New Wave of Swedish Death Metal architects IN FLAMES will release their 14th studio album âForegoneâ on February 10, 2023 via Nuclear Blast. The LP will feature the two songs IN FLAMES released earlier this year, âState Of Slow Decayâ and âThe Great Deceiverâ. Pre-order it HERE.
Today the band shared the official music video for âMeet Your Makerâ. Watch it below
âMeet Your Makerâ is a pulsating track with hypnotizing power and furious anger. Like a raw nerve exposed, the song speaks of the desperation and frustration brought on by the chaotic dystopia of post-pandemic society.
Frontman Anders FridĂ©n states, âWhen we started to write for Foregone, âMeet Your Makerâ became the song that set the tone in terms of what we were aiming for sonically as well as thematically. Youâll see itâs everything youâve come to expect from IN FLAMES and some. Enjoy and see you on the road in 2023!â
He continues: âGoing into the âForegoneâ sessions, we wanted to make a record that was heavily guitar-driven, and that had a strong foundation between the bass and drums. We still approached our songwriting the same way, as we always have, as a juxtaposition between melody and aggression. Thatâs 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. 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.â
FridĂ©n concludes: âItâs crazy that after everything we are still here and on our fourteenth album. I feel that weâve found a great balance between the past, the present and the future with âForegoneâ. This is a new era of IN FLAMES!â
âI thought that everything weâve been through these past few years would be a reminder that life is precious, and that time is not on our side,â offers FridĂ©n. âUnfortunately, I feel that weâve woken up in a world thatâs more hostile and bleak than ever before. The clock is ticking and the countdown has begunâŠâ
âForegoneâ Album Artwork â Design by Blake Armstrong
âForegoneâ track listing:
 1. The Beginning Of All Things That Will End
 2. State Of Slow Decay
 3. Meet Your Maker
 4. Bleeding Out
 5. Foregone Pt. 1
 6. Foregone Pt. 2
 7. Pure Light Of Mind
 8. The Great Deceiver
 9. In The Dark
10. A Dialogue In B Flat Minor
11. Cynosure
12. End The Transmission
In August 2020, IN FLAMES released a special 20th-anniversary edition of its seminal, critically acclaimed album âClaymanâ. âClayman 20th Anniversary Editionâ came entirely remastered by Ted Jensen (PANTERA, DEFTONES, GOJIRA) and featured all-new artwork in a 16-page booklet, a brand-new instrumental medley plus four re-recorded versions of fan favorites such as âOnly For The Weakâ and âPinball Mapâ.
