Author: At the Gates

Format: Import

Release Date: 14-11-1995

Details: Product Description 2006 Limited Edition Dual Disc reissue of this 1995 Metal masterpiece features six bonus tracks on the audio side plus a 35 minute documentary on the DVD side. The bonus audio tracks are 'Legion' (Slaughterhouse Cover), 'The Dying' (Unreleased Track), 'Captor Of The Sin' (Slayer Cover), 'Unto Others' ('95 Demo), 'Suicide Nation' ('95 Demo) and 'Bister Verkilghet' (No Security Cover). The documentary features interviews with the band members, 'Blinded By Fear' promo video and more. Earache. Amazon.ca After riding the coattails of their local heroes Entombed for the first half of the 1990s, Gothenburg, Sweden's groovy At the Gates hit full racing power in 1995. For a brief while, the Slaughter of the Soul release almost single-handedly supported the flagging death metal scene, ushering in a second wave of metal energy that lives today in bands like the Haunted, which features ex-members of At the Gates. While respectful of the religious intensity of labelmates Morbid Angel and Carcass, At the Gates was a slightly more domesticated beast. Weaving melodic textures into its assault, the band slowed its tempo to something less diabolical, winning over large audiences who craved metallic intensity but were turned off by the Satanism and blood worship of the outfit's contemporaries. Sadly, the band broke up in 1996, but its deeply infused union of death metal, melody, and boogie remain distinctive several years later, even overshadowing the sparser but similar efforts by the Haunted. Six bonus tracks on this reissue of Slaughter of the Soul--including frantic 1995 demo tracks and cover songs from Slaughter Lord and Slayer--sweeten the pot while presenting At the Gates at its pinnacle. --Ian Christe

UPC: 745316014326

EAN: 0745316014326

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood