New In Flames Single

2022-08-01 by Fernando Alves STAFF | 122 Comments
Swedish metallers In Flames have released the new single 'The Great Deceiver'. The official lyric video can be seen below.


Video by Nick Hipa

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Pikazilla
August 1st 2022
31198 Comments


poop song

Dizchu
August 1st 2022
616 Comments


was pretty decent until I read the lyrics

criminally bad, especially that Final Countdown line

Zac124
August 1st 2022
3108 Comments


This has actually got me quite excited for the new album albeit still cautious. It has some really solid guitar work. Not as good as classic In Flames but it is much better than I'd ever thought they would ever be again.

InFlamesWeThrash666
August 1st 2022
10584 Comments


Slaps

gravityswitch
August 1st 2022
2127 Comments


"Joey was right, This is the final countdown" lmao yeah lyrics are something
Good song nonetheless, some Colony leads in here

Laen
August 1st 2022
885 Comments


Decent track but the lyrics are lol

Zac124
August 1st 2022
3108 Comments


We still do not know what was on his head.

Flugmorph
August 1st 2022
34905 Comments


its a slapper bois

MarsKid
Emeritus
August 1st 2022
21035 Comments


Probably not, but I gave up years ago. . . . .

MillionDead
August 1st 2022
5587 Comments


S’pretty cheesy imo.

Eakflanderyof
August 1st 2022
5898 Comments


Actually digging this a good bit more than the other single

ChaoticVortex
August 1st 2022
1616 Comments


No thanks, if I want some poppy melodeath but done right, I'll just jam to Soilwork.

alamo
August 1st 2022
5764 Comments


this is the final countdown lmao

Toondude10
August 1st 2022
15263 Comments


actually sort of sounds like mid-era In Flames for once, not bad

Pikazilla
August 1st 2022
31198 Comments


doesn't that mean it's poop then

Kusangii
August 1st 2022
7099 Comments


Who the hell is Joey?

Edit: Oh wait I get LMFAO that is fucking hilariously awful

And yeah the lyrics sounds like they were written by a teenager.

tinathefatlard
August 1st 2022
2063 Comments


Veteran bands releasing bland songs this year are like my ex-wife, fuckin’ everywhere.

ArteNovecento
August 1st 2022
242 Comments


Lyrics are Anders Friden-tier but I really like the song. It's not their glory days relived but it has some of that mid-era IF touch.

StormChaser
August 1st 2022
2490 Comments


I don't understand how neither singles sound cringe since this band has been cringe for so long

On the other hand, the lyrics are super cringe

Odal
Staff Reviewer
August 1st 2022
2370 Comments


who is joey

Kusangii
August 1st 2022
7099 Comments


The singer from Europe

Yep, you read that right

Odal
Staff Reviewer
August 1st 2022
2370 Comments


are you fucking kidding me lol

Eakflanderyof
August 1st 2022
5898 Comments


Anders is a singer from Europe too. Get it? HAHAHAHA LMFAO!!!!

Kusangii
August 1st 2022
7099 Comments


Should have just said "I was right"

Song is pretty decent tho, nothing amazing but at least not awful either.

Zac124
August 1st 2022
3108 Comments


Wait. That is what that line was referencing too. That is bloody brilliant. lol

peartnoy
August 1st 2022
2297 Comments


Fuck man, even my lyrics are better than this. Musically this is not bad though, the guitar writing feels inspired enough.

WretchedCacophony
August 1st 2022
3262 Comments


Not the worst thing I've ever heard. 3/5

jouroboros
August 1st 2022
236 Comments


The lyrics on this make Fred Durst sound like a poetic genius

ThyCrossAwaits
August 1st 2022
4052 Comments


Is it just me, or do rhyming lyrics like this just sound childish anyway? Why force a shitty one-word rhyme scheme? It sounds like a kindergartener’s school paper and it restricts good writing.

“What rhymes with ‘lie’…..OH! ‘Cry’!”

jouroboros
August 1st 2022
236 Comments


And for anyone curious... Joey is Joey Tempest... the vocalist of Europe.. they had the song The Final Countdown..

Spec
August 1st 2022
40136 Comments


The song sounds pretty good but that Joey line ugh.

FadedSun
August 1st 2022
3196 Comments


This band is still going?

Azog
August 1st 2022
1070 Comments


This would be a great Sesame Street act. Like, five minutes in, and you can carry the kids to bed.

Gmork89
August 1st 2022
8772 Comments


Musically really good, lyrically a bit embarrassing.

Lichtbringer
August 1st 2022
1221 Comments


fuck me i enjoyed some of this, especially that first verse, nice groove

rockarollacola
August 1st 2022
2259 Comments


That final countdown line is absolutely hilarious. If you ignore the lyrics the song is actually kinda decent.

DType
August 1st 2022
2926 Comments


Nothing to write home about but a step in the right direction

GhostShelter
August 1st 2022
1147 Comments


"criminally bad, especially that Final Countdown line"

Lol'd when I heard it. Very cringe.

DaveyMonsoon
August 1st 2022
1248 Comments


Joey was right.

Song is okay I suppose.

Eakflanderyof
August 1st 2022
5898 Comments


Like 2 percent of metal has good lyrics so I don't really care

SacredSerenity
August 1st 2022
820 Comments


Very disappointing after the somewhat decent first track

Josh D.
August 1st 2022
17849 Comments


My life was better before I saw these lyrics.

Josh D.
August 1st 2022
17849 Comments


DISTORT THE TRUTH
LIE TO ME
RAIN IS GOD'S TEARS
I FLY ON ANGEL'S WINGS

Koala
August 1st 2022
21 Comments


a lyric video you knew you didn't need

Masochist
August 1st 2022
9178 Comments


I mean, y'all are complaining about In Flames lyrics now? This is the same band that, at the height of their talent and popularity, gave you such gems as

THE RIVER RUNS TOWARDS THE SEA
BUT THE SEA IS NEVER FULL

(Oceans...how do they work?)

and

I'VE TRIED CONFIDENCE
HAD IT FOR BREAKFAST TODAY

(I think Confidence tastes better at brunch, personally...)

Don't start reading the lyric sheet now, lol

Cimnele
August 1st 2022
2527 Comments


joey was right
i wanna be sedated

Josh D.
August 1st 2022
17849 Comments


ALL LIES AND DECEIT
WHERE DREAMS AND REALITY MEET

Eakflanderyof
August 1st 2022
5898 Comments


"THE RIVER RUNS TOWARDS THE SEA
BUT THE SEA IS NEVER FULL"

Lol I kinda like that one. I knew what he was going for at least and it's not that bad

ShadowNeko
August 2nd 2022
357 Comments


Fvck the haters.
This Slaps.

Josh D.
August 2nd 2022
17849 Comments


DISTORT THE TRUTH
DESTROY THE TRAITORS
FROM ASHES WE RISE
FUCK THE HATERS

GhostShelter
August 2nd 2022
1147 Comments


That Joey lyric might be one of the worst ever written in all of metal.

Kusangii
August 2nd 2022
7099 Comments


One of the worst ever in music as a whole I'd say

GhostShelter
August 2nd 2022
1147 Comments


Potentially true.

Laen
August 2nd 2022
885 Comments


If you don't listen to the lyrics, it's a pretty good track.

zaruyache
August 2nd 2022
27750 Comments


no thought only riff, riff good

GoodNeighbour
August 2nd 2022
93 Comments


In Flames keeping themselves relevant by generating chatter.over awful lyrics and the slight possibility that they might release a half decent album again.

Songs ok, reminds me.of Trigger somehow.


Josh D.
August 2nd 2022
17849 Comments


The song is not good regardless of lyrics

Flugmorph
August 2nd 2022
34905 Comments


imagine caring about lyrics on an in flames song holy fuck

Josh D.
August 2nd 2022
17849 Comments


Gotta draw a line somewhere tbh

DungeonBoy
August 2nd 2022
9945 Comments


I like old In Flames lyrics though:

"I often dream of huge numb buildings
Jet-black sinister architecture
Being installed when nobody sees
Their appearance so sudden
That few would take notice
And when I wake up
I imagine being crushed by one
Imagining its weight its silence
And the absence of excuses for a havoced life
And the privilege of a 22-kilometer tombstone"

obviously it's a matter of taste but great imagery and interesting metaphors are a lot more palatable then, "the earth is doomed we are cursed there is no hope the future is going to suffer blah blah"

Eons
August 2nd 2022
3770 Comments


say what you want about the lyrics but this is the most melodic death they have sounded in a long ass time, i like the sound of both new tracks. Not sure what's objectionable about the lyrics anyway, literally the environment is being destroyed and there's tons of misinformation and BS out there about it.

ShadowNeko
August 2nd 2022
357 Comments


Absolutely agreed.
Ppl are so petty on here nitpicking one damn thing over the quality of a song. Pfft
It’s melodeath Karens lol

Josh D.
August 2nd 2022
17849 Comments


DISTORT THE TRUTH


alamo
August 2nd 2022
5764 Comments


these lyrics are stellar compared "to this is our house" from their last album

alamo
August 2nd 2022
5764 Comments


[Intro]
This is the fight, the fight for our lives
Scream out loud, this is our house

[Chorus]
Would you join me in the fight, fight for our lives?
Oh, scream out loud, this is our house

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Yeah the lyrics here are basically Shakespeare compared to this is our house

Flugmorph
August 2nd 2022
34905 Comments


shadowneko knows

Pikazilla
August 2nd 2022
31198 Comments


new halo effect guaranteed to poop all over this

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


I don't know... first two halo effect singles are super meh

Pikazilla
August 2nd 2022
31198 Comments


super meh >>> super poop

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Surprisingly enough, I enjoyed the riffs here more than the halo effect singles tbh

StormChaser
August 2nd 2022
2490 Comments


eak, bafflingly and unfortunately I have to agree

super disappointed with The Halo Effect tracks so far

Storm In A Teacup
August 2nd 2022
46395 Comments


Y’all are we actually gonna make an In Flames album have an average over 3 again!?!?!?

Pikazilla
August 2nd 2022
31198 Comments


I'll try my best to make sure it doesn't happen

InFlamesWeThrash666
August 2nd 2022
10584 Comments


Thanks for your service

Kusangii
August 2nd 2022
7099 Comments


The Halo Effects songs have all been worse than IFs so far, which is absolutely hilarious and crazy. They've been super generic.

Flugmorph
August 2nd 2022
34905 Comments


https://youtu.be/xONZ-vZOAPc

StormChaser
August 2nd 2022
2490 Comments


it may just happen Storm

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Calling it now. A solid 3.3

StormChaser
August 2nd 2022
2490 Comments


calling it now, State of Slow Decay is a fluke borderline 3.5 song and the rest will suck ass

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Ahhh, so you're banking on a 2.7 then

Flugmorph
August 2nd 2022
34905 Comments


better than modern at the gates agreed

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Surprise opener to the album... this is y(our) house. And then the single 6 month later this is y(our) house club remix

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Modern at the gates is pretty boring yeah

StormChaser
August 2nd 2022
2490 Comments


yeah Eak, thereabouts

wtf are you ppl talking about any song from To Drink From the Night Itself shits on this with a million flaming turds

Eakflanderyof
August 2nd 2022
5898 Comments


Personally, I find this to be more fun to listen to but I wouldn't say it's necessarily "better" than that album

Flugmorph
August 2nd 2022
34905 Comments


I would listen to modern anders over modern lindberg any day of the week though

StormChaser
August 3rd 2022
2490 Comments


lindberg on the last album sounds abysmal, agreed

anders on the other hand sounds like a whiny fucking bitch, shockingly not so on these 2 tracks so far though

PyramidNoise
August 3rd 2022
552 Comments


Huge step down from the last single - and that was only good because it sounded like an At The Gates B-Side for most of it.

MarsKid
Emeritus
August 3rd 2022
21035 Comments


I suppose I'm a tad confused. They were dead-set on their new direction, which is fine, do your thing while I 1.0 from a distance. But with this and the Clayman anniversary, it's like they're suddenly chasing down the glory days that they've spent years removing themselves from.

In all honesty, besides the lyrics, the single is perfect inoffensive. It's just strange and rather hollow on the whole.

ArteNovecento
August 3rd 2022
242 Comments


I have a feeling that Bjorn is stepping up his game a little now that a guy who used to be in Megadeth is in the band. Can't be writing stuff like This Is Our House and Here Until Forever with Chris Broderick looking over your shoulder.

And their new drummer is pretty versatile and into heavier stuff, so I imagine he wanted to play more aggressive music for his first full album with the band.

That's just speculation though -- DT got two shredmeisters in 2020 and they wound up putting out one of their most mellow albums right after.

Spec
August 3rd 2022
40136 Comments


I’ll bet it’s because the people on Sputnikmusic said their music sucked and they want to impress a music website.

Kusangii
August 3rd 2022
7099 Comments


Fun fact: Anders is actually one of the most active users on Sputnik

MarsKid
Emeritus
August 3rd 2022
21035 Comments


We are looking for anyone that 5'd Siren Charms. . . . .

Eakflanderyof
August 3rd 2022
5898 Comments


"I’ll bet it’s because the people on Sputnikmusic said their music sucked and they want to impress a music website."

That's definitely what it is... but seriously, their social media posts are loaded with comments saying they need to go back to their old sound. I'm sure they've seen some of that stuff

Deathconscious
August 3rd 2022
27459 Comments


Old In Flames lyrics were really great. Jester Race, Whoracle, and Colony.

StormChaser
August 4th 2022
2490 Comments


Yeah how much of those did Anders write himself?

But now I'm shitting on their good stuff because they've been so fucking horrible for the past 15 years

Flugmorph
August 4th 2022
34905 Comments


"We are looking for anyone that 5'd Siren Charms. . . . ."

storm

Flugmorph
August 4th 2022
34905 Comments



"But now I'm shitting on their good stuff because they've been so fucking horrible for the past 15 years"

the enlightened one

alamo
August 4th 2022
5764 Comments


"it's like they're suddenly chasing down the glory days that they've spent years removing themselves from"

it's actually a very logical move, they've been prioritizing commercial success over everything else for a while. based off their last album's singles "i am above" currently has 40k spotify streams (their 4th most streamed ever, even surpassing take this life) whereas "this is our house" only got 10k. so it only makes sense that they continue in the direction of the former

these singles might be half decent but dont mistake them for a genuine revival comeback or whatever lmao. i'm sure if someone made an A.I. write songs based off their clayman-era patterns they would also sound at least half decent

in fact they could really use an A.I. to write them lyrics based off whoracle-colony

Storm In A Teacup
August 4th 2022
46395 Comments


Fuck y’all lol

Jesuslaves
August 4th 2022
5027 Comments


In Flames 2 for 2, howbowdah

Flugmorph
August 4th 2022
34905 Comments


Damn alamo I don't think most bands are as cynical as you make in flames out to be here. Certainly not they themselves. You can't do banger shows year after year and then go into the studio to write some music that might aswell be written by an A.I. Thats not how musicians work.
I absolutely despise this garbage ass cynical mindset of internet music "enjoyers".

Eons
August 4th 2022
3770 Comments


I really doubt the band decided to go back to please those complaining fans, this band has never done that, I mean it's been what over 20 years now, there's no way they just started listening now, this band always does whatever they want even if some fans don't like it.

Flugmorph
August 4th 2022
34905 Comments


exactly.

Deathconscious
August 4th 2022
27459 Comments


"Yeah how much of those did Anders write himself?"

I dont think he wrote any of it, pretty sure Clayman was the first record where he started writing his own lyrics.

Storm In A Teacup
August 4th 2022
46395 Comments


Flug is right

Flugmorph
August 4th 2022
34905 Comments


I mean its fine to not vibe with some music but don't go around making random shit up about artists and spin some asinine narratives.

ShadowNeko
August 13th 2022
357 Comments


Dare I say I like the New In Flames singles more than the Halo Effect album?

THE was great but sweet jesus, Anders can scream. Also, real melodeath always has heavy punching secondary backing guitars which In Flames are seriously bringing it high here.

That's what was missing on THE. Not enough punch with the other guitar work.

Flugmorph
August 13th 2022
34905 Comments


fully agreed

Kusangii
August 13th 2022
7099 Comments


I like them more too which is probably the biggest shock of my life. They're not amazing but hey at least it's decent

XfingTheSullen
August 26th 2022
5366 Comments


Bad lyrics shouldn't surprise anyone, this is the same guy who wrote "I feel like shit, but at least I feel something" after all

XfingTheSullen
August 26th 2022
5366 Comments


also I have to agree that In Flames must have wanted to pursue commercial success, as there is no other justifiable reason to move their music in whatever direction it went after Clayman

Spec
August 26th 2022
40136 Comments


that’s the line you choose? that’s not even bad.

StormChaser
August 27th 2022
2490 Comments


that line isn't bad? what is it then lol? laughable? tasteless? embarrasing? horrible? all of the above?

Kusangii
August 27th 2022
7099 Comments


emo

Eakflanderyof
August 27th 2022
5898 Comments


It's definitely cringe but probably not even the worst from their newer material

StormChaser
August 27th 2022
2490 Comments


Also I think the take that In Flames never listened to what the fans wanted and never conformed to influences outside the band with the ultimate goal to get more exposure ergo money is pretty oblivious. These dudes have been trying to get kids and americans to like them since 2002, not saying that's bad or not, but let's not lose sight of the business aspect that these guys VERY much care about as they should

Kusangii
August 27th 2022
7099 Comments


Yeah it's pretty obvious lol

XfingTheSullen
August 27th 2022
5366 Comments


When I first heard that emo line it was quits for me when it comes to In Flames, I know they wrote much worse shit after that, but that's fortunately not something I'm privy to

XfingTheSullen
August 27th 2022
5366 Comments


I think chasing commercial success among 12-year-old children has really ruined In Flames. Soilwork's "sellout" (as in lazy & radio friendly) phase only took 3 albums, while In Flames haven't managed to exit theirs ever since 2002. I think they just liked the money a little bit too much. So I can understand why people are excited about Anders toning down the whine and the band playing heavy again

Flugmorph
August 27th 2022
34905 Comments


00s were amazing for in flames.



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