Supposedly they played Free Fall a few days ago
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/in-flames/2022/kuusisaari-oulu-finland-53b517b5.html
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/in-flames/2022/kuusisaari-oulu-finland-53b517b5.html
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Yes. As @DE4life said, this is too remote from their old days style. Indeed, is too far away from their style at any time. Too dark if you know what I mean.
The Grayfox
Nija
Hm, I'm not saying it didn't happen, but I'll believe that when I see a clip of it. If they did, one of those fuckers is lurking around here.
Yeah I find it highly unlikely that they would randomly bust out Free Fall. Not saying it's impossible but I'd be really surprised. Someone has posted a couple of clips of OFTW and Pinball Map from that show, so I'll ask in the YT comments and see if he or anyone else can confirm.
I mean, honestly, anyone who has heard SotS is going to hear the BBF ripoff. It's too obvious to ignore. The band obviously know this song as well, so I find it hard to believe they didn't know this when they put it together. People gave Bjorn the excuse of 'not remembering' the riffs/melodies he wrote when pieces of them from older albums showed up on ITM... but there's no way these guys didn't notice the similarities between what they'd created and BBF. Just no chance, unless Anders and Bjorn have serious problems with their memories.
It's a problem if you don't remember your own songs. Is a bigger problem when you are also "influenced" by well known riffs from other bands.
Like, "we've been working on this new music for a while new year so there you have an improved version from BBF. As an extra I'm giving you my laziest solo ever. Lazy on purpose."
He should had better added a banjo solo to the song.
Like, "we've been working on this new music for a while new year so there you have an improved version from BBF. As an extra I'm giving you my laziest solo ever. Lazy on purpose."
He should had better added a banjo solo to the song.
The irritating thing about Bjorn's solos, that I only really noticed recently, is that much like Anders' verse vocals everything else in the song takes a backseat whilst this uninspired, generic solo plays for 15-30 seconds.
Compare to Beast in Black for example, where the solos are very well done but are supplemented by the rest of the instruments. The keys and drums especially are still doing cool things whilst the solo is happening. Doesn't happen with IF, I guess because they are just lazy or not especially good songwriters.
Compare to Beast in Black for example, where the solos are very well done but are supplemented by the rest of the instruments. The keys and drums especially are still doing cool things whilst the solo is happening. Doesn't happen with IF, I guess because they are just lazy or not especially good songwriters.
Yep, just listened to your ATG mashup on my phone speaker while sitting on the toilet and it sounded great. Good job, you are like the next Nordstrom.
Agree. It is so cringey when newbs talk about riffs being ATG and IF inspired. Bitch, they are totally different. You are an idiot if you conflate the two.
ThePhobiac
be at ease
Yeah SoSD isn't really old-school In Flames in that it's not hearkening back to a specific sound in their history. Chorus aside, it does sound like what you'd expect from a Gothenburg metal band in the '00s, so I guess people are just relieved/excited that a Swedish metal band actually sounds like a Swedish metal band for the first time in a while.
The Grayfox
Nija
I'm getting pretty tired of the people calling the old school fans "elitist" because we prefer the old sound. It's bullshit. Yes yes, we know, Mr. Johnny fucking Hero, that you're into ALL types of music and you love ALL the eras of In Flames and if we don't, we're just elitist scumbags. I'm so sick of the "I like everything, you should too, open your mind" dickheads. It's at least on par with actual music elitists.
There's never any debating the issue on IF socials either. If you say you like the old stuff and not the new, you're automatically shitting on In Flames. It's all or nothing with these people.
There's never any debating the issue on IF socials either. If you say you like the old stuff and not the new, you're automatically shitting on In Flames. It's all or nothing with these people.
Jester Slave
Narcissist
Yeah, I edited it out. Fuck them. The onus is on them to prove they played a never been before played song, one Anders does not like, and on top of it all, during a fucking festival set, which have usually the safest, most mundane sets from the bands, because it is pointless to bring up a deep cut for like 15% of the attendees.
Not all old-school fans are elitists, but some are.
As for the halo effect tweet... lol. IF and THE are playing for different markets, so IF has no reason to panic and try to make "old-school" songs again. Those who sticked with them this far won't jump now.
Not all old-school fans are elitists, but some are.
As for the halo effect tweet... lol. IF and THE are playing for different markets, so IF has no reason to panic and try to make "old-school" songs again. Those who sticked with them this far won't jump now.
Well yeah but ATG already exist and until their latest effort have been releasing SotS clone albums since 2014, so that's not a sound IF needed to revive
in truth though I would imagine most new IF fans know nothing about MDM or ATG so have no reference point.Good job. It's amazing to me how I go on the IF Reddit and there's a thread showing the set list - and inside just comments about how awesome it is that they played Free Fall, not a single person asking for proof or pointing out that it doesn't really make sense that they'd played that. Just mass acceptance of a dubious fact that was posted on the internet by some random dude. Why are people these days so lazy and gullible? This is why fake news and misinformation spreads like wildfire, too many people just believe what they see without employing their common sense to question it.
Also they played a show the next night and no Free Fall on that set list, so yeah, it was bullshit. Wonder if it was the same guy who tried to sneak Free Fall onto a set list years ago on that website?
One day I might even be on big Howard's level, just need to master dat autotune software and add even more layers to Andurzz clean vocals.
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