Metal-Rules.com has issued an interview with AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Luxi Lahtinen:

Q: There was years of talk about the At The Gates reunion shows before they actually happened. Did you - at least at some point, start loosing faith whether you could ever get these reunion shows up and running, the more time passed by?

A: "Well, the biggest reason we didn’t play was that Adrian was very busy with CRADLE OF FILTH. He couldn’t get any time off. He wasn’t even allowed to play in another band, and that was the major problem. I think we started talking about a reunion in 2002 or 2003, so it’s been in talks for a few years. Last year I called everyone up and asked if maybe they would like to do a summer thing next year, and everybody was pretty positive. That was a big thing, about planning ahead a year in advance, so that all the guys could get ready to do it."

Q: Was the main idea behind these reunion shows basically the fact that while you were still around back in the day, there were so many people out there that never got to see any of your shows, so you kind of wanted to warm up this idea that 'let's give them at least this one opportunity to come to your shows, and enjoy them while you are doing them'?

A: "Of course it’s for the fans, but it’s also for ourselves, making a final group of shows. When I left the band, it was so sudden, so we couldn’t do a last show, so this seems like a worthy ending, somehow."

Read the full interview at Metal-Rules.com.

As previously reported, At The Gates' tour schedule is now as follows:

August

17 - Derbyshire, England - Bloodstock Open Air
30 - Bergen, Norway - Hole In The Sky Festival

September

3 - Kulturbolaget (KB) - Malmö, Sweden
5 - Trädgårn - Göteborg, Sweden
6 - Debaser, Medis - Stockholm, Sweden
7 - Debaser, Medis Stockholm, Sweden
21 - Gagarin 205 - Athens, Greece