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Band
In Flames
Title
Battles
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2016
Style
Heavy/Extreme
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Lethargic energy levels
In Flames 'Battles' hits me in the same way that Avenged Sevenfold's last one did. Maybe today 'Battles' is a 3, tomorrow it's a 5. As we sit now the Hollywood production from Howard Benson is lifeless. Very little spark on the strings and those obnoxious synth sounds don't do anything to make this band sound youthful. Critics can peg me as a non-believer of In Flames but I loved their last album. It isn't the progression and change for me, it's just the lethargic energy levels. I'll bet this stuff is better live.
Recommended for fans of: Soilwork, Engel
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Anders Friden Greg Watson 7/9/2004
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