Buckshot of
Woozyfly.com's
"Buckshot's Bonanza" recently conducted an interview with
In Flames bassist
Peter Iwers and guitarist
Bj�rn Gelotte. They discussed
In Flames's current success and how they are going to take it to the next level, stories about the first couple of weeks of the
Gigantour, why they went to
Koch Records to release their new album,
"A Sense of Purpose", and they offer some advice to all the unsigned bands out there.
Watch the nine-minute interview below.
The third installment of the U.s.
Gigantour - the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched in 2005 by
Megadeth mainman
Dave Mustaine - officially launched on April 12 in Denver, Colorado with headliner
Megadeth, Swedish metal band
In Flames, Finland's
Children Of Bodom, Arizona's modern extreme act
Job For A Cowboy and Oakland, California heavy power trio
High On Fire. The 29-date trek will criss-cross North America and is scheduled to wrap May 22 in Phoenix, Arizona.
In Flames will embark on a European headlining tour in October. Support on the trek will come from
Sonic Syndicate and
Gojira.
In Flames's new album,
"A Sense of Purpose", shifted 20,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release. This is slightly less than the opening tally of
"Come Clarity" (
Ferret), which sold just under 24,000 copies in February 2006 to debut at position No. 58.
Nuclear Blast Records has released a spherical labyrinth box set edition of
"A Sense of Purpose". Strictly limited to 1,500 copies, the set contains a wooden spherical labyrinth (size 280 x 232 x 78 mm, outer wall 15 mm higher) including a metal ball with the
In Flames logo and the album plus a bonus Dvd. It also comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
