IN FLAMES: Russian Dates Announced
August 12, 2009Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have scheduled two dates in Russia in November:
Nov. 07 - St. Petersburg, RUS - Glav Club
Nov. 08 - Moscow, RUS - Gorbunova
Commented the band: "Ever since the last Russian shows we did early last year, we've been wanting to go back, and now we are! We are very excited and hope to see you guys there!"
IN FLAMES is continuing to tour without guitarist Jesper Strömblad, who recently checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in order to receive treatment for his alcohol addiction. For the time being, Niclas Engelin from the Swedish band ENGEL is filling in on guitar. Niclas has helped IN FLAMES on a couple of occasions in the past and is no stranger to the band's songs or the touring life.
The group previously said in a statement: "Jesper has struggled for some time with alcoholic abuse, and decided to sit this [tour] out in order to seek help and focus on rehabilitation and all that comes with it. We all talked about it and together with Jesper, we chose to ask our longtime friend Niclas Engelin, who helped us before, to complete the tour. We are all sad that it needed to come to this, but health comes first. This is something Jesper needed to do for himself and we wish Jesper all the best with his recovery and hope to have him back on the road with us again very, very soon!"
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