“Sounds Of A Playground Fading”, the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The CD is being released via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17
Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, June 22
Spain, Italy: Tuesday, June 21
Rest Of Europe: Monday, June 20
North America: Tuesday, June 21
Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 24
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Chris of the Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with bassist Peter Iwers of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band played at this year’s edition of the Nova Rock festival on June 13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders). You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
The fifth in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”, the tenth album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, can be viewed below.
“Sounds Of A Playground Fading” will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17
Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, June 22
Spain, Italy: Tuesday, June 21
Rest Of Europe: Monday, June 20
North America: Tuesday, June 21
Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 24
The new issue of Germany’s Rock Hard magazine — which is scheduled to come out on Wednesday, June 15 — will include a special IN FLAMES compilation featuring two brand new songs, “Deliver Us” and “Enter Tragedy”, as well as six additional tracks (including two rare live songs) from the band’s back catalogue.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
The official Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”, the new album from Swedish metallers IN FLAMES, can be viewed below. The CD will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17
Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, June 22
Spain, Italy: Tuesday, June 21
Rest Of Europe: Monday, June 20
North America: Tuesday, June 21
Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 24
The album will be made available in the following formats in Europe:
* CD Jewelcase
* Special-edition CD+DVD (eight-panel digipak with pop-up feature + recording “Sounds Of A Playground Fading” DVD)
* Limited deluxe box set CD+DVD (eight-panel pop-up digipak and 32-page deluxe booklet + recording “Sounds Of A Playground Fading” DVD, black textile belt with white print and silver buckle with black IN FLAMES logo, set of 3 buttons, 1 jigsaw puzzle, 6 postcards) * 2-LP gatefold, 180gr vinyl
* Digital download
13 songs were laid down for the CD, which was recorded at the band’s IF Studios in Gothenburg with engineer Roberto Laghi (HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, LOK, SONIC SYNDICATE).
“Sounds Of A Playground Fading” track listing:
01. Sounds Of A Playground Fading
02. Deliver Us
03. All For Me
04. The Puzzle
05. Fear Is The Weakness
06. Where The Dead Ships Dwell
07. The Attic
08. Darker Times
09. Ropes
10. Enter Tragedy
11. Jester’s Door
12. A New Dawn
13. Liberation
The cover artwork was created by Dave Correia and can be viewed below.
IN FLAMES recently recruited Niclas Engelin from fellow Swedes ENGEL as the band’s new second guitarist.
IN FLAMES will take part in two signing sessions in Sweden in June:
June 14 at 9:00 p.m.
Bengans
Stigbergstorget 1
Gothenburg, Sweden
June 15 at 4:30 p.m.
Bengans
Drottninggatan 20
Stockholm, Sweden
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES performing their new single, “Deliver Us”, on June 1 at Columbia Club in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s new album, “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”, which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway: Friday, June 17
Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, June 22
Spain, Italy: Tuesday, June 21
Rest Of Europe: Monday, June 20
North America: Tuesday, June 21
Australia, New Zealand: Friday, June 24
Source: Blabbermouth.net
PitCam.TV conducted an interview with vocalist Anders Fridén of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES when the band performed at Columbia Club in Berlin, Germany on June 1, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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