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Photos: In Flames @ 9:30 Club
What a difference a year makes: last December, Swedish death metal icons In Flames were blown off the stage by their opening band (Gojira) in Baltimore; last May, North Carolinian prog-metallers Between the Buried and Me played to a disinterested audience of Dream Theater fans at DAR Constitution Hall. On Monday at a packed 9:30 Club, BTBAM satisfied a crowd full of fans screaming, “You guys should headline this tour!” while In Flames more than matched BTBAM, with exponentially more energy than they had at that Baltimore show last winter.
More photos after the jump and at the full gallery.
Judging a Disc by Its Cover: 3 Inches of Blood
An irregular feature, in which we ponder the trappings and the suits of an album from our promo shelf.
The band: 3 Inches of Blood
The album: Fire Up the Blades
Observe:
What caught our eye: The blades! There are many. There are also maces, arrowheads, and flails. All of which serve to indicate that 3 Inches of Blood does not, under any circumstances, fuck around. Also noteworthy: the jewel case sports a sticker (not pictured) teasing three songs no audiophile can live without: “The Goatriders Horde,” “Night Marauders,” and “Forest King.”
Digging a little deeper: The Vancouver metal troupe’s sophomore release features a Roadrunner Records PSA on the inside flap: “STOP THE MADNESS. DRUGS ARE NO FUN. DRUGS ENDANGER THE LIFE AND HAPPINESS OF MILLIONS. IT MUST STOP. WE APPEAL IN PARTICULAR TO THE YOUTH OF TODAY. STOP THE MADNESS. THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN LIFE.” Wusses.
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