Jesper Strömblad, lead songwriter, guitarist and last original member of In Flames, Sweden's greatest Metal act of all time (as voiced by the prime minister of Sweden) has decided to leave the band permanently for unconfirmed reasons, but not because of the band or its members, who have given him their full support.
This comes off the back of the "A Sense of Purpose" World Tour, and just before the probable news of returning to the studio to record In Flame's 10th studio album.
No replacement guitarist has been named, but with In Flames saying they will continue with the band, the most likely option is either a return from Niklas Engelin or Glenn Ljungström, both former guitarists of In Flames, with Niklas filling in for Bjorn during his absense on the Australia/South America/Japan leg of the world tour.
Jesper has said that he will continue to pursue a career in music, Metal or not.
The remaining members of In Flames have stated that the door is always open for Jesper to return, hopefully sooner rather than later, but due to Jesper's statement that he was "permanently leaving", this seems unlikely to happen.
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what about anders? isnt he an original?
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