How do you think Hammerfall and In Flames differ?
JS: They’re a straight classic heavy metal band. And In Flames is more progressive. But that’s the point with Hammerfall. They’re supposed to be just straight heavy metal, cliches and it’s so funny. MU: What happens next for you guys, after this tour? JS: Just go home and take a long vacation. MU: It will be awhile before we see another In Flames record? JS: No, when I say long, I mean two weeks. We go back into the studio in January, hopefully, to record a new album. MU: Are you writing while you’re on the road? JS: Yeah, some. Some stuff, yeah. I have a lot of ideas for the next album. MU: So you don’t go into it with a conscious mind to make a certain type of album – it will just be what happens naturally? JS: Yeah. The only thing we do is try to – we will have one of those songs, and one of those songs, you know, a groovy song, a melodic song, maybe. So we know that, now we sit down and write one of those. But it just comes up as it does. MU: How popular do you think In Flames can
