Gothenburg based Swedes AT THE GATES who formed in 1990, are one of the most important bands in the history of death metal. But, with that sort of reputation comes expectation and pressure. Especially when you are dealing with the band’s first new studio album since 1995. Indeed, after several reunions in the last almost 25 years, AT THE GATES have “blown up the bank” with their new and fifth album “At War With Reality”, released on October 27, via Century Media Records.
Just a couple of weeks before the release, Tarja Virmakari had a long and interesting chat with the band’s frontman and vocalist Tomas Lindberg, who is considered one of The Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time. Tarja and Tomas spoke at length about the new album, choosing a couple of songs to review in detail. Tomas also revealed many interesting details about the main concept… “At War With Reality” is all about Magic Realism… if you want to know more about it, and other topics, please join the conversation below.
At War With Reality, the highly anticipated new studio album by Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, has been released worldwide via Century Media Records and achieved the following chart positions:
USA: #53
Sweden: #3
Germany: #25
Finland: #15
Austria: #39
Switzerland: #51
UK: #132
UK Rock Charts: #13
France: #119
Japan Oricon International: #17
To purchase At War With Reality, please visit select local retailers or the following websites:
For a preview of At War With Reality, be sure to check out the video for “Death And The Labyrinth“, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, LACUNA COIL, etc.). The album’s title track can also be heard here:
For North American fans, a limited 180-gram LP re-issue of AT THE GATES’ classic Gardens of Grief EP will also be available starting on Black Friday (Nov. 28). This special release will be exclusive to independent record stores and includes a fold-out poster and never-before-seen pictures. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
AT THE GATES has just announced additional live appearances for Japan (as part of the Extreme The Dojo tour series), Poland and next year’s Brutal Assault Open Air in Czech Republic. See below for all upcoming dates.
2015 Decibel Magazine Tour dates with AT THE GATES, CONVERGE, VALLENFYRE
Mar. 27, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Mar. 28, 2015 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Mar. 29, 2015 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Mar. 30, 2015 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Mar. 31, 2015 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market
Apr. 2, 2015 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Apr. 3, 2015 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Apr. 4, 2015 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Street
Apr. 5, 2015 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Apr. 6, 2015 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Apr. 8, 2015 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix
Apr. 9, 2015 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Apr. 10, 2015 – Boston, MA – Royale
Apr. 11, 2015 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Apr. 12, 2015 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
The much anticipated new studio album “At War With Reality” by Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES is coming up soon for the following territories: Italy / Spain / Poland – Tuesday, October 28, Sweden / Japan – Wednesday, October 29 and Australia / New Zealand – Friday, October 31.”At War With Reality” is available in the following versions:
– Jewelcase CD (20 page booklet)
– Ltd. mediabook CD (40 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM Europe)
– Digipak CD (20 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM USA)
– Ltd. 3-disc artbook (48 page booklet; 4 bonus tracks; 5.1 surround mix DVD; patch) – limited to 3000 copies
– Cassette (limited to 500 copies worldwide)
– Digital download
– Ltd. 2×10″ vinyl boxset (20 page booklet; poster) – limited to 1000 copies worldwide via CM Distro
– Gatefold 180gr. LP (20 page booklet; poster)
The 12″ LP format is available in the following colored vinyl editions:
– Black (unlimited)
– Transparent red (limited to 300 copies via CM Webshop EU) *sold out*
– Dark green (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro EU)
– Clear (limited to 500 copies) ***
– Lilac marble (limited to 100 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Blue marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Magenta marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Ash grey marble (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro USA)
– Silver (limited to 400 copies in the USA)
– Gold (limited to 1500 copies in the USA)
– White (limited to 100 copies; exclusive 2015 MDF edition in the USA)
– Solid red (limited to 500 copies in Sweden) ***
*** Attention: Due to unforeseen logistical complications with the clear vinyl, this one could no longer be the “Swedish exclusive” version and the 500 manufactured copies will also be available in other territories. Instead, a new solid red coloured version in a limited pressing of 500 hand numbered copies will be the new “Swedish exclusive” LP format (via Universal distribution) for the release.
An online-teaser for the Artbook 3-disc format can be seen here: youtube.com/Teaser
The digital download format pre-order for the album gives you instant grat access to the songs “At War With Reality” and “Death And The Labyrinth”. Get it here: smarturl.it/ATGiTUNES or here: smarturl.it/atgAMAZONMP3
The tracklisting for the standard album version is as follows:
AT THE GATES – “At War With Reality”:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
The limited edition Mediabook and also the Digipak format include the bonus tracks “Language Of The Dead” and “The Skin Of A Fire” as well as a vintage ATG-logo patch. The 3-disc Artbook format includes the patch and those same two bonus tracks as well as a cover version of Canadian cult Thrash Metallers Sacrifice with the track “Re-Animation” and a demo version of “Eater Of Gods”. The 3rd disc is an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a special 5.1 surround mix of the album.With the classic line-up of their latest masterpiece, “Slaughter Of The Soul” (1995), AT THE GATES recorded “At War With Reality” with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) and mixed with Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator). Never compromising their vision, this is an album that once again captures the honesty and integrity that has defined AT THE GATES, making them one of the most significant extreme metal names of the past 25 years. True devotees have always been excited by the band’s willingness to be diverse; “At War With Reality” continues that tradition after 19 years of anticipation. With this long-awaited album, “the greatest Swedish Death Metal band ever reclaims their rightful throne” (Decibel Magazine).
The album’s first promotional video clip for the song “Death And The Labyrinth” was directed by Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, etc.) and can be seen here: youtube.com/PromoVideo and here within Germany: muzu.tv/PromoVideo. The audio version of the track can now also be streamed via SoundCloud here: soundcloud.com/DeathAndTheLabyrinth
“At War With Reality”, the album’s title track and an initial sample of the first new music in 19 years by AT THE GATES, was previously debuted as promotional stream here: youtube.com/TitleTrack and here (In Germany): muzu.tv/TitleTrack as well as also here: soundcloud.com/TitleTrack
On the live-front, AT THE GATES have recently announced to be headlining the next installment of the Decibel Magazine tour through North America in March 2015 together with Converge and labelmates Vallenfyre. Additionally, some new shows (Spain, Romania) and other updates have been mentioned for Europe as well. Here is a list of all upcoming AT THE GATES live-shows:
AT THE GATES + ROTTEN SOUND:
20.11.2014 – Tampere (Finland) – Klubi
21.11.2014 – Jyväskylä (Finland) – Lutako
22.11.2014 – Helsinki (Finland) – Nosturi
AT THE GATES, GRAVE, MORBUS CHRON:
27.11.2014 – Göteborg (Sweden) – Trägårn
28.11.2014 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Arenan
29.11.2014 – Malmö (Sweden) – KB
AT THE GATES, TRIPTYKON, MORBUS CHRON:
Presented by Visions, Metal Hammer, Metal.de in Germany and by Rock Tribune in the BeNeLux
04.12.2014 – London (UK) – Forum
05.12.2014 – Manchester (UK) – Academy 2
06.12.2014 – Glasgow (UK) – Garage
07.12.2014 – Birmingham (UK) – The Oobleck
08.12.2014 – Cardiff (UK) – The Globe
10.12.2014 – Essen (Germany) – Turock
11.12.2014 – Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle
12.12.2014 – Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
13.12.2014 – Leipzig (Germany) – Conne Island
14.12.2014 – Wien (Austria) – Arena
16.12.2014 – Aarau (Switzerland) – Kiff
17.12.2014 – Munich (Germany – Backstage Werk
18.12.2014 – Antwerpen (Belgium) – Trix
19.12.2014 – Cologne (Germany) – Essigfabrik
20.12.2014 – Berlin (Germany) – Postbahnhof
AT THE GATES – live 2015:
08.01.2015 – Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul
09.01.2015 – Athens (Greece) – Fuzz Music Club * New venue!
10.01.2015 – Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club
16.01.2015 – Bologna (Italy) – Estragon + Hour Of Penance
17.01.2015 – Rome (Italy) – Orion + Hour Of Penance
18.01.2015 – Trezzo Sull’Adda / Milano (Italy) – Live Club + Hour Of Penance
31.01.2015 – Dublin (Ireland) – Academy
21.02.2015 – Bergen (Norway) – Blastfest
26.02.2015 – Oslo (Norway) – Vulkan Arena
27.02.2015 – Karlstad (Sweden) – Nöjesfabriken
28.02.2015 – Umeå (Sweden) – House Of Metal
06.03.2015 – Madrid (Spain) – Penelope
07.03.2015 – Bilbao (Spain) – Sala Santana
08.03.2015 – Barcelona (Spain) – Sala Razzmatazz
27.03.2015 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
28.03.2015 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
29.03.2015 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
30.03.2015 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
31.03.2015 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
02.04.2015 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
03.04.2015 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
04.04.2015 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Street / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
05.04.2015 – Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
06.04.2015 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
08.04.2015 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
09.04.2015 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
10.04.2015 – Boston, MA – Royale / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
11.04.2015 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
12.04.2015 – New York, NY – Webster Hall / Decibel Tour + Converge & Vallenfyre
01.05.2015 – Örebro (Sweden) – Ritz
02.05.2015 – Sundsvall (Sweden) – Pipeline
29.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
30.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
15.08.2015 – Cetatea Rasnov (Romania) – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
A special European tour trailer can be seen here: youtube.com/TourTrailer
AT THE GATES have also scheduled a special signing session in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday October 31st, 2014 at 5:30pm at the Bengans record store.AT THE GATES line-up:
Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
Anders Björler – Guitars
Martin Larsson – Guitars
Jonas Björler – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
AT THE GATES selected discography:
Gardens Of Grief / EP – 1991
The Red In The Sky Is Ours – 1992
With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness – 1993
Terminal Spirit Disease – 1994
Slaughter Of The Soul – 1995
Purgatory Unleashed / Live – 2010
At War With Reality – 2014
The release date for At War With Reality, on Century Media, the new studio album by Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES, is drawing closer:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / FINLAND: Friday, October 24, 2014
NORTH AMERICA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2014
ITALY / SPAIN / POLAND: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
SWEDEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, October 31, 2014
In anticipation of this release, AT THE GATES has now debuted a video for the album track “Death And The Labyrinth“. Directed by Patric Ullaeus (IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, LACUNA COIL, etc.), the vibrant clip can be seen here:
Tomas Lindberg (vocals) comments: “We had a very special idea about the kind of approach we wanted for the first video from ‘At War With Reality’. What we needed was someone gifted enough to throw himself artistically into the project full on. The lyrics to the song are very multi-layered and surreal, so we wanted someone to create a fevered dreamworld that went with the melancholic frustration and dramatic desperation that we feel comes across in the song. This is exactly what Patric has created for us. It’s his vision of the music and lyrics, which compliments the track perfectly in my opinion. I couldn’t be happier!”
Director Patric Ullaeus adds: “It’s always nice to work with creative artists who are like-minded. Ideas seem to flow easily. We had a lot of fun making our vision come true. Being on these amazing locations in Antelope Canyon, Arizona was truly an unforgettable experience.”
For another preview of At War With Reality, be sure to check out the album’s title track:
Recorded with the classic line-up of their latest masterpiece, Slaughter Of The Soul (1995), At War With Reality marks AT THE GATES’ first new release in 19 years. Never compromising their vision,At War With Reality is an album that once again captures the honesty and integrity that has defined AT THE GATES, making them one of the most significant extreme metal names of the past 25 years. True devotees have always been excited by the band’s willingness to be diverse; this upcoming effort continues that tradition after 19 years of anticipation. With this long-awaited album, “the greatest Swedish Death Metal band ever reclaims their rightful throne” (Decibel Magazine).
To pre-order At War With Reality, please visit the websites below:
At War With Reality is available in the following versions:
– Jewelcase CD (20 page booklet)
– Digipak CD (20 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch)
– Cassette (limited to 500 copies worldwide)
– Digital download
– Gatefold 180gr. LP (20 page booklet; poster)
– Ltd. mediabook CD (40 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch)
– Ltd. 3-disc artbook (48 page booklet; 4 bonus tracks; 5.1 surround mix DVD; patch) – limited to 3000 copies
– Ltd. 2×10″ boxset (20 page booklet; poster) – limited to 1000 copies worldwide via CM Distro
The iTunes pre-order includes a free download of the album’s title track upon purchase (“Death And The Labyrinth” will be instantly available for download on October 21st in North America).
The 12″ LP format will be available in the following colored vinyl editions:
– Black (unlimited)
– Transparent red (limited to 300 copies via CM Webshop EU)
– Dark green (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro EU)
– Clear (limited to 500 copies in Sweden)
– Lilac marble (limited to 100 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Blue marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Magenta marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Ash grey marble (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro USA)
– Silver (limited to 400 copies in the USA)
– Gold (limited to 1500 copies in the USA)
– White (limited to 100 copies; exclusive 2015 MDF edition in the USA)
At War With Reality standard edition track-listing:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
The limited edition mediabook and digipak format will include the bonus tracks “Language Of The Dead” and “The Skin Of A Fire”, as well as a vintage ATG-logo patch. The 3-disc artbook format will also include the patch and those same two bonus tracks, as well as a demo version of “Eater Of Gods” and a cover version of “Re-Animation” by Canadian cult thrash metallers SACRIFICE (the 3rd disc is an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a special 5.1 surround mix of the album). A teaser for the 3-disc artbook format can now be seen here: http://youtu.be/5xfWOeeQhGU
For North American fans, a limited 180-gram LP re-issue of AT THE GATES’ classic Gardens of GriefEP will also be available starting on Black Friday (Nov. 28). This special release will be exclusive to independent record stores and includes a fold-out poster and never-before-seen pictures. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
AT THE GATES line-up:
Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
Anders Björler – Guitars
Martin Larsson – Guitars
Jonas Björler – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
The release date for “At War With Reality”, via Century Media Records, the much anticipated new studio album by Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES, is drawing closer. Here are the exact release dates by territory:GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / FINLAND: Friday, October 24, 2014.
NORTH AMERICA / UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2014.
ITALY / SPAIN / POLAND: Tuesday, October 28, 2014.
SWEDEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, October 31, 2014
“At War With Reality” is available in the following versions:- Jewelcase CD (20 page booklet)
– Ltd. mediabook CD (40 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM Europe)
– Digipak CD (20 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM USA)
– Ltd. 3-disc artbook (48 page booklet; 4 bonus tracks; 5.1 surround mix DVD; patch) – limited to 3000 copies
– Cassette (limited to 500 copies worldwide)
– Digital download
– Ltd. 2×10″ vinyl boxset (20 page booklet; poster) – limited to 1000 copies worldwide via CM Distro
– Gatefold 180gr. LP (20 page booklet; poster)The 12″ LP format will be available in the following colored vinyl editions:
– Black (unlimited)
– Transparent red (limited to 300 copies via CM Webshop EU)
– Dark green (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro EU)
– Clear (limited to 500 copies in Sweden)
– Lilac marble (limited to 100 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Blue marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Magenta marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Ash grey marble (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro USA)
– Silver (limited to 400 copies in the USA)
– Gold (limited to 1500 copies in the USA)
– White (limited to 100 copies; exclusive 2015 MDF edition in the USA)
An online-teaser for the Artbook 3-disc format can now be seen here:
Pre-order your format of choice from CM Distro here: www.cmdistro.deThe digital download format pre-order for the album gives you instant grat access to the album’s title-track as of today. Get it here: www.smarturl.it/ATGiTUNES or here: smarturl.it/atgAMAZONMP3The tracklisting for the standard album version is as follows:
AT THE GATES – “At War With Reality”:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
The limited edition Mediabook and also the Digipak format will include the bonus tracks “Language Of The Dead” and “The Skin Of A Fire” as well as a vintage ATG-logo patch. The 3-disc Artbook format (Attention: Only 3,000 copies worldwide!) will also include the patch and those same two bonus tracks as well as a cover version of Canadian cult Thrash Metallers Sacrifice with the track “Re-Animation” and a demo version of “Eater Of Gods”. The 3rd disc is an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a special 5.1 surround mix of the album.With the classic line-up of their latest masterpiece, “Slaughter Of The Soul” (1995), AT THE GATES recorded “At War With Reality” with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) and mixed with Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator). Never compromising their vision, this is an album that once again captures the honesty and integrity that has defined AT THE GATES, making them one of the most significant extreme metal names of the past 25 years. True devotees have always been excited by the band’s willingness to be diverse; “At War With Reality” continues that tradition after 19 years of anticipation. With this long-awaited album, “the greatest Swedish Death Metal band ever reclaims their rightful throne” (Decibel Magazine).”At War With Reality”, the album’s title track and an initial sample of the first new music in 19 years by AT THE GATES, was previously debuted as promotional stream here: www.youtube.com and here (In Germany): www.muzu.tv as well as recently also here: www.soundcloud.com/centurymediaLook forward to the album’s first promotional video clip to be launched next week…
Here is a list of all upcoming AT THE GATES live-shows:
AT THE GATES + ROTTEN SOUND:
20.11.2014 – Tampere (Finland) – Klubi
21.11.2014 – Jyväskylä (Finland) – Lutako
22.11.2014 – Helsinki (Finland) – Nosturi
AT THE GATES, GRAVE, MORBUS CHRON:
27.11.2014 – Göteborg (Sweden) – Trägårn
28.11.2014 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Arenan
29.11.2014 – Malmö (Sweden) – KB
AT THE GATES, TRIPTYKON, MORBUS CHRON:
Presented by Visions, Metal Hammer, Metal.de in Germany and by Rock Tribune in the BeNeLux
04.12.2014 – London (UK) – Forum
05.12.2014 – Manchester (UK) – Academy 2
06.12.2014 – Glasgow (UK) – Garage
07.12.2014 – Birmingham (UK) – The Oobleck
08.12.2014 – Cardiff (UK) – The Globe
10.12.2014 – Essen (Germany) – Turock
11.12.2014 – Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle
12.12.2014 – Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
13.12.2014 – Leipzig (Germany) – Conne Island
14.12.2014 – Wien (Austria) – Arena
16.12.2014 – Aarau (Switzerland) – Kiff
17.12.2014 – Munich (Germany – Backstage Werk
18.12.2014 – Antwerpen (Belgium) – Trix
19.12.2014 – Cologne (Germany) – Essigfabrik
20.12.2014 – Berlin (Germany) – Postbahnhof
AT THE GATES – live 2015:
08.01.2015 – Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul
09.01.2015 – Athens (Greece) – Stage Volume 1
10.01.2015 – Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club
16.01.2015 – Bologna (Italy) – Estragon
17.01.2015 – Rome (Italy) – Orion
18.01.2015 – Trezzo Sull’Adda / Milano (Italy) – Live Club
31.01.2015 – Dublin (Ireland) – Academy
21.02.2015 – Bergen (Norway) – Blastfest
26.02.2015 – Oslo (Norway) – Vulkan Arena
27.02.2015 – Karlstad (Sweden) – Nöjesfabriken
28.02.2015 – Umeå (Sweden) – House Of Metal
01.05.2015 – Örebro (Sweden) – Ritz * New show!
02.05.2015 – Sundsvall (Sweden) – Pipeline
29.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
30.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
A special tour trailer can be seen here: www.youtube.com
AT THE GATES line-up:
Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
Anders Björler – Guitars
Martin Larsson – Guitars
Jonas Björler – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
AT THE GATES selected discography:
Gardens Of Grief / EP – 1991
The Red In The Sky Is Ours – 1992
With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness – 1993
Terminal Spirit Disease – 1994
Slaughter Of The Soul – 1995
Purgatory Unleashed / Live – 2010
At War With Reality – 2014
Today marks start of the European pre-order sales for AT THE GATES‘ upcoming and much anticipated new album, “At War With Reality”, due out worldwide on October 27th, 2014 via Century Media Records!Pre-order your format of choice from CM Distro HERE.
“At War With Reality” is available in the following versions:
– Jewelcase CD (20 page booklet)
– Ltd. mediabook CD (40 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM Europe)
– Digipak CD (20 page booklet; 2 bonus tracks; patch, CM USA)
– Ltd. 3-disc artbook (48 page booklet; 4 bonus tracks; 5.1 surround mix DVD; patch) – limited to 3000 copies
– Cassette (limited to 500 copies worldwide)
– Digital download
– Ltd. 2×10″ vinyl boxset (20 page booklet; poster) – limited to 1000 copies worldwide via CM Distro
– Gatefold 180gr. LP (20 page booklet; poster)
The 12″ LP format will be available in the following colored vinyl editions:
– Black (unlimited)
– Transparent red (limited to 300 copies via CM Webshop EU)
– Dark green (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro EU)
– Clear (limited to 500 copies in Sweden)
– Lilac marble (limited to 100 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Blue marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Magenta marble (limited to 200 copies via CM Distro USA) *sold out*
– Ash grey marble (limited to 500 copies via CM Distro USA)
– Silver (limited to 400 copies in the USA)
– Gold (limited to 1500 copies in the USA)
– White (limited to 100 copies; exclusive 2015 MDF edition in the USA)
Previously, Gothenburg melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES launched their first new music in 19 years by revealing the album’s title track here:
The track “At War With Reality” can now also be streamed on Soundcloud here:
The tracklisting for the standard album version is as follows:
AT THE GATES – “At War With Reality”:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
Next to an expanded, artistic booklet, the limited edition Mediabook and also the Digipak format will include the bonus tracks “Language Of The Dead” and “The Skin Of A Fire” as well as a vintage ATG-logo patch. The 3-disc Artbook format (Attention: Only 3,000 copies worldwide!) will also include the patch and those same two bonus tracks as well as a cover version of Canadian cult Thrash Metallers Sacrifice with the track “Re-Animation” and a demo version of “Eater Of Gods”. The 3rd disc is an exclusive bonus DVD featuring a special 5.1 surround mix of the album.With the classic line-up of their latest masterpiece, “Slaughter Of The Soul” (1995), AT THE GATES recorded “At War With Reality” with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) and mixed with Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator). Never compromising their vision, this is an album that once again captures the honesty and integrity that has defined AT THE GATES, making them one of the most significant extreme metal names of the past 25 years. True devotees have always been excited by the band’s willingness to be diverse; “At War With Reality” continues that tradition after 19 years of anticipation. With this long-awaited album, “the greatest Swedish Death Metal band ever reclaims their rightful throne” (Decibel Magazine).
Here is a list of all upcoming AT THE GATES live-shows:
AT THE GATES + ROTTEN SOUND:
20.11.2014 – Tampere (Finland) – Klubi
21.11.2014 – Jyväskylä (Finland) – Lutako
22.11.2014 – Helsinki (Finland) – Nosturi
AT THE GATES, GRAVE, MORBUS CHRON:
27.11.2014 – Göteborg (Sweden) – Trägårn
28.11.2014 – Stockholm (Sweden) – Arenan
29.11.2014 – Malmö (Sweden) – KB
AT THE GATES, TRIPTYKON, MORBUS CHRON:
Presented by Visions, Metal Hammer, Metal.de in Germany and by Rock Tribune in the BeNeLux
04.12.2014 – London (UK) – Forum
05.12.2014 – Manchester (UK) – Academy 2
06.12.2014 – Glasgow (UK) – Garage
07.12.2014 – Birmingham (UK) – The Oobleck
08.12.2014 – Cardiff (UK) – The Globe
10.12.2014 – Essen (Germany) – Turock
11.12.2014 – Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle
12.12.2014 – Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
13.12.2014 – Leipzig (Germany) – Conne Island
14.12.2014 – Wien (Austria) – Arena
16.12.2014 – Aarau (Switzerland) – Kiff
17.12.2014 – Munich (Germany – Backstage Werk
18.12.2014 – Antwerpen (Belgium) – Trix
19.12.2014 – Cologne (Germany) – Essigfabrik
20.12.2014 – Berlin (Germany) – Postbahnhof
AT THE GATES – live 2015:
08.01.2015 – Istanbul (Turkey) – Garajistanbul
09.01.2015 – Athens (Greece) – Stage Volume 1
10.01.2015 – Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club
16.01.2015 – Bologna (Italy) – Estragon
17.01.2015 – Rome (Italy) – Orion
18.01.2015 – Trezzo Sull’Adda / Milano (Italy) – Live Club
31.01.2015 – Dublin (Ireland) – Academy
21.02.2015 – Bergen (Norway) – Blastfest
26.02.2015 – Oslo (Norway) – Vulkan Arena
27.02.2015 – Karlstad (Sweden) – Nöjesfabriken
28.02.2015 – Umeå (Sweden) – House Of Metal
01.05.2015 – Örebro (Sweden) – Ritz * New show!
02.05.2015 – Sundsvall (Sweden) – Pipeline
29.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
30.05.2015 – Johannesburg (South Africa) – Carfax
A special tour trailer has now been launched online here: youtu.be/bfSyqfhRI2Q AT THE GATES line-up:
Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
Anders Björler – Guitars
Martin Larsson – Guitars
Jonas Björler – Bass
Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
AT THE GATES selected discography:
Gardens Of Grief / EP – 1991
The Red In The Sky Is Ours – 1992
With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness – 1993
Terminal Spirit Disease – 1994
Slaughter Of The Soul – 1995
Purgatory Unleashed / Live – 2010
At War With Reality – 2014
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