I dont get it. He is very dismissive of The Halo Effect, meanwhile Jesper supports new in flames songs on his social media, and has been ever since he left.
I agree wholeheartedly! Altough I did find The Halo Effect show to be the more memorable one. The guys played like they were transported back to the 90:s, and their first ever gigs in front of bigger audiences. At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity & In Flames all come from roughly the same part of Gothenburg and the members grew up together. From what I've gathered watching documentaries and interviews, as well as talking with several of them, there is no bad blood between these guys because they're all oldtime friends. Running a successful band as a business is different than the enthusiast-level these guys started out with, and sometimes hard choices has to be made. But regardless of the common history of the various Gothenburg Sound band members these guys have *immense* respect for eachother and their work. People try to find conflict and drama just for the sake of it, and that's just silly IMO.
Mikael from DT once told in an interview how they had BBQ with In Flames and Sabaton at Wacken Open Air. They played thursday and stayed till saturday to meet some friends at the the festival. In the end Mikael got so drunk that he ended in In Flames tourbus 😄
Feels like if he wanted to squash any idea of a 'rivalry' with THE he would have just come out and said 'yeah it's really cool what they're doing and it's great to see some old friends having fun together'. The way he got cold, defensive and dismissive just adds fuel to the fire, because that wasn't the reaction of somebody who considers those guys friends. I also find it simply impossible to believe he hasn't heard THE at all. Come on dude.
@@kaaoszine_virallinen Lol yeah, and I agree with him, THE reminds me a lot of mid-2000s DT. But why pretend he hasn't been listening or paying any attention? It just makes it seem like there is some tension there, which feeds into the BS narrative of there being some kind of rivalry, paticularly when THE guys have come out and said that is absolutely not the case and there's no problem.
@@andrewpequita6569 not really. the tracks they've released so far just sounds like they're recycling At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity songs. Definitely doesn't sound like Jester Race or Whoracle, which is what people really want to hear from Jesper.
@@RafaelCDet what? One of the songs sounds like the leads are straight off whoracle-colony etc? If theres anybody recycling (or actually being close to ripping off ATG) its inflames. That said, i think its the best song in flames have released in ages.
@@snuffcarl a pick scrape and a cool harmony lead does not make a new Embody The Invisible, my friend. It still sounds like it was written for a Ford or Jeep television advertisement.
@@chaoszine I don't think so. We are in July, there are still five months left for the year to end. I don't think they'll wait until next year to release the full album. Is more likely they release one more single this month, another in August and the album in September.
Same here! Havn't liked a single song since Come Clarity, but god damn it this song gives me hope and i'm super excited for this album and their hopeful return to form.
@@chaoszine They're touring through all of Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec and already released two singles so it's strange to hold the album till 2023, all indicates that album is dropping late 2022. But who knows...
What originally drew me to in flames were their harmonized leads. I wish they still had them in their songs but that's their choice and more power to them
Uhh then you obviously dont listen to them anymore because everything from Playground and Sense till now has running harmonized leads and is still their most redeeming quality (Bjorn has turned into a really good guitarist and I actually prefer the way he writes leads over Jesper). If anything they are more melodic now and usually that is why people complain. But now there seem to be people who have no idea what they are talking about saying they ARENT melodic enough hahahaha. All good, those of us who started with the demos and left during that awful post clayman to clarity era have been back for a while and know what we are hearing about and are laughing at comments like these that are based in nothing because their music for the last decade contradicts what you just said. You may not like the harmonies or how they structure them but they are in most of their songs and in some cases are the only redeeming parts because of clunky production/writing.
He was indifferent and didn’t say anything negative. The media wants a Metallica // Megadeth situation because that’s great for ratings and clicks. Anders didn’t bite. Props to him.
He literally said nothing negative however . Just because they didn't praise them it left a bad taste? Only said they didn't get to see them because Halo played after them the next day. And ''Don't Care'' towards any claims that they have a '' rivalry '' . That was perfectly indifferent . And nothing wrong with that .
That sucks man that they can bring such creative talent into the band but not let them contribute in any other way other than their "skills" and "energy" . Like dude Chris Broderick, he's extremely capable of bringing melody and heavy into your music and you limit him? Why even bring him on?
I just think it's telling that we now have FOUR former members all playing in a different band together. In the case of Jesper, Peter and Daniel... 3 members who were instrumental in making In Flames as successful as they are. And they've ALL hinted at the fact that they weren't happy with the direction In Flames took musically. They may have quit for other reasons, like with Jesper's alcohol addiction, but it seems pretty universal that they weren't playing the music they wanted to be playing, and they've all hinted at it or said it outright in different interviews over the past few years. My gut tells me that they weren't altogether thrilled with how much power Anders had over determining the musical direction of the band. That said, it's patently obvious to anyone who knows this band, that this upcoming album Foregone sounds A LOT closer to OLD In Flames than anything they've done in over a decade. I mean every single track they've released so far ahead of the album, it just has that darker, more melodic vibe like there old stuff has. It seems like a huge break in pattern for them, and I'm happy to see it. Maybe they got bored of the "radio metal" style they had gone with recently and wanted to go back in a heavier direction, who knows. Even Jesper did an interview where he said he was shocked and surprised when he heard the new In Flames stuff, that he wasn't expecting it and loved the songs.
He is a bit introverted and quiet but very nice always and friendly guy. Nothing bad to say about him after meeting him propably like 20 times during the years. :)
Yeah Anders is the weak link in the band imo. Not a good vocalist. But hard to know who was in the wrong at people leaving etc, without knowing the whole story. Jesper for sure had to leave, cause the guy is a fullblown addicts from what i've heard, but yeah he said in some interview that he left also because he didn't like the direction of In Flames. He didn't want to play that poppyshit.. which is understandable, cause they have never been good since he left 😂
amazing interview. I don't know the interviewer's name but he did a great job but Anders, what an amazing attitude and responses. I'm 37 years old, I discovered In Flames because of the Take This Life music video way back when it was released on Scuzz or Kerrang! TV and while I like the albums up to and including Come Clarity more than most since there's still a lot that I do love. But regardless, I've never cared one iota for any of this infantile, gatekeeping & "X is better than Y" nonsense. Reminds me of Dara O'Briain's joke about people getting mad at someone for liking "these sounds" more than "those sounds" hahahahaha Can't wait to hear the new album and hopefully Sounds of a Playground Fading will be back on Spotify soon????
Anders admitting he hasn't heard a single Halo Effect song speaks for itself. Not about some rivalry but about relationship with old band members. If they were close friends I imagine he would have at least listened to Shadowminds to simply check what his buddies are up to.
Chris Broderick is serious great guitar player kinda surprising he joined In Flames with his abillity considering its such a limited role in the band. But probably decent salary touring with them.
Broderick's music has never done well because he's a robotic player that relies far too heavily on playing every note 'perfectly' and using music theory for everything he writes rather than playing off of the feel of a song. He's best off doing session/touring spots for other bands if he wants to make money.
21 through 32 year old me was jumping for joy when state of slow decay came out. Deep down i have a love for them that never fizzled but frustrated because their last 2 albums sucked…. Bad…. Reverse time a tick before the new song came out, and The Halo Effect came about like blowing my mind as a whole, all the elements of that core In Flames and all the amazing musicians that made in flames what they are! Jesper started in flames and well it felt like its like omg the in flames is back but with the original singer (for a short time until in flames and dark tranquillity switched 😂) but it was exciting!! Then in flames a few months later comes out of left field with a new song that i wasn’t expecting! Past 2 albums left a crap taste in my mouth and i listen with basically thinking they would crap the bed, but they didn’t!! Renewed hope that in flames will actually put a good album out again! Then i see this interview and Anders being fing Anders, the guy thats like I don’t wanna play the old stuff i dont wanna scream anymore and sound like a whineyer Johnathan Davis to crappy industrial music, bash musicians that honestly i feel when they came out, snapped Anders back in gear to make an actual good album! But instead of being supportive he is Anders and u can tell he is crying inside because he helped let go the very foundation of what made in flames great, so now they are free to make the albums that we have been waiting for so long to hear and embrace…. Sorry my vent is done 😂
Great interview. Pretty stoked for the new album. Battles & I, the Mask really didn't do it for me. Their other albums prior are all bangers though, all the way back to 1994-95.
@@cambo1991 It had a few good songs and definitely more aggression, but it just didn't do it for me as a whole. I still cannot listen to "This is our House" or whatever that song is called. The way that Battles felt impersonal and written by a different band sort of carried over a little to I, the Mask imo.
I feel like Anders' response to The Halo Effect was one of, "Yeah, 100th time this week I have had to field these questions". He sounded a tad annoyed. Frankly I would be too. With that said, his response about not knowing what THE sounds like? That's straight up b.s. Why even pretend you haven't heard their music? You guys are all buddies and we know it. Strange handling of the questions on his part, I think he wanted out of that discussion, but odd choice to try and skirt it completely based on ignorance.
I agree with Anders response. Hes basically saying theyre free to do what they want and he doesnt have the energy to be concerned with petty rivalries made up by the media. I dont think he was bitter at all. It is what it is. Thats a fair take.
Yeah but how he says he didn't listen to it yet while they where all over social media and his friends feeds, that is kind of a sign that harbors bitterness, obviously he has heard them, unless he lives under a rock. It's not just 'another' band while that band is full of members from the local scene he was from lol.
Tbh, the Halo Effect has produced 3 very nice singles... it will be very fun to see In Flames forced to come back to the sound their older fans loved and cherished because of that "rivalry".
thank you so much for the interview. as far as I love old inflames, I enjoy the intention of the halo effect band and the Stromblad touch, but man Anders is really another level, I mean Stane is excellent for what he did with Dark Tranquillity, but it feels very flat on the halo effect tracks. Anders made a lot in the In flames earlier succes, and it is not all about the strombald era etc. I just feel happy old in flames sound can leave in another band with great musicians and even if Im not that much fond of new IF materials I am excited for the new one, the new single is nice , and actually some new albums as been great like siren charms with fresh ideas and interesting structures
I love both DT and IF but comparing vocals between current Anders and current Mikael (including the halo effect), mikael is leagues ahead. But its ofcourse a matter of taste.
id say sountrack to your escape had soul IMO. it turned flat after the following album with bad sounds production and shallow riff. but I still like siren charms that had good points on riff and production Imo
I love inflames whole discography and I love Anders, But... His claims about not wanting to do the old stuff over and over again when at least 75-80% of the music Inflames made post-2000 (which is most of the band's discography) isn't like the old stuff. It gets kinda old after the 100th time hearing it from our Boy Anders. It also doesn't help his case when he's constantly dodging the word *DEATH METAL* every time you bring up the old stuff to him.
it's funny, but it is the halo effect that sounds more like in flames than in flames themselves , Anders really wants to believe that the pop rock that he writes now is similar to their old songs🤣🤣🤣no dude you just showed how you feel about old friends who left the band and without whom you wouldn't be where you are now especially without Jesper .
Crazy that there is another band that is 1000% more inflames than inflames. Like what do you axtually want to hear the original members of inflames, play inflames style music, or whatever thr fuck these guys play now? These guys should give it up.
People. Bands, fucking, evolve. Bands, fucking, evolve. Stick this up your minds. You don't want same fucking Jester Race album repeated in 10 years across time. You don't want Call of Duty 3 being redone every year like a FIFA game. Bands, fucking, evolve.
Anders seems agitated and anxious here. Obviously he can’t stand gotcha journalism. I like that he’s just straight forward but I really can see his depression and outside influences, he can feel very deeply what’s going on in the world. He’s right about when you hear something for the first time and it can’t top it, when I heard CC, it was amazing, but when I heard STTYE, that album has stuck with me and been the album that nothing can top lyrically.
it's no coincidence, the halo effect came around and started making somewhat oldschool sounding like melodeath and was very well recieved and suddenly inflames also started doing something more similar to that again. Im actually somewhat excited for a IF album again, in a very long time. The EP was killer. But i also agree with IF, they are the ones making the music so they should make the music they want to make. Even if some people arent fans.
Life's too short to argue about 2 bands and whatever they're doing,will do or haven't done. Move on and enjoy both or one...simple. I'm sure fans embrace the saga that is Rhapsody/Of Fire/Luca's Rhapsody/Luca & Fabio's Rhapsody as an example even though a different genre....or is it just metal anyway?!
Wow... this is really sad and disappointing to hear what Anders said about THE. It lacks even a tiny bit of respect for his ex Bandmates Jesper, Peter and Daniel and especially for Niclas. They have only nice things to say about In Flames and Anders is so idiotic...
He 100% miss the old crew and maybe he regrets being a dictator acting like its his band and the other guys are just his employes! Sad to see, i have been a fan over 25 years and i love Anders vocals! The band will never be the same or as good as it was before!
If you can’t hear Bjorn’s riff style from “Colony”up to “I the mask” you gotta be abit of a numb skull , I would say there production and guitar tones changed more than the writing.
I am really dissapointed with his reaction about Halo Effect guys. He looks and sounds nervous and annoyed. That is not the way you talk and react about your friends. Also, its a bulls**t that he didn't heard Halo music.
most music interviewers are so withdrawn... I don't believe Anders' that they don't feel the heat from THE. Although I agree with him that oddly enough it resembles more of a DT instead of IF
To be fair and honest, The new In Flames single sounds miles better than anything from the halo effect so far. Hoping Anders keeps this brutal energy throughout the next new album.
@@JL-fs2br yeah, mikeals vocals are just too damn monotonous and nothing peaks out. Feel what I Believe is excellent with some speedy riffs but everything else just sounds like lightweighted melodeath. Even reroute to remain in flames album sounds heavier lmao !! come on Halo effect >.>
Because he's not going to let their decision define how he feels. If they move on, then they move on. Just like everything else going on, who gives a shit? I don't think he is being immature at all.
@@drewp8399 i mean they were (and maybe still are, dont know) childhood friends...i thought it was strange that he made a point out of not giving a shit. Im not sure immature is the right word, maybe more petty?
@@autumnvolume4181 The answer is that he fucked up his voice early on in his career with bad vocal techniques. His vocals sounded amazing, but he refused to take vocal lessons back then, so he strained the fuck out of his chords. You can listen to some early 2000s recordings where he can't hit a single note to save his life, and not just because he was drunk as f.
@@autumnvolume4181 not sure if that matters especially when you look at people like Geoff tate and other amazing singers that still sound great to this day
Anders seems like a cool dude, but i've always seen him as the weak link In Inflames 😂 Too much whiny vocals. I havenb't liked In Flames since Reroute to remain, but a band has to to be able to develop - imagine playing the exact same stuff for so long as they have. They have to be able to change for their sake, even if we the old fans dislike it. We find other bands 🙂 Not sure why he got offended at the Halo Effect question tho 😂
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I dont get it. He is very dismissive of The Halo Effect, meanwhile Jesper supports new in flames songs on his social media, and has been ever since he left.
Felt the same. He was Totally triggered. That weird laugh 😂. It’s not a big deal really bwhahahaha. Lol.
What are u even talking about. Jesper has shit on them constantly saying he should change the name of the band lol
Saw In Flames and Halo Effect at Sweden Rock in June. Both were awesome. Lets leave it at that.
I agree wholeheartedly! Altough I did find The Halo Effect show to be the more memorable one. The guys played like they were transported back to the 90:s, and their first ever gigs in front of bigger audiences.
At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity & In Flames all come from roughly the same part of Gothenburg and the members grew up together. From what I've gathered watching documentaries and interviews, as well as talking with several of them, there is no bad blood between these guys because they're all oldtime friends. Running a successful band as a business is different than the enthusiast-level these guys started out with, and sometimes hard choices has to be made. But regardless of the common history of the various Gothenburg Sound band members these guys have *immense* respect for eachother and their work. People try to find conflict and drama just for the sake of it, and that's just silly IMO.
Mikael from DT once told in an interview how they had BBQ with In Flames and Sabaton at Wacken Open Air. They played thursday and stayed till saturday to meet some friends at the the festival. In the end Mikael got so drunk that he ended in In Flames tourbus 😄
Feels like if he wanted to squash any idea of a 'rivalry' with THE he would have just come out and said 'yeah it's really cool what they're doing and it's great to see some old friends having fun together'. The way he got cold, defensive and dismissive just adds fuel to the fire, because that wasn't the reaction of somebody who considers those guys friends. I also find it simply impossible to believe he hasn't heard THE at all. Come on dude.
@@kaaoszine_virallinen Lol yeah, and I agree with him, THE reminds me a lot of mid-2000s DT. But why pretend he hasn't been listening or paying any attention? It just makes it seem like there is some tension there, which feeds into the BS narrative of there being some kind of rivalry, paticularly when THE guys have come out and said that is absolutely not the case and there's no problem.
That Halo Effect album is going to crush the new IF. In Flames minus Jesper is not In Flames. Glenn forever too. Jester Race eternal
@@andrewpequita6569 not really. the tracks they've released so far just sounds like they're recycling At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity songs. Definitely doesn't sound like Jester Race or Whoracle, which is what people really want to hear from Jesper.
@@RafaelCDet what? One of the songs sounds like the leads are straight off whoracle-colony etc? If theres anybody recycling (or actually being close to ripping off ATG) its inflames. That said, i think its the best song in flames have released in ages.
@@snuffcarl a pick scrape and a cool harmony lead does not make a new Embody The Invisible, my friend. It still sounds like it was written for a Ford or Jeep television advertisement.
I love In Flames. Their new album is one of the ones I'm most looking forward to this year.
Most likely 2023... 😊
@@chaoszine I don't think so. We are in July, there are still five months left for the year to end. I don't think they'll wait until next year to release the full album. Is more likely they release one more single this month, another in August and the album in September.
Same here! Havn't liked a single song since Come Clarity, but god damn it this song gives me hope and i'm super excited for this album and their hopeful return to form.
@@chaoszine They're touring through all of Sep-Oct-Nov-Dec and already released two singles so it's strange to hold the album till 2023, all indicates that album is dropping late 2022. But who knows...
@@Dimon13S that is True so we shall see. 😊🤟
What originally drew me to in flames were their harmonized leads. I wish they still had them in their songs but that's their choice and more power to them
And melodic music itself.
Their choice? Their hamonized lead disappeared for a reason. It's in The Halo Effect.
Yeah, go listen to The Halo Effect, who should actually be called Dark Flames
Uhh then you obviously dont listen to them anymore because everything from Playground and Sense till now has running harmonized leads and is still their most redeeming quality (Bjorn has turned into a really good guitarist and I actually prefer the way he writes leads over Jesper). If anything they are more melodic now and usually that is why people complain. But now there seem to be people who have no idea what they are talking about saying they ARENT melodic enough hahahaha. All good, those of us who started with the demos and left during that awful post clayman to clarity era have been back for a while and know what we are hearing about and are laughing at comments like these that are based in nothing because their music for the last decade contradicts what you just said. You may not like the harmonies or how they structure them but they are in most of their songs and in some cases are the only redeeming parts because of clunky production/writing.
Their last two singles have been pretty sick tbh
Sorry, Anders, but The Halo Effect sounds more like In Flames now than In Flames has since at least 2010.
Of course not, like Anders said they sound more like dark tranquility than old In Flames
@@abigaillkruss8823 They don't sound like Dark Tranquility at all.
@DustyGlandon and they don't sound like old In Flames either; at all.
Anders attitude towards The Halo Effect left me with a biter after taste. Specially since all Halo effect members praise In Flames constantly. Smh
Was a bit suprised as well. 😊
that was lame as hell, indeed, these guys are all legends and he should have more respect.
He was indifferent and didn’t say anything negative. The media wants a Metallica // Megadeth situation because that’s great for ratings and clicks. Anders didn’t bite. Props to him.
He literally said nothing negative however . Just because they didn't praise them it left a bad taste? Only said they didn't get to see them because Halo played after them the next day. And ''Don't Care'' towards any claims that they have a '' rivalry '' . That was perfectly indifferent . And nothing wrong with that .
I wouldn't exactly say praise. ahem, Jesper
That sucks man that they can bring such creative talent into the band but not let them contribute in any other way other than their "skills" and "energy" . Like dude Chris Broderick, he's extremely capable of bringing melody and heavy into your music and you limit him? Why even bring him on?
Very much looking forward to as much in flames music as possible.
Favorite band ever
This is my first time actually listening to In Flames :)
When the album is ready for pre-order????
I just think it's telling that we now have FOUR former members all playing in a different band together. In the case of Jesper, Peter and Daniel... 3 members who were instrumental in making In Flames as successful as they are. And they've ALL hinted at the fact that they weren't happy with the direction In Flames took musically. They may have quit for other reasons, like with Jesper's alcohol addiction, but it seems pretty universal that they weren't playing the music they wanted to be playing, and they've all hinted at it or said it outright in different interviews over the past few years. My gut tells me that they weren't altogether thrilled with how much power Anders had over determining the musical direction of the band.
That said, it's patently obvious to anyone who knows this band, that this upcoming album Foregone sounds A LOT closer to OLD In Flames than anything they've done in over a decade. I mean every single track they've released so far ahead of the album, it just has that darker, more melodic vibe like there old stuff has. It seems like a huge break in pattern for them, and I'm happy to see it. Maybe they got bored of the "radio metal" style they had gone with recently and wanted to go back in a heavier direction, who knows. Even Jesper did an interview where he said he was shocked and surprised when he heard the new In Flames stuff, that he wasn't expecting it and loved the songs.
He is a bit introverted and quiet but very nice always and friendly guy. Nothing bad to say about him after meeting him propably like 20 times during the years. :)
Yeah Anders is the weak link in the band imo. Not a good vocalist. But hard to know who was in the wrong at people leaving etc, without knowing the whole story. Jesper for sure had to leave, cause the guy is a fullblown addicts from what i've heard, but yeah he said in some interview that he left also because he didn't like the direction of In Flames. He didn't want to play that poppyshit.. which is understandable, cause they have never been good since he left 😂
'' It's just one band... out of... many ...''
NO. It's not.... but thanks anyway.
I hope they come back to New Zealand. We had tickets for that show. Absolutely gutted when everything got canceled
Man that’d be fucking awesome. I had tickets to a few shows too but they got cancelled too. Hopefully this year everything starts to roll again!
I did too, I would even go as far as to say that it was heartbreaking. Hopefully we are a stop on the next albums tour cycle.
amazing interview. I don't know the interviewer's name but he did a great job but Anders, what an amazing attitude and responses. I'm 37 years old, I discovered In Flames because of the Take This Life music video way back when it was released on Scuzz or Kerrang! TV and while I like the albums up to and including Come Clarity more than most since there's still a lot that I do love.
But regardless, I've never cared one iota for any of this infantile, gatekeeping & "X is better than Y" nonsense. Reminds me of Dara O'Briain's joke about people getting mad at someone for liking "these sounds" more than "those sounds" hahahahaha
Can't wait to hear the new album and hopefully Sounds of a Playground Fading will be back on Spotify soon????
I don't know where you live but SOAPF is on Spotify for me (I live in Belgium).
@@Radi0nFE I'm in the UK and it's back now. Thanks 😃
Interviewer is Arto Manepaa
Anders admitting he hasn't heard a single Halo Effect song speaks for itself. Not about some rivalry but about relationship with old band members. If they were close friends I imagine he would have at least listened to Shadowminds to simply check what his buddies are up to.
Do you have to be best friends to be professionally functional? People have this misconstrued idea that all bands have members that love each other.
Chris Broderick is serious great guitar player kinda surprising he joined In Flames with his abillity considering its such a limited role in the band. But probably decent salary touring with them.
Broderick's music has never done well because he's a robotic player that relies far too heavily on playing every note 'perfectly' and using music theory for everything he writes rather than playing off of the feel of a song. He's best off doing session/touring spots for other bands if he wants to make money.
21 through 32 year old me was jumping for joy when state of slow decay came out. Deep down i have a love for them that never fizzled but frustrated because their last 2 albums sucked…. Bad…. Reverse time a tick before the new song came out, and The Halo Effect came about like blowing my mind as a whole, all the elements of that core In Flames and all the amazing musicians that made in flames what they are! Jesper started in flames and well it felt like its like omg the in flames is back but with the original singer (for a short time until in flames and dark tranquillity switched 😂) but it was exciting!! Then in flames a few months later comes out of left field with a new song that i wasn’t expecting! Past 2 albums left a crap taste in my mouth and i listen with basically thinking they would crap the bed, but they didn’t!! Renewed hope that in flames will actually put a good album out again! Then i see this interview and Anders being fing Anders, the guy thats like I don’t wanna play the old stuff i dont wanna scream anymore and sound like a whineyer Johnathan Davis to crappy industrial music, bash musicians that honestly i feel when they came out, snapped Anders back in gear to make an actual good album! But instead of being supportive he is Anders and u can tell he is crying inside because he helped let go the very foundation of what made in flames great, so now they are free to make the albums that we have been waiting for so long to hear and embrace…. Sorry my vent is done 😂
What rivalry, Halo Effect > In Flames new album.
Great interview.
Pretty stoked for the new album. Battles & I, the Mask really didn't do it for me. Their other albums prior are all bangers though, all the way back to 1994-95.
Their early 2000s stuff has its own charm as well imo
@@lt.branwulfram4794 Yeah, I love them all. Early 2000s I.F. still kicks ass.
I REALLY liked I the Mask. Best album in my eyes since Come Clarity. Doesn’t seem like a popular opinion though haha
@@cambo1991 It had a few good songs and definitely more aggression, but it just didn't do it for me as a whole. I still cannot listen to "This is our House" or whatever that song is called. The way that Battles felt impersonal and written by a different band sort of carried over a little to I, the Mask imo.
@@englishmuffin5274 yeah Battles wasn’t great. Bad studio quality too. Bring on the new album man - so excited
I feel like Anders' response to The Halo Effect was one of, "Yeah, 100th time this week I have had to field these questions". He sounded a tad annoyed. Frankly I would be too. With that said, his response about not knowing what THE sounds like? That's straight up b.s. Why even pretend you haven't heard their music? You guys are all buddies and we know it. Strange handling of the questions on his part, I think he wanted out of that discussion, but odd choice to try and skirt it completely based on ignorance.
I agree, he's definitely heard some of their music. His response leads me to believe they arent close friends at all anymore, which is sad.
Where im gonna get that cap
No cap.
I agree with Anders response. Hes basically saying theyre free to do what they want and he doesnt have the energy to be concerned with petty rivalries made up by the media. I dont think he was bitter at all. It is what it is. Thats a fair take.
He has no room to be bitter, the original inflames members that have to go by a different name have all the reasons to be bitter.
Yeah but how he says he didn't listen to it yet while they where all over social media and his friends feeds, that is kind of a sign that harbors bitterness, obviously he has heard them, unless he lives under a rock. It's not just 'another' band while that band is full of members from the local scene he was from lol.
@@Vynleuwe he did mention they sound like DT more than in flames
@@juliuscrazybadguy only cause he changed inflames sound so dramatically
Anders is offended by the The Halo Effect question hahaha!
He was bit but said after interview that he was expecting it to come. 😊
Tbh, the Halo Effect has produced 3 very nice singles... it will be very fun to see In Flames forced to come back to the sound their older fans loved and cherished because of that "rivalry".
@@stashe9106 4 very nice songs
@@chaoszine why though? Like why does it matter?
Cause he is a dbag that ruined a once great metal band.
Lol he was so offended by the halo effect question. I think he definitely harbors some bitter feelings.
thank you so much for the interview. as far as I love old inflames, I enjoy the intention of the halo effect band and the Stromblad touch, but man Anders is really another level, I mean Stane is excellent for what he did with Dark Tranquillity, but it feels very flat on the halo effect tracks. Anders made a lot in the In flames earlier succes, and it is not all about the strombald era etc. I just feel happy old in flames sound can leave in another band with great musicians and even if Im not that much fond of new IF materials I am excited for the new one, the new single is nice , and actually some new albums as been great like siren charms with fresh ideas and interesting structures
I love both DT and IF but comparing vocals between current Anders and current Mikael (including the halo effect), mikael is leagues ahead. But its ofcourse a matter of taste.
Agree to disagree. Inflames hasn't realeased a good album since reroute...
@@mattosgood28 i actually picked upp reroute last week, and it was way more uneven than I remember it
@@snuffcarl yeah, beats the crap out of everything after it, and not nearly as good as the stuff before it.
id say sountrack to your escape had soul IMO. it turned flat after the following album with bad sounds production and shallow riff. but I still like siren charms that had good points on riff and production Imo
Risky question at 13.45 🤣
YOOOOOOOO!
I'M SOOO HAPPY TO SEE IN FLAMES!
Why is he so hesitant to just admit they wanted to write some old school heavy stuff? He's so dodgy for no reason
Halo effect is 1000× more worth listening than ten years of in flames. THE is incredible.
I love inflames whole discography and I love Anders, But... His claims about not wanting to do the old stuff over and over again when at least 75-80% of the music Inflames made post-2000 (which is most of the band's discography) isn't like the old stuff. It gets kinda old after the 100th time hearing it from our Boy Anders.
It also doesn't help his case when he's constantly dodging the word *DEATH METAL* every time you bring up the old stuff to him.
It's HEAVY METAL for Anders.
Anders is the number 1 reason we lost our good old IF. The moment Jesper left I knew it was done deal. Other guys following just proved that.
exactly
InFlames will always sbe my number 1 band!!
this is not in flames, new album sucks, as always in the past 10 yrs
Anders looks kind of upset about Halo effect question, old members playing better and sound better than In Flames.
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it's funny, but it is the halo effect that sounds more like in flames than in flames themselves , Anders really wants to believe that the pop rock that he writes now is similar to their old songs🤣🤣🤣no dude you just showed how you feel about old friends who left the band and without whom you wouldn't be where you are now especially without Jesper .
Very good comment and parallels my thinking exactly.
We know you're bald, the cap is for rappers and people like Linkin Park, not death metal people.
100 ageeed with Anders, the halo effect sounds more like dark tranquility than old In Flames
I'm glad they aren't bitter about having to leave NZ before playing
Crazy that there is another band that is 1000% more inflames than inflames. Like what do you axtually want to hear the original members of inflames, play inflames style music, or whatever thr fuck these guys play now? These guys should give it up.
People. Bands, fucking, evolve. Bands, fucking, evolve. Stick this up your minds. You don't want same fucking Jester Race album repeated in 10 years across time. You don't want Call of Duty 3 being redone every year like a FIFA game. Bands, fucking, evolve.
Anders seems agitated and anxious here. Obviously he can’t stand gotcha journalism. I like that he’s just straight forward but I really can see his depression and outside influences, he can feel very deeply what’s going on in the world. He’s right about when you hear something for the first time and it can’t top it, when I heard CC, it was amazing, but when I heard STTYE, that album has stuck with me and been the album that nothing can top lyrically.
What are you talking about? Anders is giddy, talktative and happy. You are a pretty bad armchair psychologist.
It's sad to watch him not realize how big of a deal it is that they are going back to their older sound
it's no coincidence, the halo effect came around and started making somewhat oldschool sounding like melodeath and was very well recieved and suddenly inflames also started doing something more similar to that again. Im actually somewhat excited for a IF album again, in a very long time. The EP was killer.
But i also agree with IF, they are the ones making the music so they should make the music they want to make. Even if some people arent fans.
hmm he seemed a bit jaded when asked about the halo effect
Life's too short to argue about 2 bands and whatever they're doing,will do or haven't done.
Move on and enjoy both or one...simple.
I'm sure fans embrace the saga that is Rhapsody/Of Fire/Luca's Rhapsody/Luca & Fabio's Rhapsody as an example even though a different genre....or is it just metal anyway?!
Wow... this is really sad and disappointing to hear what Anders said about THE. It lacks even a tiny bit of respect for his ex Bandmates Jesper, Peter and Daniel and especially for Niclas. They have only nice things to say about In Flames and Anders is so idiotic...
He 100% miss the old crew and maybe he regrets being a dictator acting like its his band and the other guys are just his employes! Sad to see, i have been a fan over 25 years and i love Anders vocals! The band will never be the same or as good as it was before!
That's how I feel about it. Honestly makes him look bad with them all getting together.
Yea, that’s the problem. You and Björn writing. It’s been the problem for a long time.
And that's sad Bjorn is the first person talked about, drummer and bassist don't seem as important
@@RAMADDICTION Even in the old times it was Anders, Björn and Jesper, so you guys shouldn't pretend like it was much different back in the day.
If you can’t hear Bjorn’s riff style from “Colony”up to “I the mask” you gotta be abit of a numb skull , I would say there production and guitar tones changed more than the writing.
Did they write The Jester Race?
I am really dissapointed with his reaction about Halo Effect guys. He looks and sounds nervous and annoyed. That is not the way you talk and react about your friends. Also, its a bulls**t that he didn't heard Halo music.
Anders Skrillex
There is no "rivalry" between IF and Halo Effect. It's just a cheeky joke between fans, including myself.
most music interviewers are so withdrawn... I don't believe Anders' that they don't feel the heat from THE. Although I agree with him that oddly enough it resembles more of a DT instead of IF
hard hitting questions won't result in a future interview, this was brutal to watch
Excuse me Mr Friden but The Halo Effect does not sound more like Dark Tranquillity 😁
State Of Slow Decay ?!?
A direct reference to the band's status for the last15 years-at least they are honest!🤣
Jesus!!! you just nailed it !!
To be fair and honest, The new In Flames single sounds miles better than anything from the halo effect so far. Hoping Anders keeps this brutal energy throughout the next new album.
Nice joke. Good single though
@@julespulp214 Anders is a better vocalist, especially with the screams sorry
@@scouterfox8709 I totally agree with you
@@JL-fs2br yeah, mikeals vocals are just too damn monotonous and nothing peaks out. Feel what I Believe is excellent with some speedy riffs but everything else just sounds like lightweighted melodeath. Even reroute to remain in flames album sounds heavier lmao !! come on Halo effect >.>
@@julespulp214 the halo effect mixing sounds too clean nothing is heavy about it besides the drumming dude.
Don’t really get why he answers the questions about THE the way he does. Afraid of getting knocked down from the throne? Immature.
or you could stop misinterpreting what he said like an immature child.
Because he's not going to let their decision define how he feels. If they move on, then they move on. Just like everything else going on, who gives a shit? I don't think he is being immature at all.
His Throne of 14 year old mall metal. Fucking early IF is so clutch.
@@drewp8399 i mean they were (and maybe still are, dont know) childhood friends...i thought it was strange that he made a point out of not giving a shit. Im not sure immature is the right word, maybe more petty?
This interviewer is kinda pushy
Anyone know why his voice went to shit when compared to mid 2000s albums
I think Mikael Stanne absorbed all the energy around him through the years to maintain his strength and did not leave much to his peers 😅
I read somewhere that he had vocal chord surgery in ~2001 so maybe he had to change his vocal style, but I can't find any "official" sources on that
Well, he’s 40+ years old. The body tends to head downhill at that point for most people
@@autumnvolume4181 The answer is that he fucked up his voice early on in his career with bad vocal techniques. His vocals sounded amazing, but he refused to take vocal lessons back then, so he strained the fuck out of his chords. You can listen to some early 2000s recordings where he can't hit a single note to save his life, and not just because he was drunk as f.
@@autumnvolume4181 not sure if that matters especially when you look at people like Geoff tate and other amazing singers that still sound great to this day
😅really Anders? expect more from you... Good luck to Gasper etc.. you are really disappointing...
Who’s gasper?
@@cringeanimations7227 right! damn those Swedish names😅
In flames is top 5 all time. THE is garbage.
Anders seems like a cool dude, but i've always seen him as the weak link In Inflames 😂 Too much whiny vocals. I havenb't liked In Flames since Reroute to remain, but a band has to to be able to develop - imagine playing the exact same stuff for so long as they have. They have to be able to change for their sake, even if we the old fans dislike it. We find other bands 🙂
Not sure why he got offended at the Halo Effect question tho 😂