Synthesis magazine cover alum Alex Pardee revealed over MySpace his artwork for the new In Flames album, A Sense of Purpose, which is due out in April. It looks pretty sick.

According to Pardee in his MySpace bulletin:

So, as i wasn’t allowed to even mention this before, I have been working feverishly with one of the greatest modern metal bands in the world, IN FLAMES, on their new album artwork and packaging for their new album, “A Sense of Purpose”.
Those guys are not only Swedish, but they are also amazing and hilarious. Its like a heavy-metal 3-for!
The cover artwork finally got revealed today.
It was a very involved project, as IN FLAMES had a very specific vision for the look of this album, and i had a LOT to live up to since their last album was designed and illustrated by none other than one of my major influences, Derek Hess!

The liner notes will also contain a 20-page booklet illustrated by Pardee.

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