At the Gates

At the Gates are a now defunct melodic death metal band who virtually defined the genre. Combining the speed and anger of thrash metal with the burgeoning death metal scene in Gothenburg, Sweden at the time, they crafted a unique sound. The band originally formed in 1990. Their most famous album is Slaughter of the Soul, which was released in 1995. They are part of the New Wave of Swedish Death Metal which includes bands such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Hypocrisy and Edge of Sanity among others.

When At the Gates broke up in 1996, drummer Adrian Erlandsson, bassist Jonas Björler and guitarist Anders Björler formed The Haunted while vocalist Tomas Lindberg bounced around between many groups including The Crown, Lock-Up, Nightrage and The Great Deceiver. Adrian Erlandsson left The Haunted to join UK black metal outfit Cradle of Filth later on.

Statistics

  • Genre: Death metal
  • Country: Sweden
  • Status: Dissolved, but there has been talk of some reunion shows
  • Time: 1990-1996

Members

  • Tomas Lindberg - Vocals (1990-1996)
  • Anders Björler - Guitar (1990-1996)
  • Jonas Björler - Bass (1990-1996)
  • Adrian Erlandsson - Drums (1990-1996)
  • Alf Svensson - Guitar (1990-1993)
  • Martin Larsson - Guitar (1993-1996)
  • Tony Andersson - Bass (1992)

Discography

  • Gardens of Grief EP (1991)
  • The Red in the Sky is Ours (1992)
  • With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (1993)
  • Terminal Spirit Disease (1994)
  • Slaughter of the Soul (1995)
  • Suicidal Final Art (2001) (Best-of compilation)


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. 11, 2004. Adrian Erlandsson left The Haunted to join UK black metal outfit Cradle of Filth later on. Retrieved Dec. When At the Gates broke up in 1996, drummer Adrian Erlandsson, bassist Jonas Björler and guitarist Anders Björler formed The Haunted while vocalist Tomas Lindberg bounced around between many groups including The Crown, Lock-Up, Nightrage and The Great Deceiver. Note 1: Bardin, Brantley.4AD band biography (http://www.4ad.com/artists/catalogue/belly/biography.htm). They are part of the New Wave of Swedish Death Metal which includes bands such as In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Hypocrisy and Edge of Sanity among others. Singles/EPs.

Their most famous album is Slaughter of the Soul, which was released in 1995. Albums. The band originally formed in 1990. Tanya Donelly has since recorded several solo albums for 4AD. Combining the speed and anger of thrash metal with the burgeoning death metal scene in Gothenburg, Sweden at the time, they crafted a unique sound. Despite good reviews, the album was not a commercial success, and the group disbanded in 1996. At the Gates are a now defunct melodic death metal band who virtually defined the genre. With the recruitment of Greenwood, the band adopted a rockier sound, resulting in King.

Suicidal Final Art (2001) (Best-of compilation). The lyrics to "Full Moon, Empty Heart," for example, were about a mother who threw herself and her child from a window after losing a custody battle. Slaughter of the Soul (1995). In keeping with their name ("It's both pretty and ugly," according to Donelly),1 Belly's sound matched pop melodies to Donelly's ethereal vocals and Gorman's echoey guitar work, often employing unnervingly emotional lyrics. Terminal Spirit Disease (1994). Their crossover breakthrough came with their third single, "Feed the Tree," which made the Top 40 in the British charts. The album that followed, Star, was a hit in both the UK and the USA, where it went gold. With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (1993). Signed to the British label 4AD, the band's debut EP, "Slow Dust" (recorded with Pixies producer Gil Norton) topped the British indie charts.

The Red in the Sky is Ours (1992). Hailing from Newport, Rhode Island, and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the band was comprised of Donelly on vocals, Abong on bass (replaced after their first album by Gail Greenwood), Tom Gorman on guitar, and his brother Chris Gorman on drums. Gardens of Grief EP (1991). Donelly had also played in The Breeders. Tony Andersson - Bass (1992). Belly were an alternative rock band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. Martin Larsson - Guitar (1993-1996). 11, 2004.

Alf Svensson - Guitar (1990-1993). All Music Group biography (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47818DC4FAB7320C0803A45C4B772E007D755FB823E394B5DD3BA7F4B82006AF554E7868AE0A829F878ADE02FA5450DD3CAEA1AF8D66434378CEEB60045&sql=11:fq5e8qxtbtz4~T1) Retrieved Dec. Adrian Erlandsson - Drums (1990-1996). Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Jonas Björler - Bass (1990-1996). Tanya Donelly site (http://www.tanyadonelly.com/). Anders Björler - Guitar (1990-1996). 4ad discography (http://www.4ad.com/artists/catalogue/belly/discography.htm).

Tomas Lindberg - Vocals (1990-1996). Sun (Sire/Reprise, 1995). Time: 1990-1996. Seal My Fate (4AD, 1995). Status: Dissolved, but there has been talk of some reunion shows. Now They'll Sleep (4AD, 1995). Country: Sweden. Super-Connected (4AD, 1994).

Genre: Death metal. Moon (Reprise, 1994). Are You Experienced (Warner Brothers, 1994). Feed the Tree (Warner Brothers, 1993). Slowdust (4AD, 1992).

Gepetto (4AD/Warner Brothers, 1992). Sweet Ride: the Best of Belly (Rhino, 2002). King (4AD, 1995). Baby Silvertooth (Japanese import, 1993).

Star (4AD, 1993).