AT THE GATES Unveil At War With Reality Cover Art; More Album Details Revealed
August 21, 2014, 9 years ago
At The Gates, the pioneering band of the “Gothenburg style” melodic death metal sound, are launching more details about 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.
Today, At The Gates are revealing the front cover artwork for At War With Reality, which 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.
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.”
Some of the songs included on At War With Reality are: “Death And The Labyrinth”, “The Circular Ruins”, “The Conspiracy Of The Blind”, “Order From Chaos”, “Eater Of Gods” and “Upon Pillars Of Dust”.
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
