AT THE GATES - Slaughter Of The Soul Full Dynamic Range Vinyl Now Available
September 8, 2014, 9 years ago
Slaughter Of The Soul, the definitive melodic death metal album from Gothenburg legends At The Gates, is available now on limited edition Full Dynamic Range vinyl LP.
Originally released in 1995, Slaughter Of The Soul is regularly cited as one of the most important and influential metal albums of all time, and was long regarded as At The Gages' final opus until the band announced they would release a new studio album this year.
The album has been specially remastered from the original tapes in Full Dynamic Range (FDR) audio, allowing the music's nuances to shine through and giving the whole album a more ferocious and dynamic sound than ever before.
Slaughter Of The Soul is available now on Full Dynamic Range vinyl in black, as well as in the following limited colours:
200 - Nausea Green (Sold Out)200 - Black/Green Split
300 - Dead Sky (Sold Out)
300 - Black/Yellow Split
400 - Flames of the End (Sold Out)
Get the Slaughter Of The Soul Full Dynamic Range vinyl now in Europe at this location or in North America here.
The Full Dynamic Range edition of Slaughter Of The Soul is also available now on iTunes at this location
At The Gates have released a teaser video for their upcoming At War With Reality album, which will be released on October 27th in Europe and October 28th in North America via Century Media Records.
The cover artwork for At War With Reality was designed by Costin Chioreanu (twilight13media.com). Chioreanu, who has previously also worked with bands such as Arch Enemy, Morgoth and Darthrone, gave the strong lyrical theme of At War With Reality an outstanding conceptual togetherness with the visuals he crafted for this project.
Tracklisting:
"El Altar Del Dios Desconocido""Death And The Labyrinth"
"At War With Reality"
"The Circular Ruins"
"Heroes And Tombs"
"The Conspiracy Of The Blind"
"Order From Chaos"
"The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)"
"The Head Of The Hydra"
"City Of Mirrors"
"Eater Of Gods"
"Upon Pillars Of Dust"
"The Night Eternal"
Vocalist and lyricist Tomas Lindberg checked in with the following comment, explaining the album’s theme: "The concept of At War with Reality is based on the literary genre called 'Magic Realism'. The main style within this genre is the notion that 'reality' is ever-changing, and needs to be constantly re-discovered and re-conquered. We felt that Costin's artwork style would be the perfect visual contribution to this album, so he became the natural choice..."
And At The Gates guitarist and main songwriter Anders Björler further explained: "I got in touch with Costin a few years back. I was immediately impressed with his dark and original style. He collaborated on some T-shirt designs for At The Gates as well as designing the album artwork for my Instrumental Project. We realized pretty early on that his style would accompany the music and the concept perfectly.”
Additionally, Costin Chioreanu checked in with the following words: “I have been waiting for this album for almost 20 years and it’s the biggest honor for me to illustrate it - As there is no greater achievement for a dreamer than the moment when the dream becomes reality. At War With Reality is by far the most complex visual story I have ever created, from all points of view. From the very first moment the band presented the concept, I found it extremely stunning and at the same time super-challenging. I like to think that visual art and music are tools to explore our minds - to create, to discover and to push the limits. At The Gates, one of my all-time favorite Metal bands, offered me a chance to explore a new dimension.”
In the classic lineup of their latest masterpiece, Slaughter Of The Soul (1995), At The Gates held the recording sessions for At War With Reality with Fredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) and then proceed to mix the material with Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator), who checked in with the following video message:
A previous message from At The Gates can be viewed below:
An initial pre-production video message follows:
At The Gates have also announced their next international touring runs for 2015, which include visiting South Africa for the very first time in May as well as shows in Greece and Turkey in January and also Norway in February. Here is an overview of all upcoming At The Gates live dates:
Novmember
21 - Jyväskylä - Finland - Lutako
22 - Helsinki - Finland - Nosturi
November (with Grave, Morbus Chron)
28 - Stockholm - Sweden - Arenan
29 - Malmö - Sweden - KB
December (with Triptykon, Morbus Chron)
5 - Manchester - UK - Academy 2
6 - Glasgow - UK - Garage
7 - Birmingham - UK - Academy
8 - Cardiff - UK - Solus
10 - Essen - Germany - Turock
11 - Hamburg - Germany - Markthalle
12 - Eindhoven - The Netherlands - Eindhoven Metal Meeting
13 - Leipzig - Germany - Conne Island
14 - Wien - Austria - Arena
16 - Aarau - Switzerland - Kiff
17 - Munich - Germany – Backstage Werk
18 - Antwerpen - Belgium - Trix
19 - Cologne - Germany - Essigfabrik
20 - Berlin - Germany - Postbahnhof
January
9 - Athens - Greece - Stage Volume 1
10 - Thessaloniki - Greece - Principal Club
31 - Dublin - Ireland - Academy
February
May
30 - Cape Town - South Africa - TBA
At The Gates lineup:
Tomas Lindberg - Vocals
Anders Björler - Guitars
Martin Larsson - Guitars
Jonas Björler - Bass
Adrian Erlandsson - Drums
