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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. Members of the band often collaborated on stage with The Specials and performed on tracks such as Free Nelson Mandela, an amalgam of The Specials and The Beat later formed in the early 90's to be renamed 'the special beat'. Adrian Erlandsson left The Haunted to join UK black metal outfit Cradle of Filth later on. After the break-up of The Beat, Dave Wakeling (guitar, vocals) and Ranking Roger (vocals) went on to form General Public, while Andy Cox (guitar) and David Steele (bass) formed Fine Young Cannibals with vocalist Roland Gift. 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. One of the more popular and enduring groups of a short-lived trend, The Beat released three albums - I Just Can't Stop It (1980) (often regarded as an important early 1980s album), Wha'ppen (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982). 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. The Beat (known in the US as The English Beat) were an essential two-tone/ska revival and pop music group who formed in the Birmingham, UK in 1978 and disbanded in 1983.

Their most famous album is Slaughter of the Soul, which was released in 1995. Dave Wakeling. The band originally formed in 1990. David Steele. 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. Saxa. At the Gates are a now defunct melodic death metal band who virtually defined the genre. Ranking Roger.

Suicidal Final Art (2001) (Best-of compilation). Everett Morton. Slaughter of the Soul (1995). Wesley Magoogan. Terminal Spirit Disease (1994). Andy Cox. With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (1993). Dave Blockhead.

The Red in the Sky is Ours (1992). Gardens of Grief EP (1991). Tony Andersson - Bass (1992). Martin Larsson - Guitar (1993-1996).

Alf Svensson - Guitar (1990-1993). Adrian Erlandsson - Drums (1990-1996). Jonas Björler - Bass (1990-1996). Anders Björler - Guitar (1990-1996).

Tomas Lindberg - Vocals (1990-1996). Time: 1990-1996. Status: Dissolved, but there has been talk of some reunion shows. Country: Sweden.

Genre: Death metal.