In Flames announces 'Foregone'

Fourteenth studio album arrives Feb 2023

In Flames has announced its 14th studio album, Foregone, arrives on February 10, 2023 via a new deal with Nuclear Blast. The set will be available in a variety of formats including CD, four cassette variants including Yellow Green & Blue, 12 different vinyl offerings, such as Red, and a 2 LP picture disc with CD, pocket watch, sticker and 28 page booklet, among others.

“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,” shares frontman Anders Fridén. “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.”

He continues, “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.”

Fridén finishes, “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!”

The band has also shared the visualizer for “Foregone Pt. 1.” The visualizer was created by Oleg Rooz. The Ukrainian graphic designer used groundbreaking AI technology to create the visuals. As one of the first bands relying on AI for a music video, In Flames remain on the cutting edge.

Foregone also features artwork designed by Blake Armstrong.

In Flames are currently touring the US before embarking on their big European tour in November. Ahead of the tour of the year, the Swedish metal powerhouse will stream their performance at House of Blues in Chicago on September 23rd.