Flames’ latest album A Sense of Purpose, I will always love this band to death. The album wasn’t bad by any means, but it definitely falls well below the level of metal the band are capable of making, and ultimately when I’m fixin’ for the kings of Swedish melodeath I’m gonna grab Clayman, Colony or even Come Clarity before I grab this one.

But anyway, the band just released a video for the song “Alias” from that album; like the song itself, the video gets a solid “meh” from me. But like I said, I love this band, and I’ll listen to/watch anything they do. Including going to see them live; for my money they’re one of the best live bands of the past 15 years, hands down. You can bet your ass I’ll be rockin’ out hard fan-boy style when they tour the U.S. with All That Remains, Gojira, and 36 Crazyfists this winter (full list of tour dates after the jump).

-VN

(In Flames, All That Remains, Gojira, 36 Crazy Fists)
11/06 Montreal, QC – Metropolis
11/07 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
11/08 Detroit, MI – Emerald Theater
11/10 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
11/12 Minneapolis, MN – Myth
11/14 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
11/15 Edmonton, AB – Events Center
11/17 Vancouver, BC – Commodore
11/18 Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
11/19 Portland, OR – Roseland
11/21 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
11/22 Los Angeles, CA – The Nokia Club
11/23 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
11/24 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre
11/25 Albuquerque, NM – Midnight Rodeo
11/26 Denver, CO – Fillmore
11/28 Dallas, TX – Palladium
11/29 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
11/30 Houston, TX – House Of Blues
12/02 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
12/03 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
12/04 Norfolk, VA – The Norva
12/05 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
12/06 Worcester, MA – Palladium
12/07 New York, NY – Terminal 5
12/09 St.Louis, MO – Pageant
12/10 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave