In December 2004, Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames—at the peak of their tour supporting Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004), marking a shift to more industrial and accessible sound—performed at Hammersmith Apollo in London, a 5,000-capacity arena where their December 27 show became part of the European tour and later featured on the DVD Used & Abused: In Live We Trust (2005). The 90-minute set, captured professionally, embodied the year's climax, where Björn Gelotte's riffs and Anders Fridén's vocals on tracks like "Pinball Map", "Only for the Weak", and "Trigger" evoked collective response before a sold-out crowd. As the last show with guitarist Jesper Strömblad before his 2009 departure, it underscored In Flames' genre leadership, turning the arena into a realm of rebellion and unity.