Over the past three decades, melodic death metal stalwarts In Flames have garnered a reputation for upsetting the apple cart, especially amongst their elder fanbase. The Swedish titans have never been afraid of wandering into various subgenres, and – case in point – their last album, I, The Mask, saw them venturing into cleaner cut, modern metal territory. So, you can be forgiven if you had some reservations about what 2023 In Flames are going to sound like. However, their renaissance period has very much arrived, with Foregone harking back to their earlier days whilst still sounding like something that belongs in modern times. It encapsulates the sublime heaviness you want from them, with a light sprinkling of melody thrown in to give these songs a fiery underbel...