Video: IN FLAMES Fan Joins Band On Stage At Spain's RESURRECTION FEST

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES invited a fan named Javier on stage Friday, July 17 at the Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain to join them on stage to sing the song “Take This Life”. Javier had apparently held up a banner earlier in the show asking the band to let him take over on vocals for the track. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below.

In a recent interview with The Aquarian Weekly, IN FLAMES singer Anders Fridén stated about the band’s relationship with its fans: “It’s always nice to meet our fans and we always try to give them a unique experience. We have never lost sight that they are the reason why we get to do this for a living. So they deserve all the attention in the world. And we will always try to do as much as we possibly can for them.”

IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte told SkullsNBones.com: “Our fans are the best in the world. I know some old-school fans may not be too fond of the new material, but overall, the response [to our new album, ‘Siren Charms’] has been extremely positive. We understand that some may not like our progression, but that’s the beauty of music. It’s one of the few freedoms we really have. You can choose what you want to listen to or not, so I think that’s a great thing. We’ve been hearing mixed reviews since ‘Whoracle’ or ‘Colony’, so we are used to it by now. Some people adapt to change, and some do not. You have to realize that we’ve been around for almost twenty years, and it’s human nature to evolve. Whether it’s through music, personal beliefs, or whatever, your thought process and emotions evolve. So we stick to playing the music we love, and luckily we’ve had a strong fan base to stay by us throughout those years.”

“Siren Charms” sold around 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 26 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released in the U.S. on September 9, 2014 via Sony/RED. The effort was recorded at Hansa Tonstudios (DAVID BOWIE, DEPECHE MODE, U2) in Berlin, Germany. The cover artwork was created by Blake Armstrong of Space Boy Comics.

IN FLAMES filmed a new concert DVD/Blu-ray on November 6, 2014 at Hovet in Stockholm and November 7, 2014 at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Photo credit: Ruben Navarro (official Resurrection Fest photographer)

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net