(New York, NY, November 23, 2016)- On November 11^th Swedish metal visionaries, IN FLAMES, released their 12^th studio album, BATTLES, via Eleven Seven Music in North America and via Nuclear Blast outside of the U.S. The album debuted on charts throughout Europe landing in the top 10 on the Top Overall Albums Chart in Sweden (#2), Finland (#3), Germany (#7) and Austria (#8). BATTLES also appeared on the charts in North America debuting at #2 on the Metal chart, #5 on the Independent Record chart, and #8 on the Top Rock chart. Purchase the album HERE/Stream the album HERE.

Complete with 14 songs, the album showcases a new musical approach for the band while still staying true to themselves thus creating a whole new fan base while bringing their original fans along for the ride. With pounding, anthem-like force, the band’s first single, “The Truth” is instantly infectious, and currently trending Top 25 at Active Rock radio.

IN FLAMES is currently on their North American Co-Headlining tour, the ’Forged in Fire Tour’ presented by SiriusXM Octane with HELLYEAH, which kicked off on November 12th in Orlando, FL. Spanning 28 cities across the USA and Canada, the heavy metal tour of the fall is supported by new bands From Ashes To New and Source on all remaining shows. You can purchase tickets to the shows HERE. For more information on tickets and VIP offerings, visit: http://inflames.com/tour/.

BATTLES Track Listing:

1. Drained
2. The End
3. Like Sand
4. The Truth
5. In My Room
6. Before I Fall
7. Through My Eyes
8. Battles
9. Here Until Forever
10. Underneath My Skin
11. Wallflower
12. Save Me
13. Greatest Greed - bonus track
14. Us Against the World - bonus track

TOUR DATES:

FORGED IN FIRE TOUR with From Ashes To New and Source:

Tue     12/6    Lincoln, NE                    Bourbon Theatre

Wed    12/7    Denver, CO                   Summit Music Hall

*Fri       12/9    Los Angeles, CA          Belasco Theater

*Sat      12/10  Chico, CA                    Senator Theater

*Sun     12/11  San Francisco, CA       The Regency Ballroom

*Tue     12/13  Seattle, WA                  Showbox Sodo

Wed    12/14  Vancouver, BC             Commodore Ballroom

Fri       12/16  Edmonton, AB              Union Hall

Sat      12/17  Calgary, AB                  MacEwan Hall

Sun     12/18  Spokane, WA               Knitting Factory Concert House

Mon    12/19  Portland, OR                 Roseland Theater

2017 - AVENGED SEVENFOLD + DISTURBED + IN FLAMES:

Tue      1/10     Glasgow, UK              Glasgow The SSE Hydro

Thu      1/12     Newcastle, UK            Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

Fri        1/13     Birmingham, UK          Birmingham Genting Arena

Sun     1/15     Sheffield, UK               Sheffield Arena

Mon     1/16     Manchester, UK          Manchester Arena

Wed    1/18     Nottingham, UK          Bolero Square Motorpoint Arena

Thu      1/19     Cardiff, Wales, UK      Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Wales

Sat      1/21     London, UK                 Peninsula Square O2 Arena

Sun     1/22     London, UK                 Peninsula Square O2 Arena

EU TOUR DATES:

Sat       3/18    Oslo, NORWAY                   Kulturkirken

Sun      3/19    Gothenburg, SWEDEN        Pustervik

Mon     3/20    Stockholm, SWEDEN           Berns

Wed     3/22    Berlin, GERMANY                Admiralspalast

Thurs   3/23     Bochum, GERMANY           Christuskirche

Fri        3/24     Offenbach, GERMANY        Capitol

Sun      3/26     Munich, GERMANY             Freiheiz

Mon     3/27     Milan, ITALY                         Teatro Dal Verme

Tue      3/28     Strasbourg, FRANCE           La Laiterie

Wed     3/29     Paris, FRANCE                    Alhambra

Fri        3/31     Zurich, SWITZERLAND       Theatre 11

ABOUT IN FLAMES: Since forming in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990, IN FLAMES have had six albums debut in the top ten in Sweden, including two #1 debuts. They have toured the globe countless times, performing alongside some of today’s biggest rock and metal acts, including METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, and MEGADETH, and have held several mainstage and headline spots at various music festivals around the world, including Ozzfest, Download Festival, Graspop, Taste of Chaos, Hellfest and Rock Am Ring / Im Park, amongst many others. IN FLAMES also released a live DVD “Sounds From The Heart of Gothenburg” in September 2016.

ABOUT ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC: Eleven Seven Music Group is one of the world's leading independent music companies. Founded in 2006 by Tenth Street Entertainment CEO Allen Kovac, the company is the global home for artists including Mötley Crüe, Papa Roach, Nothing More, Escape The Fate, Sixx:A.M., and HELLYEAH as well as Five Finger Death Punch outside of the U.S. In 2014, the company vaulted five artists to the Mediabase Active Rock year-end radio chart and multiple acts to the Billboard year-end charts including Mainstream Rock Songs, Hard Rock Albums, and Rock Airplay Songs. Among its many accolades, Eleven Seven Music received the title of Billboard’s “Rock Label of the Year” in 2010, was named FMQB’s “Rock Label of the Year” in 2008, enjoyed RIAA double platinum success with Buckcherry’s 15 in 2006, and achieved a Top 5 debut for Mötley Crüe’s Saints of Los Angeles. With a staff of dedicated and devoted trailblazers, the label supports its roster with a range of integrated services including marketing, promotion, publicity, sales, digital, licensing, and touring. Eleven Seven Music Group distributes two sub-labels—the alternative and indie-leaning Five Seven [Dirty Heads, Dark Waves, Nico Vega] and emerging hard rock-centric Better Noise Records [Deuce, From Ashes To New, Diamante, and As Lions]. Based in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, the labels are distributed through RED/Sony in the U.S., ADA/Warner in Europe, Sony in Canada, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America, and Universal in Japan.

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