Vocalist Tomas Lindberg and guitarist Martin Larsson of the reactivated AT THE GATES will appear on this week's Bloody Roots show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack channel, discussing their 12-year hiatus, the decision to reunite for a number of Summer 2008 shows, the rise of the fabled "Gothenburg" melodic death metal sound, and the upcoming US release of Daniel Ekeroth's Swedish Death Metal book.

Highlights from the interview:

Lindberg on the band's 1996 break-up: "We had a couple years of hard touring, and getting sick of each other on tour. Basically, if we would have been the age we are now, we could have just taken a break and chilled for a while. We were just so immature and totally at our own throats."

Lindberg on the "Gothenburg sound": "There's a huge difference between At the Gates and In Flames, as I hope everybody notices. We have a focus on the brutality. We're not only melody, we're a death metal band. The Gothenburg sound is to me like a non-existent entity. At the Gates, In Flames, and Dark Tranquillity, it's like three different worlds."

The interview, which includes music by At the Gates as well as Lindberg's DISFEAR and GROTESQUE and Larsson's THIS QUIET EARTH, will air at the following times:

Saturday, July 19th at 11 AM (ET)

Sunday, July 20th at 2 PM (ET)

Monday, July 21st at 10 PM (ET)

Tuesday, July 22nd at 5 PM (ET)

Bloody Roots is a "heavy metal history lesson" airing four times weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack, hosted by Ian Christe (Bazillion Points Books, Bazillion Points demo blog, author of Sound Of The Beast).

Footage of At The Gates performing 'Slaughter of the Soul' on July 10, 2008, at the Fillmore in NYC...