Biographie - At The Gates
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 The band was formed in 1990 after the break-up of Grotesque. They recorded a debut EP, Gardens Of Grief for the Dolores record label. The EP led to seminal metal label Peaceville Records signing the band, and releasing their debut LP The Red In The Sky Is Ours in 1991. The sound of this album was not as advanced as their later works , and showed some technicality with less hints of melody, but the band gained recognition through touring.
Following the release of their second album With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness, original member and guitarist Alf Svensson left the band and was replaced by Martin Larsson. The band continued touring Europe, and were filmed for a Headbangers Ball special on a tour date in the UK.
In 1994 , they released Terminal Spirit Disease, which was hailed as a breakthrough album. It contained only 6 new songs, but showed that the band had progressed immensely in only one year. This would be the last album on Peaceville, as they were signed by one of the largest metal labels, Earache Records. The band continued touring, and in 1995, they took yet another step forward, releasing their best work, Slaughter of the Soul. This album firmly rooted the band as one of the leaders of the Swedish metal scene, and is considered a benchmark album in the Gothenburg sound. The band received international attention for this album, gaining them a U.S. tour, and heavy rotation of the video for "Blinded by Fear" on MTV in America. Despite the success and acclaim the band had garnered, the Björler brothers left the band in 1996. The remaining members decided it would be impossible to continue without them, so the band was broken up.
When At the Gates broke up in 1996, drummer Adrian Erlandsson, bassist Jonas Björler and guitarist Anders Björler formed The Haunted. Tomas Lindberg has worked with many bands including Skitsystem, Disfear, The Crown, Lock Up, Nightrage and is currently in The Great Deceiver. Adrian Erlandsson left The Haunted to join Cradle of Filth. In 2001, Earache Records released a career retrospective called Suicidal Final Art.
The band's legacy is far reaching, because of their innovations in the metalcore genre. Many bands, such as Darkest Hour, The Black Dahlia Murder and Killswitch Engage were influenced by their sound.
At The Gates were nominated for the Swedish Grammy Awards for Slaughter of the Soul in 1995 along with Fireside's Do Not Tailgate, Meshuggah's Destroy, Erase, Improve, and Yngwie Malmsteen's Magnum Opus.
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