Because they needed to make room for Eochaid's #1 track, Here Until Forever, with that insanely epic and bombastic chorus... "when i looook at youuuu i seeeee meeeeeeehhhhhhhh"
New album Foregone out February 2023
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MySweetShadow01
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Honestly, while he doesn't sound great, he's actually hitting some high notes on this performance. Specifically at 2:28 and near the end. That doesn't sound like a backing track to me (though a backing track definitely is being used). Now I'm not saying he's this great clean vocalist (he definitely isn't) but I think he's capable of more than he's given credit for. Now why he doesn't hit those same notes when playing Leeches live, idk.
How to say this without sounding rude...
His problem are not the high notes. It has never been. His problem are all the notes. Paralyzed is not a difficult song to sing and still, this performance is awful.
The dude is one of the worse clean singers that I have heard. But it's not his fault. He just doesn't have what it's needed.
His problem are not the high notes. It has never been. His problem are all the notes. Paralyzed is not a difficult song to sing and still, this performance is awful.
The dude is one of the worse clean singers that I have heard. But it's not his fault. He just doesn't have what it's needed.
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Moonshield_
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Here Until Forever and Paralyzed are the two songs that were the most difficult to witness live for me as I despise both of them. 
More over it always was the worst vocals performances by Anders throughout the whole setlist.
Each time those were played I was thinking in anger "fuuuck, it could have been Embody the Invisible, Zombie Inc, Colony, Clayman etc"
Or any classic songs I've never been lucky enough to experience live.
That being said I'd be glad if they could replace any songs from SOAPF to ITM with some new material from Foregone and focus on the CC and backward catalog for the remaining songs of the show.
(Unless they are willing to play ITM self titled track which I really enjoyed from day 1 and never had the opportunity to see live)
More over it always was the worst vocals performances by Anders throughout the whole setlist.
Each time those were played I was thinking in anger "fuuuck, it could have been Embody the Invisible, Zombie Inc, Colony, Clayman etc"
Or any classic songs I've never been lucky enough to experience live.
That being said I'd be glad if they could replace any songs from SOAPF to ITM with some new material from Foregone and focus on the CC and backward catalog for the remaining songs of the show.
(Unless they are willing to play ITM self titled track which I really enjoyed from day 1 and never had the opportunity to see live)
Literally the only saving grace for me when I saw them playing Here Until Forever in 2019 is that you could tell Anders and Bjorn were genuinely really enjoying it. Unfortunately I wasn't.
Moonshield_
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This song is awful, the chorus feels so forced... 
And if I remember well there are children choirs involved in this one too?
And if I remember well there are children choirs involved in this one too?
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Moonshield_
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I'm rather tolerant when it comes to In Flames (first love in the extreme metal world etc) but I have my limits too.
Ahah I can even remember being drunk and yelling at my friend who doesn't care about IF about how shitty this song was around the Battles released time
Edit : Sober & Relevant for 3 years now. Yes I was so much a fan of Jesper I even had the same addiction
Ahah I can even remember being drunk and yelling at my friend who doesn't care about IF about how shitty this song was around the Battles released time
Edit : Sober & Relevant for 3 years now. Yes I was so much a fan of Jesper I even had the same addiction
J_msh84
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I remember reading on some website a long time ago, he works as a social worker. Sorry if it's not correct information.
He used to work. I don't remember where. But now, he doesn't anymore. Though, during the pandemic, he mentioned that a lot of musicians would need to find a job due to the lack of live shows.
Moonshield_
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I do think Anders has (maybe had) a unique voice. To me his screams on R2R, STYE and CC are amazing and so are his cleans. He is great on Passenger too.
The problem is his inhability to sing in tune live and the Benson's denaturing effects he put on his cleans on every recent songs.
The problem is his inhability to sing in tune live and the Benson's denaturing effects he put on his cleans on every recent songs.
I'm rather tolerant when it comes to In Flames (first love in the extreme metal world etc) but I have my limits too.
Ahah I can even remember being drunk and yelling at my friend who doesn't care about IF about how shitty this song was around the Battles released time
Edit : Sober & Relevant for 3 years now. Yes I was so much a fan of Jesper I even had the same addiction
Good to hear you're on the straight and narrow bro, keep it going
As far as Anders' vocal talent goes, it is extremely limited. You only have to watch the ASOP studio diaries to hear this. Dude is literally just yelling. If you like how he sounds when he yells then that's subjective, of course, but what he's doing on that album at least takes zero talent.
His technique live, aside from not being able to sing in tune, is deficient. It's like there's no technique at all.
J_msh84
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His singing on their albums are not great, but okay. However, it's layered with auto-tune and backing chorus too much, far from his true voice and singing ability. Probably wouldn't make much difference if the singer were Anders or Domino's Pizza delivery boy. A man struggling to sing well on stage, that's the truth about him.
Moonshield_
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Good to hear you're on the straight and narrow bro, keep it going
As far as Anders' vocal talent goes, it is extremely limited. You only have to watch the ASOP studio diaries to hear this. Dude is literally just yelling. If you like how he sounds when he yells then that's subjective, of course, but what he's doing on that album at least takes zero talent.
Thank you very much man.
As for Anders, I totally agree about ASOP vocals. It's the worst thing he has ever done. But there's a (whole) world between this sad performance and what he delivered on the 3 previous albums don't you think?
I wonder what happened but just listen to the vocals intensity on Take this Life and right after try to enjoy anything vocally wise on ASOP : it's impossible.
MySweetShadow01
Token metalcore fan
I mean yeah it's still not great at all but I mean I think it's alright for Anders' standards. Which of course means very low standards.
I don't believe they've ever played that live. That doesn't mean they won't ever though, since they have gone back to play songs from older albums they haven't played live.
Jester Slave
Narcissist
I mean, what do you expect from a tour supporting a new record?My only concerns regarding IF playing live is about the setlist. The use of backing tracks doesn’t bother me at all if it serves well the song and if the result is pleasant to the ears.
But they tend to fuck up the setlist with USELESS newer songs and that is a real heartbreak to me when being at a show
Moonshield_
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As I said, I'll be glad if they play some Foregone stuff when I see them (next time in June, Hellfest) but it's gonna be extremely frustrating if they waste the time they have playing some shit from average records they're not currently promoting.
Hell, I'd be seriously mad if I'd have to witness Here Until Forever and Paralyzed one more time
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