New album Foregone out February 2023

[TheJestersDoor]

That's not really a shock. Foregone generally had a decent mix, so as long as they aim for a similar standard I'm not displeased. Just less processing on Anders' cleans please

 

[Moonshield_]

Is it any good?

Nice drawings, story wise it's like an initiatory journey in abysmal landscapes

 

[The Grayfox]

Oh, Battles 2 recordings have commenced eh? Now this place will be more lively...

Maybe I should take a drive down and heckle them, perhaps convince them to give Anders the boot.

 

[Cobra8472]

Personally I feel that Foregone production wise is excellent. As a massive Nordström fan, I would honestly put it pretty close quality wise to the classic Colony and Clayman production. One of the main differences is simply in the amount of guitar layers and harmonies.

The other Benson albums are total crap; but everything sounds really great on Foregone. Powerful, clear and fairly organic. The main issue is of course the vocals (+ processing) on many of the tracks which could otherwise have been excellent (B minor, etc..).

If they channel Foregone Pt. 1 or the tremolo breakdown in End the Transmission throughout an entire album with the same production, we'd be in for a real treat.

 

[The Grayfox]

I'm wondering what musicians such as Broderick and now Jon Rice are doing wasting their talents in In Flames. I'm sure the paycheck is the answer, but it's crazy to me that people as good as them are playing/going to be playing such mediocre stuff.

 

[eochaid]

We're talking about a band that has reached the peak of its success after releasing albums like SC or Battles. Nothing makes sense anymore.

 

[Xpyro125]

I'm wondering what musicians such as Broderick and now Jon Rice are doing wasting their talents in In Flames. I'm sure the paycheck is the answer, but it's crazy to me that people as good as them are playing/going to be playing such mediocre stuff.

If nothing else, I can at least have faith that Chris will be able/allowed to give us some ripping solos like he did on Foregone. I don’t think it’ll be enough to save the guitarwork, should it be similar to last time, but Chris’ parts always put a smile on my face during an otherwise rather dull album. I don’t really know about Liam or Jon, but I do hope they get to shine. The small injections of life from Chris and Tanner helped Foregone a ton, and I’m hoping that we’ll at least get that on the follow-up.

I’m not really sure how much I’ll talk about it as it releases, but I’m hoping my expectations are proven wrong since I do want to enjoy what they do next.

 

[ThePhobiac]

Chris Broderick and Liam Wilson being in the same band is crazy, and should technically unlock 8-minute prog epics based on obscure math formulas developed by the Ancient Greeks.

 

[DE4life]

We're talking about a band that has reached the peak of its success after releasing albums like SC or Battles. Nothing makes sense anymore.

I've always considered Come Clarity as their peak as a band, if you're using a venn diagram of commercial success/general popularity/musical excellence. Feels like it was pretty much all downhill from there, although SC was definitely the tipping point from a musical excellence perspective. It's still hard to believe such an experienced band could produce such an absolute failure of an album - in every respect. Jesper no longer being around was no excuse, as Bjorn had already proven with SOAPF that he could create a good album on his own. Hell, even ITM showed that they are still perfectly capable. Siren Charms was really an unforgivable misstep that would have been better off binned and replaced with a B-side album & unknown recordings (of which I'm sure they have some) album.