THE MASTERS OF MELODEATH!! In Flames interview | The Punk Rock MBA Podcast

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

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[@arnezargarian4583]

You should make a whole video on In Flames. I'd say it's worth it. They're influential, still relevant, and they pioneered and popularized a whole genre.

[@rev9737]

hopefully he talks about subterranean.

[@restoringforce9893]

Bro, Anders is so hardworking he did like 3 interviews in a row. What a legend. It feels like I'm watching the same video. Outstanding move

[@christophersanzo1833]

Haha right??! Dude is putting in the work! He did Tank, Nik Nocturnal, Doc Coyle, pushing this new album hard. And it’s an amazing album so it’s great! 🔥🔥🤘😎

[@CadeBlanco]

Finn always finds a way to tie an emotional base into the majority of his questions which causes me, as a viewer who also makes music to tear up occasionally. It gives a different light to view the question in than purely taking it in so straight forward. It's what makes him such a great interviewer imo and I hope we continue getting blessed with these interviews.

[@rebekahcarter8120]

Agreed!!

[@decay5972]

Absolutely did not expect a melodeath vocalist to be interviewed on your channel Finn😂

[@rev9737]

more like metalcore but eh. new in flames sucks dick.

[@BunnySock333]

"A" you mean one of "the". You have 3 bands from the origin of Melo Death and Anders is arguably the original along with Mikeal, I barely count At the Gates at this point considering they didnt carry the torch and quit for 20 yrs. Fun fact they swapped roles back in the day and we almost had a timeline with Anders singing for Dark and Mikael singing for Flames.

[@RemusHerciu]

said positive things about Europe, hm. Finn, blink twice if you're secretly being held at gunpoint

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Kidnapped by europeans 😂😂😂😂

[@S7RauzZz]

Yep, not only a sudden polar opposite view on Europeans, but also Finn kinda forgetting how he used to call In Flames mediocre and repetative. Guess personal opinions don't count as you're fake smiling and small shittalk during the interview

[@muenchhausenmusic]

@@S7RauzZz This one def felt like he phoned it in a bit, which I don't blame him for. I mean, this was very very probably initiated by In Flames' management. And if I were in Finn's position and got the chance to interview a big name like In Flames, why not? I can imagine Finn being a person who goes into an interview like this very openly and just takes it for what it is. But yeah, def not the most inspired conversation in this one 😂 By now I feel like I can tell when he's excited for the talk. Examples being Mod Sun, Sonny from P.O.D. or Dean from Archspire. Those felt really genuine to me

[@ThatShitGood]

Considering how much he said he hated melodeath, this was surprising 😂😂

[@trendmassacre8423]

I think he was talking about In Flames after Reroute To Remain as far as repetitiveness, and I cannot say I disagree except for Come Clarity and Foregone! Those were some of the best post 2002 In Flames albums!!

[@mitchellcambron2440]

This my all time favorite band. Very cool interview. Thank you my friend!

[@hughneutron5303]

i've been a metalhead as long as i can literally remember and it still blows my mind how soft spoken and humble alot of metal artists are in interviews and such

[@james.8060]

This would have been years and years ago now.. I'm 41 and Manson isn't making music anymore lol. Marilyn Manson did this for me in the late 90s. The media was all over him for a while.. all satanic and the way he would dress and use makeup to "shock". The lyrics.. Then I saw an interview with him.. he was wearing a nice suit. He spoke with such articulation and education, I was so dumb founded but how intelligent that guy is.

[@TheShrike616]

Reroute to Remain was my first In Flames album. You never forget your first love. Changed me from a Grunge kid to a metalhead.

[@vasylparkulab4052]

Favourite band for almost 20 years, good to hear that new stuff is still going out.

[@CharlieViking95]

FINALLY a swedish person on this amazing podcast. Love Anders and In Flames!

[@scottiematthews5932]

Woohoo thanks for this interview brother! In Flames is definitely one of my all time favorite bands!!!

[@EricAxel36]

"You guys haven't changed much" Said it with a straight face...

[@emartinezr]

Hahahahah

[@YassenJL]

What a genuine human being Anders is. It's this creative passion for the entire process that makes bands transcendent within any genre.

[@gabrielbarblay8120]

Bro, I literally went out with my in flames shirt completely unaware and then this show's in my recommended. Good day to be an in flames and Finn mckenty fan

[@matthewguisti9591]

You can tell how excited you are to be talking to Anders. What a great fucking interview man!

[@danielpicon8012]

Very happy that I will see In Flames in Tuska this year, will be reminiscing on how long it took to download "Artifacts of the black rain" in the early 2000s, and how much I had it on repeat on my winamp player.

[@globalplaguemetal]

Such a badass band and seem like great dudes

[@bernarddickson3675]

The fact you opened up with a joke is class. These should be educational, fun watches and they are!

[@dryker7085]

Discovered In Flames just before Siren Charms, I believe, and was blown away by their entire catalogue and how I had never heard them until then. Siren Charms came out and only elevated my appreciation for them, and cemented them as one of my favorite metal bands. They always sound like In Flames, but I tell people who aren't that familiar with them that they've had like 3 sounds throughout their career, and the new album is a balance of all of them, to my ear. Still haven't seen them live. So disappointed that the pandemic canceled The Metal Show of the Year (or whatever it was supposed to be called) with Megadeth, Lamb of God, and Trivium (if memory serves). Am always so jealous of the awesome metal lineups I see for European festivals. Wish we got more Spirit Adrift here. That would be a great interview, Finn!

[@necroticpoison]

Great interview, great band. Was super interesting to hear Anders' view on what IF has been/is over time. Can't wait to see them play live

[@nailbanger777]

This band rules, period. 🔥

[@wolfsguitarden740]

For me I was touring in my own band when my sweet Shadow came out and it really impacted. We actually threw it on the set list..for me inlfames is definitely nostalgic as well as kings of melodic death metal .i will always relate inflames to a great part of my youth

[@D_McGeezacks]

Jesus, trying not to squeal like a pop fangirl over here XD In Flames is one of my favorite bands. Love yall! Was listening to Jester Race when this popped up lol This interview was great! Thanks, Finn!

[@trendmassacre8423]

I have listened to Jesters Race well over a few dozen times over the past couple months while never forgetting how important that album is!!

[@FearNoGrave]

I saw them back in 2002. Along with Iced Earth and Jag Panzer. It was a great small club show. I never really followed them after that, but I'll have to check out their new album, since Chris Broderick is now in the band. He absolutely blew my mind live with Jag Panzer.

[@plinpain]

Love that Anders are doing the rounds!

[@GabiBrooks]

Howard Benson is a beast! His MO is the definition of working smart, fast and efficient. Really enjoyed seeing some bts with In Flames recently.

[@robertgoyette5863]

i love that this is up after your interview w/ dean lamb where you said 'melodic death metal, i hate that shit!' haha

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Nothing but respect for In Flames!

[@plinpain]

I have been a fan since the beginning and liked something from every album, but there is no denying that the last album really struck a cord with the core of in flames. A perfect this is us album.

[@danielflorio4739]

New album is their best in decades. So good.

[@selkoafparamo]

🔥 love their new album ⚡️ Great interview, Finn!

[@SlapAPear]

Amazing surprise to wake up too, although I kind of fell away from their cleaner vocaled music, I have always loved In Flames and are one of my all time favorites.

[@AlienatedQc]

IN FLAMES WE TRUST

[@richye123]

Finn Mckenty HOW did you land an interview with Anders from In Flames!!!!! 🔥 Amazing interview and great questions asked as well. Keep up the fabolous content my friend. Have always loved In Flames since 2002 when I was in high school.

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@bjhellstream]

I always thought that Clayman was an amazing album and listened to the cassette in my car for about a year. And I completely understand why they evolved from that sound. One more album in that style would have been one too much. Change was needed and the following albums are amazing too. It's just the 2-3 last albums before Foregone I never really bothered about. Listening back to them now I can't see why I didn't. At least a bunch of songs are killer!

[@trendmassacre8423]

Foregone brings me back to Colony and Clayman with more speed. It reminds me of Come Clarity, even though some argue that album was a massive throwback to Reroute To Remain!

[@DontTouchMePlz]

First show I ever went to was In Flames and Shadows Fall in 9th grade. They will always have a soft spot in my heart

[@selfgain9458]

Say please again 🤤

[@rev9737]

was it the one with killswitch and moonspell??

[@joetipton253]

i love in flames so much. the first album i was introduced to was reroute to remain and i was hooked instantly. from there i tried to soak up as much of their music as possible. the new album is amazing. i have always felt like they were a truly unique band, they may fall in to a particular genre but they are the only band that sounds like in flames to me. the only other band i could think of that came close to their sound was mnemic but there will never be another in flames.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Same here, Reroute and Soundtrack to your escape are such amazing albums to me. Reroute is stronger overall, but the first 7 songs on Soundtrack are just flawless imo. And producer Daniel Bergstrand has blessed this album with the same signature aux percussion as Soilwork's Stabbing the Drama

[@alejandrorincon8706]

Anders is such a cool guy, I just like how honest he is. Thanks for this one, as always.

[@heemovancleef5268]

Damn i love Anders and in flames ❤

[@dantredogborsa7048]

28:32 For a second I was like "What? Thank you Abbath?"

[@buffalo666]

Great interview, Finn.

[@Rightchickenwing]

Awesome! Found it endearing how conscientious Anders was. Like he was slightly flustered. Maybe he didn't like what you said about re-recording Clayman and Pinball Map

[@jonathanshore5768]

In flames we trust!

[@jthomashair]

Never clicked faster in my life. Love In Flames!

[@xididntd0itx]

Their new album is incredible

[@ignoblesavage5559]

Andres is SUCH a good live vocalist. Good lord, the intensity when you hear him go off on songs like System, Jotun, & Bullet Ride...I am not a guy who normally likes live versions better very often. I value production quality, so for me to like the live version, they'd better bring something special. I.F. does that from time to time, & they are sufficiently brilliant that they are WAY up there on my list of live bands. And I'm a fan of Anders as a person & vocalist. I'm a bigger fan of his attitude toward anything re. his music--"I like it when we submit the songs for production," and at that point he turns his attention to touring & life, with PEACE in his life. You can't worry about what everyone thinks, or you'll go nuts. In every setting & subject...got to find your own peace.

[@mhh7544]

Fun fact, In Flames and Dark Tranquillity changed vocalists in the beginning, birthing two great bands, and DT ultimately put out one of the best albums of the genre, Damage Done.

[@wizzardx666]

You hear The Halo Effect? If not check it out. I might be wrong but I believe it is In Flames 1.0

[@LithiumAndDietSoda]

The Gallery is still the coolest album DT ever did

[@lordmegatron4789]

i never knew

[@mushimash7513]

@@wizzardx666 All members of The Halo Effect have been in In Flames at one point or another haha. Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquility, ex. In Flames), Jesper Strömblad (ex. In Flames), Daniel Svensson (ex. In Flames), Peter Iwers (ex. In Flames) and Niclas Engelin (ex. In Flames).

[@mhh7544]

@@wizzardx666 Ok, kuul.

[@matthewbeckwith663]

In Flames touring with Earth Crisis 😳.....I wish I had a time machine Great interview

[@matthewroberts3125]

Was not expecting this. Really cool interview! 😎

[@thelittleowl1]

foregone is probably my favourite in flames release.

[@RyanREAX]

The singles ruined it for me because i listened to them so many times before the album came out so… it feels like a short album for me lol

[@thelittleowl1]

@@RyanREAX i had insanely high expectations for this album and it met them.

[@aarons6617]

Finn, you're probably the best at what you do, but I was hoping for a Passenger question thrown in the mix! ❤️

[@mistersudz102]

Ohhhh sweet. In Flames is my favorite band so this was cool to see.

[@maxpalmer3212]

I’m not the biggest melodeath or death metal guy but the new In Flames album is awesome I’m loving the new album

[@joelkalin9764]

Man, remember the old monsters or metal dvds where In Flames threw snowballs at Soilwork and vice versa. Feels like yesterday but it has to be about 20 years ago.

[@sepeko86]

Sometimes i question myself why i love this band so much (Battles...what an abomination....). Then i listen to Colony and everything makes sense again💌

[@JimboEM]

In Flames interviewed by Finn Lames! Time to get melodic!

[@arunashamal]

I am like the select few people who like their run from Reroute to Remain to Mirrors truth more than anything.....First time I heard Take this life and Quiet Place, I was hooked for life!

[@somebodyandthem]

In flames we trust

[@rebekahcarter8120]

Great chat!

[@frederickdelius1106]

Damn havent listened to them in yeeaarrs. But as soon as he started stalking i could hear "come clarity". Middle school was so much better with discovering metalcore.

[@melissam00ndr0psburst4]

Take this life… 🤘🏼🖤🔥

[@ignoblesavage5559]

​@@melissam00ndr0psburst4 Guitar Hero 3. Was already a huge I.F. fan by then, but I got weirdly proud of them for hitting on the track listing for that game. Like, "NOW they've 'made it' as a metal band."

[@scottiematthews5932]

I hope they come to Portland, Oregon or Seattle, Washington! Ive never seen them live but definitely want to!

[@BillyHarcrow]

In Flames we trust

[@bigounce562]

Team hats!! "This special cheese is on here for a reason" I think that sums it up for any niche/underground band who somehow breaks through to the mainstream at any level but also maintains their original fanbase. To be honest, At the Gates (since reuniting) and Dark Tranquility have made better, more diverse and interesting, albums in the last 20 years. Pinball Map is my favorite song from them, but I don't have an album that I can listen to fully. To me In Flames has been a song band rather than an album band.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

Yeah, we don't all have to see bands exactly the same way. I have encountered precious few bands who make albums that I love first song to last. I've always had that 1 or 2 songs on I. F. albums that I like less, but...well, to be fair, Whoracle was pretty special re: full album playback, as was Clayman...Reroute was nearly so...but overall, agreed. But see, I'm notoriously vulnerable to burnout, so I'm OK with them being a "songs" band for the most part. Only band I've loved every song on multiple albums? An obscure, NON-metal outfit called FAIR TO MIDLAND (mildly proggy but not really a genre band by most gatekeepers' standards of assigning genre). Their 1st attempt @ an album was horrible, but then they hit on InterFundaStifle (GREAT songs, bad production, but total ear-worm songs), then Fables From the Mayfly (most fans' favorite) & then their last album Arrows & Anchors...so many consecutive brilliant songs that I've never burned out on. And I love bands like Death, Cynic, etc., and I have to admit to myself that, although some albums are absolutely brilliant from track one to track last (Human & Spiritual Healing from Death, Focus by Cynic, Character from Dark Tranquillity...or the truly special Queens of the Stone Age albums Songs for the Deaf & my QOTSA favorite, Like Clockwork)...not every album can be like that & I'm OK with it b/c it's probably more about ME & where MY head is at when I start listening to an album. I LOVE when things get confusing bc a band tries something new, even if it doesn't always work for me (or if it turns me off entirely, like Metallica's eponymous...objectively good or even excellent songs that just pulled them AWAY from me & what I loved about their early stuff (though I never connected to Kill 'Em All as much as the next three). I just appreciate that I don't WANT the same version of a band for 20 years, you know? Even if it means I don't like them as much.

[@markwrenn5965]

Nice, I'm wearing my in flames hat right now!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Great interview

[@Justaguy5678]

Finn, you mentioned Breaking Benjamin in this video when he referred to active rock. I think it would be cool if you did a PRMBA explainer on BB and/or active rock as a subgenre and how it got big (perhaps you've touched on it before, I'm not sure). I used to listen to a lot of it in high school before I got into metalcore and other subgenres. Keep up the good work and thanks for the interview!

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Question, why is Active Rock called Active Rock?

[@Justaguy5678]

@@muenchhausenmusic I believe because it utilizes harsh vocals at times (think Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Red, etc.) while mostly staying within the framework of hard rock.

[@Justaguy5678]

@@muenchhausenmusic From what I'm reading, it also is more generally used to refer to bands too heavy for typical rock radio but not heavy enough for metal stations. Other bands would prob include Seether, FFDP, Disturbed, and so on. But yeah idk exactly, some of these terms have a lot of fluidity so it's hard to say.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

@@Justaguy5678 Thanks!

[@lilmsmischief69]

This was a great interview. And bro luv the hat 🧢

[@mikecarter866]

Great interview!

[@FlatoniaMJLProductions]

good interview.. big in flames fan.. :)

[@mlrdmn]

Yes finally ! Please interview Billy smashing pumpkins next ! 😊

[@Starrdog]

i dont kjnow if you promote or not in your vids on the main, but ive been watching for months and never knew you had a second channel. i love in flames! this is awesome

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Thank you!

[@notarealperson]

Clayman full album has been in my rotation since like 2002 only this album and Acid Bath never ever leave my weekly rotation, one of the greatest albums of all time. Love the other ones too but Clayman fucking speaks to me. Rereoute to Remain also is one of my absolute favorites. Trigger goes fucking mad, such a great track. Cloud Connected so prophetic to the world today, good shit. In Flames so underrated in metal, they just dont get the play to normies that other bands get.

[@ignoblesavage5559]

Here to second this stuff (even the Acid Bath reference). Search out I.F.'s live versions of System & Bullet Ride for great examples of how live songs can be even MORE intense (when Anders hits the chorus the last time: "Slooooooow, I goooooooo, & the wait seems to be over........" Bloody brilliant, even for non-IF fans who just appreciate great performance & real DYNAMICS in music (a distillation of the old Pixies soft/harder ethic or style, where the harder parts REALLY going balls-out).

[@FL_Mobile_Cat]

Holy shit Anders

[@89mcintoshk]

You never dissevered this interview. Anders graced it to you. The only time you mention IN flames WAS IN A BAD LIGHT.

[@trollovmetal2653]

I wanted to hate A Sense Of Purpose and future albums so much because they didn't sound like Clayman. I wanted to hate Come Clarity because it wasn't heavy enough. I wanted to hate every In Flames album that didnt sound like the first album I heard from them. Yet, most of my favorite songs are from these albums with very few being from Clayman. It's like In Flames was put on earth to challenge our minds' stagnation. Also, YE 2024!

[@wizzardx666]

Sheeeeeesh that room Anders is in!

[@christophersanzo1833]

It’s his home studio 🤘🔥

[@mhh7544]

Yes yes, Clayman, Reroute....,Come Clarity are probaply my favs.

[@bartechk84]

He is such a cool dude ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@setsunarehaf]

Andres

[@h3llonearf697]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@donmcglothlin841]

I like every album I can jam Goliaths with I Am Above and Playground Are some albums stronger than others absolutely This band has evolved over the years and I feel they have grown in that time The thing I say is you put an in flames song on you don’t have to ask who’s this They’ve grown without losing their identity My least favorite album is the very first one and it’s because the technology and budget weren’t there to make the production professional grade for lack of a better term. I own them all and listen to them all. I forget song titles because there are so many and every album has its bangers.

[@severalsedrack]

I've watched Anders beeing interviewed by every youtuber I wtach...Maybe he did all these interviews on the same day lol

[@FinnMckentyPRMBA]

Probably so lol

[@Raziel90665]

Whoop 💜 whoop 💜

[@KennethDavis11]

It is not going to take "Foregone" 10 years to become a classic, it has already solidified itself as such!

[@Zeldahol]

Hat nerd... he's wearing a hat.. Hat nerd.. he know where his hat's at!

[@e.tezani3877]

Swedish Jonathan Davis

[@kyllllllllle]

I am so happy to hear a grown man say “I like Britney Spears and I like deicide.” I KNEW I wasn’t the only one in a Cannibal Corpse tee at the gym, listing to Dua Lipa.

[@ChrisHarnessTV]

It’s about fukin time! 😂 🤘☕️

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Finn I don't understand why you say you don't like bands that mix melodic parts and heavier parts like Breaking Benjamin but then praise bands like Avenged Sevenfold for being able to connect with so many people by doing the same thing??

[@S_Z55555]

Lol i don't get it too. seems like he realy like A7X i thought he will hate them.

[@Outward777]

Like #600!!

[@LukeXGJ]

Maybe a hot take but I find Soilwork to be the better Swedish melodeath band. They have a much stronger track record with their albums and more consistent in quality.

[@muenchhausenmusic]

I love both. I thought like you for many years, but I think Anders' voice is very special. Björn is 100% the better singer and is very recognisable, too. Anders' lyrics also seem a bit more poetic to me, and somewhat darker, more "artsy". Soilwork to me is more consistent in quality, but when In Flames hit, they hit a tiny bit deeper emotionally, at least for me

[@dryker7085]

Discovered both of them about the same time, and Soilwork still comes up in my listening rotation, but I far prefer In Flames. They're much better at aggressive melody, IMO.

[@VasHmel]

It's not melodic death metal after the 2000s)

[@raregrimebeats1352]

I saw in flames twice, reroute to remain tour and supporting slipknot both in 2002. Even average in flames songs become masterpieces when theyre performed live

[@ChrisHarnessTV]

Seems like what he means by “active rock” is what we call “butt rock”.

[@920WASHBURN]

It kind of bothers me to hear that lincoln park was influential

[@uofksteel]

Andres song better when he had long hair.

[@jacobfischer8385]

Love In Flames, but Jesper is the king of melodeth

[@honkygatty3775]

The last good album they released was Whoracle back in 1997. They sold out to the screamo metalcore trendsters in the 00’s. Guy is a “has been” who thinks he’s “very important”.

[@somebodyandthem]

Clayman is a very good album. Even a sense a purpose is a good album

[@muenchhausenmusic]

Yet here you are watching this interview

[@I3rutalI3rian]

That band was good 15 years ago now they suck

[@danielflorio4739]

The new album is their best since Clayman. You haven’t heard it obviously. It’s old school In Flames.

[@christophersanzo1833]

Lmao @ “brutal” Brian ok tough guy 👍 😆

[@D_McGeezacks]

Foregone is so good though...perfectly evolved blend of nostalgia and shiny newness....and it's beautiful.

[@christophersanzo1833]

@@D_McGeezacks perfect description for the album 🤘🔥🤘 it’s a masterpiece, in a few years it will be looked at as an In Flames classic

[@D_McGeezacks]

@@christophersanzo1833 Absolutley! 🤘🤘🤘