In Flames - Announce "New" Guitarist
In Flames have announced that Engel/ex-Gardenian guitarist Niklas Engelin will be their permanent guitarist.
Niklas Engelin is an old friend of the band, as he has been part of the In Flames line-up several times now. In 1997 he briefly joined the band as a replacement of Glenn Ljungström (Dimension Zero, ex-HammerFall). More recently, Engelin regularly filled in on tour for original In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who eventually left the band in February last year in order to get treatment for his alcohol addiction.
In Flames just finished wrapping up the recording process for Sounds of a Playground Fading, the band's tenth full-length studio album, which is scheduled for a May/June release through Nuclear Blast.
Niklas Engelin is an old friend of the band, as he has been part of the In Flames line-up several times now. In 1997 he briefly joined the band as a replacement of Glenn Ljungström (Dimension Zero, ex-HammerFall). More recently, Engelin regularly filled in on tour for original In Flames guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who eventually left the band in February last year in order to get treatment for his alcohol addiction.
In Flames just finished wrapping up the recording process for Sounds of a Playground Fading, the band's tenth full-length studio album, which is scheduled for a May/June release through Nuclear Blast.
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| FeskarN Posts: 872  |
Not really a suprise that it would be him. My expectations on the upcoming album are really low..
---- The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm!
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| Bigpaul Posts: 74  |
Meh, they haven't released anything decent in a decade & I doubt that will change anytime soon.
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| WickedBuddhi Posts: 28  |
No surprise, I agree. But I like Niklas Engelin, very underrated musician.
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Niklas was with them on their last U.S. tour and he was pretty badass so hopefully this will work. I would assume he wasn't much a part of the songwriting process for this new album, which is too bad. It will be interesting to see how he can contribute in the future. IN FLAMES! 
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| ruffio Posts: 76  |
'Sounds of a Playground Bludgeoning'... You will receive what you get. And this album will be like nothing. You'll feel like shit after 10 listens, but at least you'll feel something. Other side effects include cutting yourself to sleep and screaming to hide that you're lonely. 
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| Aeonfrost Posts: 70  |
He was part of in flames' golden era, so i'm quite optimistic that he will bring something good to the band.
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| Mikyz Posts: 711  |
Written by [user id=4365] on 08.03.2011 at 20:48 Agreed, but I still think that they can surprise us with their new sound, they have the potential.
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| fazzeh Posts: 34  |
Nothing changed about the abomination of an album they've got ready for ear-raping us though...
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