“The world my kid is going into is insane. I can’t write positive lyrics”: How In Flames defied the haters and the apocalypse to make A Sense Of Purpose

In Flames posing for a photograph in 2008.

In Flames have been mainstays of the Swedish metal scene for more than 30 years. In 2008, as they released their ninth album, A Sense Of Purpose, frontman Anders Fridén mused on haters, derivative bands and whether or not coke belongs in whiskey.

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