684 days after the original date they were due to play here, tonight melodic death metal legends In Flames hit Concorde 2 in Brighton as the first leg of a reasonably extensive UK run. What was due to be a tour in support of 2019’s I, The Mask just over a year following its release has now developed into one with a three-year gap since there was new music from the band, with the drought of live music over the prior years leading to fervent excitement for a sell-out show. Opening tonight’s concert are Defects, who work within the tried, tested and extremely effective metalcore formula of neck-snapping riffs combined with choruses that feel catchy even on first listen. With only two singles released as a band thus far, they are about as far from In Flames’ 32 years of experience as you can g...
