In Flames' Anders Friden on the Social 'Masks' He Wears

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#InFlames singer Anders Friden sits down with Loudwire, analyzing lyrics to explain the social masks he wears in celebration of the band's new album #ITheMask.
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  • @Gotcha2Tanks4Life
    @Gotcha2Tanks4Life4 жыл бұрын

    Can we take a moment that we can complement the interviewer? He has done a really good job in this conversation

  • @nevermore691
    @nevermore6914 жыл бұрын

    He’s humble and this is brilliant

  • @XxTheGoOfYxX
    @XxTheGoOfYxX5 жыл бұрын

    I will forever support these guys!

  • @Monkeypole

    @Monkeypole

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why they have made nothing but shit after their third album

  • @volker2714

    @volker2714

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Monkeypole I'm glad you told us! We might not have noticed otherwise.

  • @Monkeypole

    @Monkeypole

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@volker2714 well obviously the idiot that posted above me needs told

  • @Monkeypole

    @Monkeypole

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rocosurfs If you don't want to hear other people opinions/comments then stay out of the comment section dumbass

  • @jeysaurus2657

    @jeysaurus2657

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Monkeypole Because there are many people like me who like their old stuff also as the new one because we understand that people change in their life and so the music changes. Never will understand that there are guys like you that flame around like mimimi the new stuff is shit, im sorry bro you dont have any kind of knowledge in music then, keep running blind dude :)

  • @mavisser3211
    @mavisser32115 жыл бұрын

    FANTASTIC questions, this is way better than any interview I've seen in a long time. Please keep this guy over Graham, this man is far more sincere. Wonderful to mention Pinball Map

  • @metalbunnE
    @metalbunnE4 жыл бұрын

    He likes to keep a simple front. He's chill, relaxed, calm and that's the people he enjoys being around the most. You can tell he suffers from anxiety as well. He doesn't want to deal with anything that will cause him to be something he doesn't want to be. His strength is through music because he can express himself more than one way and it doesn't necessarily have to be about himself because in hopes he is reaching out to the fans. That's why he feels calm on stage and can have some fun, It's almost like he feels free. That's what I picked up from this. I LOVE it.

  • @creamC19
    @creamC195 жыл бұрын

    I the mask is a wonderfull album and I loved the title track instantly! It speaks what I'm feeling inside and it touched me, like Anders said, this song especially reached me, because there are so many moments in life when you fell locked in a certain situation, with no end or real solution in sight. It's hard to deal with these moments and so you don't really know who you are or where you belong to

  • @andreakrause5960
    @andreakrause59604 жыл бұрын

    This is the first time In watch an interview with Anders although I listen to In Flames for a "little" while. He seems to be such a relaxed, nice and intelligente guy and it's fun to listen to him!

  • @twoface2937
    @twoface29375 жыл бұрын

    The Mask concept i defiantly feel

  • @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291

    @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291

    5 жыл бұрын

    Defiantly or definitely?

  • @Sooth0

    @Sooth0

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pirandello

  • @JunkieMonkey321

    @JunkieMonkey321

    5 жыл бұрын

    Literally everyone feels it

  • @hexed5307

    @hexed5307

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JunkieMonkey321 some people feel it much more than others

  • @Ceazurhaha
    @Ceazurhaha5 жыл бұрын

    I recently got into In Flames and their fucking great. I see that a lot of people don’t really like their most recent stuff and prefer their earlier stuff. For me I prefer both. Their new album is awesome.

  • @poppel87
    @poppel875 жыл бұрын

    Anders is so good interviews. I like when he's reserved and doesn't talk much about his private life

  • @grayskull1521
    @grayskull15215 жыл бұрын

    inFlames are the shit! Love their vibe.

  • @mmoviefan7
    @mmoviefan75 жыл бұрын

    Delight and Angers

  • @KoRn_NuTT
    @KoRn_NuTT5 жыл бұрын

    I love these guys, seen em in Bismarck a few years ago and then got to meet them in the bar across the street after the show with the guys from As I Lay Dying, so down to earth and super nice guys... I'll never forget that concert 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @lejlaaa430
    @lejlaaa4304 жыл бұрын

    I would say that Jesper gave In Flames character, but Anders gave that character personality. Which is ironic since he says in this interview that he's had problems with identity. But I don't know, I still feel like I see him for the person that he is through his lyrics, and without that In Flames wouldn't have had personality. The songs wouldn't have felt personal without Anders.

  • @THEREALmangish
    @THEREALmangish5 жыл бұрын

    Great album. Great explanation about I the mask. Been with you for 20 years, and I hope to see you for another 20. PallarAnders for prez!

  • @deanlangley4003
    @deanlangley40035 жыл бұрын

    That new album is great, Thanks In Flames for giving us another heavier album since 2006 or 2008

  • @Betta66
    @Betta66 Жыл бұрын

    This talk of masks aged quite well

  • @russellgaskey726
    @russellgaskey7264 жыл бұрын

    In Flames we trust!

  • @vojinvmilojkovic7622
    @vojinvmilojkovic76223 жыл бұрын

    Great interview I got accustomed to listen IF on daily basis, i cant remember last time i watched an interview xd

  • @pglasc
    @pglasc5 жыл бұрын

    You all should be very proud of what you created. I feel this...

  • @laverna5958
    @laverna59585 жыл бұрын

    Good interview 🤘🏻

  • @Boozer13
    @Boozer135 жыл бұрын

    Their new album is soooooo good

  • @fhugfhu.
    @fhugfhu.5 жыл бұрын

    It is really good video!!!

  • @MrYagao
    @MrYagao4 жыл бұрын

    best voice .. love passenger and inflames! anders fridén is the best ..

  • @hussamelnory8398
    @hussamelnory83985 жыл бұрын

    Siren charms

  • @Yukatoshi
    @Yukatoshi4 жыл бұрын

    Damn he looks different!!

  • @WHOA54
    @WHOA545 жыл бұрын

    In Flames😍

  • @REEEEEEEEEEEE0
    @REEEEEEEEEEEE05 жыл бұрын

    New album is fantastic. Probably my favorite since Sounds of a playground. Although I enjoyed the last 2

  • @hexed5307
    @hexed53072 жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna go on a rant here to the "fans" in the comments that treat this dude like garbage. It's draining to see the number of sheep who listen to metal because "Feelings are for pussies! LoUd MuSic Go DURRRRR" When you guys don't even stop to consider the artists behind the music at all. Our idols, like Anders Friden here, are intelligent as hell, and it's their emotional introspectiveness that enables the inspiration to create the masterpieces we know and love. And truth be told, Melodic Death Metal, and other subgenres of metal for that matter, have some of the most profound and inspiring lyrics you'll find in music all around. If that bothers you, you've never really paid attention in the first place. Also, he's getting older. He's got kids and a family to think about now. So, perhaps this most recent "earthquake", (if you watched the video, you'd know that reference), revealed more of who he is and what HE wants to write. With I, the Mask, it's not just about relating to the fans and creating music we can identify with, which honestly saddens me considering the amount of people who completely ignore that fact, but it's also Anders, (who's just a regular guy by the way), is just trying to be himself. "The jester that wants to be free." You ever stop to consider what that really means? Why the JESTER has been the mascot in the first place, since the very beginning? I'll give you minute. I feel like I'm trying to teach a preschool class about manners honestly, because the metal community has some of the most insufferable sacks of ***** I've ever seen. I'm not going to speak for the guy and say what HIS feelings are in relation to the horrible things I've seen said about IF's music lately, because it's simply not my place, but I can say that when someone who's main inspiration for their art is about feeling depressed, unseen, unheard, invalidated, and pissed the **** off at a world full of selfish human beings, taking off that "mask" they've worn to fit in for so long to avoid that particular pain is not an easy thing to do. Some artists are more vague in the way they convey their message in the music, and In Flames is no exception, but this is my connection to their music and always has been. I could be wrong, maybe they have no meaning to it at all, and I'm stupid. Either way my point stands. Last thing I'll say is this: I have Asperger's. I've struggled with socializing and feeling human my entire life. So, when I see a dude who's just trying to be himself, opening up about their internal struggles and no one listens, it pisses me off. Because the invalidation you guys are displaying towards him and In Flames' music just further proves my point that people who struggle with identity issues can't ever feel safe being themselves.

  • @journeyman2003
    @journeyman20035 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see in flames do a song with ghost! I think they could make some magic happen!

  • @ThePredsedatel
    @ThePredsedatel5 жыл бұрын

    yeeeah

  • @MachineHeadDissent
    @MachineHeadDissent5 жыл бұрын

    🤙😎🤘

  • @evilcort
    @evilcort5 жыл бұрын

    Do anyone of you know what cap does Anders wear?

  • @Snowdon4321

    @Snowdon4321

    5 жыл бұрын

    He has his own AF cap

  • @user-dd8on8wz2t

    @user-dd8on8wz2t

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Snowdon4321 cap AF)

  • @vinaytomar4538
    @vinaytomar45385 жыл бұрын

    i love in flames and all band guys

  • @tywins3669
    @tywins36693 жыл бұрын

    Pissed I didnt start listening to these guys till last year.

  • @mpandunky
    @mpandunky5 жыл бұрын

    I used to listen to In Flames occasionally but after I, the Mask... omgtwf... Definitely my most played album of 2019.

  • @jaggedvisions
    @jaggedvisions5 жыл бұрын

    Where’s graham

  • @santicarbonellsiles3739
    @santicarbonellsiles37395 жыл бұрын

    In flames music its great but lyrics, lyrics are fuking awesome!!

  • @jimpickens8551
    @jimpickens85515 жыл бұрын

    hows the new album? is it pop music yet?

  • @Serum526

    @Serum526

    5 жыл бұрын

    I only listened to like half of it but "This is Our House" seems to be the only song that sucks. Sounds like they're stepping back to like Come Clarity a bit. Not quite their heaviest shit but heavy with clean choruses.

  • @jimpickens8551

    @jimpickens8551

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Serum526 thanks, guess i will give it a try

  • @Serum526

    @Serum526

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jimpickens8551 I definitely liked it more than their last 2 albums.

  • @abhisheksawanthxc

    @abhisheksawanthxc

    5 жыл бұрын

    I believe it's their best work since A Sense of Purpose

  • @wvusmc

    @wvusmc

    5 жыл бұрын

    Poppy choruses, but that's nothing new. It's closer to Come Clarity than their most recent albums.

  • @jeysaurus2657
    @jeysaurus26574 жыл бұрын

    Please understand that these guys also were younger and their life changed like yours, and so the music changes because their feelings and vision on many things changed. Everything evolves in life .. stop calling it shitty music because their are not the same like in the past thats so dumb and just shows that you are not a loyal fan and have no knowledge in music! ._. Think about your feelings, are they every day the same ?!

  • @kenny1138

    @kenny1138

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol you gotta understand the overall quality of their music went down for a period I thought I the Mask was a good record (and it being my first in flames record) but going back to their 90’s and even Clayman it seems so much better, more passion, emotion, better instrumentation. I think I, the mask was them tying for sure, and I understand that Anders probably most likely can’t hit those growls and high screams like he used to and to an extent prefer his cleans now HECK I think Sense of Purpose is the closest record you’ll get to older 90’s In flames. Baaaaaa again those two records compared to their older records nope. But also keep in mind change isn’t always good especially if ur always trying to do new shit lmao this is why pop is trash. Sure I’m a newer fan but I really hope they go back and hey I’m excited for then (20Th anniversary of Clayman and even like the recording of Only For the Weak.

  • @cringeanimations7227
    @cringeanimations72272 жыл бұрын

    “Loud wiRe

  • @NYSV
    @NYSV2 жыл бұрын

    Kuusamo

  • @e.tezani3877
    @e.tezani38773 жыл бұрын

    Swedish Jonathan Davis

  • @metalguru8140

    @metalguru8140

    2 жыл бұрын

    The guy is a complete fraud. One of the most talentless hacks in the metal industry.

  • @Mikau-gb8uo

    @Mikau-gb8uo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ihsahn is norwegian J. Davis ;-)

  • @TheWho58
    @TheWho585 жыл бұрын

    you sure that ain't Gavin mcinnes in one of his gimmicks? lol

  • @christopherblue2004
    @christopherblue20045 жыл бұрын

    Anders looks like Seth Rogen.

  • @gregorydooley5937
    @gregorydooley59375 жыл бұрын

    Oof 1st

  • @iFknLoveSwat
    @iFknLoveSwat5 жыл бұрын

    These questions were extremely specific. Should have asked, “what was your favorite song you wrote for the new album?” Or, “what song has the most meaning to you?”

  • @Rozzjd
    @Rozzjd3 жыл бұрын

    I used to love these guys, now I don't recognize them anymore with their hard core nu metal shit. No gracias 😁

  • @johnmarston6556
    @johnmarston65565 жыл бұрын

    The only good in flames album was the jester race sure yadayadayada its got a decent concept it aint shit but it aint avant garde death metal

  • @nickmacrae5976
    @nickmacrae59763 жыл бұрын

    This really didn't age well lol

  • @Leaf4IF

    @Leaf4IF

    3 жыл бұрын

    How or why is that?

  • @nickmacrae5976

    @nickmacrae5976

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Leaf4IFHe was singing about masks a few months before the pandemic started; kind of like how Cattle Decap released “Bring Back the Plague” in November 2019

  • @poorlake8107
    @poorlake81075 жыл бұрын

    I, the autotune

  • @iammaxhailme
    @iammaxhailme5 жыл бұрын

    I miss melodeath in flames pop metal is boring

  • @renshammar

    @renshammar

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good thing nobody is forcing you to listen to the things you find boring. They have several albums where they play the things that you miss on their newer stuff, listen to those instead.

  • @metal3mark616

    @metal3mark616

    5 жыл бұрын

    There no thinking pop metal.

  • @deductivereasoning4257

    @deductivereasoning4257

    5 жыл бұрын

    melodeath = Rammstein + Midnight Oil

  • @wvusmc

    @wvusmc

    5 жыл бұрын

    I like both and honestly don't even care to hear newer melo-death records. When I'm in the mood for it I'll just put on the classics.

  • @cmc47834

    @cmc47834

    5 жыл бұрын

    If that's so at least in flames can usually do good pop metal

  • @Monkeypole
    @Monkeypole5 жыл бұрын

    How can a band that made one of my favourite ever albums (the jester race) end up making so much shit!

  • @fupaking7717

    @fupaking7717

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ever think of just not listening to their new stuff buddy boy?

  • @Monkeypole

    @Monkeypole

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@fupaking7717 still doesnt detract from my point

  • @MrShitfire420
    @MrShitfire4205 жыл бұрын

    New In flames fuckin sucks ,old school In flames is gold.

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