IN FLAMES' SVENSSON To Appear At Germany's MEINL DRUM FESTIVAL
August 7, 2008Daniel Svensson of IN FLAMES will join this year’s biggest drummers show in Germany, the Meinl Drum Festival, which takes place in Gutenstetten on September 7. Daniel's appearance will take place at 5:00 p.m. and he will be joined by some of the most important drummers in music today, including Chris Coleman, Johnny Rabb and Jaska Raatikainen. You can also meet Daniel during a signing session before his drum show.
The schedule is as follows:
10.00 Doors open
11.00 Jost Nickel (Germany - JAN DELAY)
12.30 Jaska Raatikainen (Finland - CHILDREN OF BODOM)
14.00 Chris Coleman (USA - CHAKA KHAN)
15.30 Benny Greb (Germany - JEROBEAM, STOPPOK)
17.00 Daniel Svensson (Sweden - IN FLAMES)
18.00 Benny Greb (Germany - JEROBEAM, STOPPOK)
Johnny Rabb (USA - BIO DIESEL)
For more information, visit www.meinldrumfestival.com.
HardTimes.ca conducted an interview with Daniel Svensson during the Canadian leg of the recently completed Gigantour (headlined by MEGADETH). Watch the seven-minute chat below.
IN FLAMES will embark on a European headlining tour in October. Support on the trek will come from SONIC SYNDICATE and GOJIRA.
IN FLAMES's new album, "A Sense of Purpose", shifted 20,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release. This is slightly less than the opening tally of "Come Clarity" (Ferret),which sold just under 24,000 copies in February 2006 to debut at position No. 58.
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