At The Gates Announce Reunion Shows

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At The Gates Announce Reunion Shows

posted Oct 18, 2007 at 1:47 PM by Diamond Oz. (45 Comments)

AT THE GATES will reunite for some shows next summer, 2008.The following festivals are confirmed so far:

July
4 - 6 - Ruis Rock - Finland
31 - August 2 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany

August
15 - 17 - Bloodstock, Derby, UK

More shows to be added soon.

Guitarist Anders Bjorler (THE HAUNTED) comments on the reunion: "Well, it felt like the timing was right for once. We have been talking about a possible reunion for years now, but this was the first time everything fell into place. For me personally, it feels like getting closure. The break-up over ten years ago was abrupt and left a bad vibe between us that took years to get over. We have a better relationship today and a more relaxed approach to who we are and what we do. The time is right to get together and play some shows.

Try to catch us live in the summer 2008. It could be your last chance."

Source: BW&BK

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45 Comments on "At The Gates Announce Reunion Shows"

1. rk writes:

like fukking whoa!!! \mm/ Slaughter Of The Soul kicks!

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 3:03 PM ET | IP Logged

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2. Diamond Oz writes:

I would say this pretty much completes the Wacken line up on it's own now that both this lot and Carcass will be there.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 3:04 PM ET | IP Logged

3. Jrizzle writes:

Wacken is now godly

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 3:59 PM ET | IP Logged

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4. Jackrum writes:

diamond Oz. Still need Amon Amarth and Bolt Thrower for the wacken line up to be complete..
think i'll be getting my ticket next week

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 4:32 PM ET | IP Logged

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5. Bastard_Of_Bodom writes:

WOW holy God this is nuts. The Wacken line up is already kicking ass. I pray they come to Canada but I'm not getting my hopes up.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 4:41 PM ET | IP Logged

6. FocusShift writes:

I am very tempted to make the trip overseas. . .Carcass and now At the Gates. . .The end of the world is nigh.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 4:49 PM ET | IP Logged

7. ZT writes:

SWEET HOLY f***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COME TO THE U.S.!

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 4:56 PM ET | IP Logged

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8. Cynic writes:

sh**... this will be the concert to end all. I mean it had to happen some time, their popularity keeps on growing seeing as every man and his dog to day is ripping them off. In a way I think Slaughter is probably my least favourite album, seeing how it was a bit more mainstream, but it was still godlike. They're probably one of my top 5 favourite bands ever, the kings of originality.

Lucky fans at Wacken will get to witness this www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzgJ6PfP6X4

Now Watching - "Kingdom Gone"

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 5:56 PM ET | IP Logged

9. Public Execution writes:

Dear Lord, and I thought last year's line-up at Wacken was solid. This is one of the best lineups I have seen.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 6:57 PM ET | IP Logged

10. Black Widow writes:

Goddam it, this makes me even more p***ed off that I'm not going to Wacken, I love this band man!f***!!!!

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:18 PM ET | IP Logged

11. Caveman writes:

Crossing my fingers that i win the lottery to be able to get to this sh**

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:30 PM ET | IP Logged

12. Frightmare writes:

ATG sold out with Slaughter of the Soul! Red in the sky is ours is MUCH better.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:38 PM ET | IP Logged

13. fearthedje writes:

ha, the red sky is ours you mean? that cd f***ing blows. when i first heard i was like, are you serious? the band that made slaughter of the soul was capable of making a complete piece of sh** record?

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:43 PM ET | IP Logged

14. Jrizzle writes:

Slaughter of the Soul was beast and we all know it

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:52 PM ET | IP Logged

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15. Cynic writes:

Um no it's called "The Red in the Sky Is Ours" and it was a f***ing death metal masterpiece. The neo-classical riff structures and complex song writing is what made At The Gates. Particulary "Neverwhere" and "Kingdom Gone" Slaughter of the Soul was still awesome but it was a more mainstream release (I think of it as their Black Album), I think they got a pretty good balance with Terminal Spirit Disease.

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# Oct 18, 2007 @ 9:11 PM ET | IP Logged

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16. cruor writes:

slaughter of the soul is my fav (live just about everyone else i know) but i loved Terminal Spirit Disease, The Red in the Sky is Ours, and With Fear I Kiss the Burning Sky as all of them r f***in awesome metal cds and right now i wish i lived in Germany

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 10:16 PM ET | IP Logged

17. Black Widow writes:

Post 12 is stupid, At The Gates never sold out and Slaughter Of The Soul is f***in badass.

# Oct 18, 2007 @ 11:08 PM ET | IP Logged

18. FocusShift writes:

ATG. . .selling out. . .melodic death metal masterpiece. . .right. ATG has never put out a sh**ty piece of material, from their neo-classical death metal days to their melodic death inspiring days. Just because SOTS is the album that scene metal kids know about doesn't make it them selling out. Slaughter also just happened to be the best produced of their material and easiest to listen to. Please leave the title sell outs to Metallica.

# Oct 19, 2007 @ 12:54 AM ET | IP Logged

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19. Jackrum writes:

I cant see this line up getting much better..
its already a death metal fans heaven.

# Oct 19, 2007 @ 4:40 AM ET | IP Logged

20. old skool thrash writes:

At the gates, pretty bad a$$ band, i have 2 of their albums... with fear i kiss the burning darkness and slaugter of the souls.. i can imagine the extreme death metal fans excitment over this! sounds good!

# Oct 19, 2007 @ 9:52 AM ET | IP Logged

21. fearthedje writes:

i dont know man, i listened to the red in the sky is ours (my mistake, sorry) and i really just could not get into it. i thought the vocals were horrid and the production values were garbage. if there was a gem in that mess, than i was not able to find it. maybe i should give it another listen though, it was about a year ago that i heard it so my opinion could change on it.

# Oct 19, 2007 @ 2:20 PM ET | IP Logged

22. iEATbabies writes:

id give my left testicle for this to come to the U.S.

# Oct 20, 2007 @ 2:02 PM ET | IP Logged

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23. Cynic writes:

The production is "unique" I'll give you that - It's miles from todays slick producing (Which funnily enough is hugely inspired by SotS). Watch the youtube link in post 8, old school heaven. I think I love it just because everything is so original. The drum beats are amazing.

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# Oct 20, 2007 @ 5:43 PM ET | IP Logged

24. fearthedje writes:

hey cynic, i just checked out that video. it didnt make me want to run out and buy a copy of the red in the sky is ours, but i did pay more attention to the guitar work. it was really solid, but the production on it and the vocals just leave far too much to be desired. honestly, if i didnt know that it was at the gates i would have just figured it was some local bands garage tapes. a really good local band. its not that i really want super slick production, because i think that a lot of times it ruins a lot of releases (the red chord's clients, btbam's alaska) and can make terrible bands sound good (suicide silence, job for a cowboy) but theres only a certain amount of low quality grainy sound i can take.

# Oct 20, 2007 @ 8:38 PM ET | IP Logged

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25. Cynic writes:

Well to each his own I suppose. I can't really pick a favourite ATGs album, I mean if I pick that it doesn't have "Primal Breath" or "Raped By The Light Of Christ", but then if I pick "With Fear..." then I'm missing "Forever Blind" and "Terminal Spirit Disease" - There's just to many killer tracks they have. Even "All Life Ends" from the Gardens of Grief EP is one of my favourites.

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# Oct 20, 2007 @ 8:58 PM ET | IP Logged

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26. Jackrum writes:

cynic, what your basically saying is... your not going to miss Wacken.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 2:49 AM ET | IP Logged

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27. Cynic writes:

f*** I wish I could make it! I'm a piss poor uni student at the moment, any money I have is being squandered on alchohol abuse. So yeah I'll probably drink away the fact I'm missing seeing both At The Gates and Cynic reuniting... not to mention Athiest or Carcass. Or Emperor. Ughhh where's my beer...

Now Playing: Hammers of Misfortune - "Insect"

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 3:24 AM ET | IP Logged

28. Chued writes:

Ok i'll buy my wacken ticket right now!

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 7:07 AM ET | IP Logged

29. Frightmare writes:

FeartheDJE, Even Elton John would call you a fa**ot. fa**otry of the Soul was full blown AIDS. it's the reason why there are so many sh**ty gothenburg and metalcore bands. Red in the Sky is their best album, hands down. the last 2 albums from ATG suck ass.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 2:31 PM ET | IP Logged

30. FocusShift writes:

fa**otry of the Soul? How original.

Slaughter of the Soul however, was original. You could blame Pantera for the generation of Nu-Metal bands, or why not blame Black Sabbath for any sh**ty metal period? The last two ATG albums are classic, streamlined Swedish thrash and Melodic Death.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 3:38 PM ET | IP Logged

31. Black Widow writes:

Okay FocusShift, why would you blame Pantera for the generation of Nu-Metal bands? Seriously dude thats f***ing stupid, hit me back on that. Blame Korn and the Deftones not Pantera.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 3:49 PM ET | IP Logged

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32. Cynic writes:

Um, because they (along side Sepultura) started playing a groovier, simplistic version of thrash metal which nu-metal bands like Korn took to the extreme. I don't think he's meaning there was anything wrong with Pantera's groove metal stuff, it's just someone's always gonna bastardize good music and make it more mainstream.

I thought Terminal Spirit Disease was pretty good, especially the title track which was more like their old stuff. One of the funnest riffs I like to play on guitar, the verse is in 13/8 or something idiosyncratically At The Gates.

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# Oct 21, 2007 @ 5:58 PM ET | IP Logged

33. Black Widow writes:

Okay Cynic, never mind then FocusShift, forget I said anything.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 6:05 PM ET | IP Logged

34. FocusShift writes:

Forgotten. Most of what I say has reasoning my friend.

# Oct 21, 2007 @ 11:33 PM ET | IP Logged

35. bob the god writes:

and i though wacken this year was amazing, cant wait to go next year now!!

# Oct 23, 2007 @ 8:26 AM ET | IP Logged

36. ... writes:

sucks that i live in america.
good band

# Oct 23, 2007 @ 11:57 PM ET | IP Logged

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37. Jackrum writes:

The American people can keep ozzfest.
Us Europeans will take 3 days of extreme metal in northern germany..

# Oct 24, 2007 @ 3:39 AM ET | IP Logged

38. FocusShift writes:

We don't want Ozzfest. . .we want the metal glory of Wacken.

# Oct 24, 2007 @ 9:25 AM ET | IP Logged

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39. Jackrum writes:

For the metal glory of wacken, you need to move continent.

# Oct 25, 2007 @ 6:57 AM ET | IP Logged

40. Satiel writes:

Yeah, I'd definately travel to Germany just to catch these guys.
Their Slaughter of the Soul album is a classic, definately worth picking up, and really shows what awesome stuff there is out there, especially older stuff.

# Oct 25, 2007 @ 4:09 PM ET | IP Logged

41. Andrew writes:

Man, not to whine, but WHY CAN'T THEY COME TO THE U.S? UUggghhh, I need to go to this somehow, At The Gates and Carcass, 2 of the greatest metal bands EVER. And Slaughter Of The Soul is in my opinion the greatest metal album ever recorded, every song is pretty much flawless. Not to mention, the sound was so crisp and brutal, I still haven't found an album that comes close to topping it. They should reform At The Gates for good and quit The Haunted, cause The Haunted sucks.

# Oct 26, 2007 @ 7:49 PM ET | IP Logged

42. Jrizzle writes:

The Haunted aren't that bad but pale in comparison to At the Gates

# Oct 27, 2007 @ 12:25 PM ET | IP Logged

43. FocusShift writes:

The Haunted's second and third cd weren't bad, the first wasn't even horrible. But those last two. . .wow.

# Oct 27, 2007 @ 8:38 PM ET | IP Logged

44. Black Widow writes:

I agree that At The Gates are better but I really like The Haunted.

# Oct 27, 2007 @ 9:18 PM ET | IP Logged

45. ... writes:

one kill wonder is the greatest in my opinion, but thats just me, you are all entitled to your own opinions. ahh how it sucks to live in america. all we get is ozzfest(which isnt bad if you like to pay
25$ to park and then 40$ to get in, and sounds of the underground, which is cheaper but you always have to sit through sh**ty bands that play in the beginning.

# Oct 31, 2007 @ 10:50 PM ET | IP Logged

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