At the Gates is a Swedish death metal band from Gothenburg, and a major progenitor of the melodic death
metal sound. Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a reunion tour before
breaking up once again in 2008.
They reformed for a second time in December 2010, and have since continued to perform live.
The band released At War with Reality, their first album in 19 years, in late 2014.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Tomas Lindberg - vocals
(1990-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present)
Anders Björler - guitars
(1990-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present)
Jonas Björler - bass
(1990-1992, 1993-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present), drums (1990)
Adrian Erlandsson - drums
(1990-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present)
Martin Larsson - guitars
(1993-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present)
From: Sweden
Genre(s):
Death metal,
melodic death metal
Active From: 1990-1996, 2007-2008, 2010-present
Associated Acts:
Brujeria,
Cradle of Filth,
Liers in Wait,
Grotesque,
Nightrage,
The Crown,
Disfear,
Skitsystem,
Lock Up,
The Great Deceiver,
Oxiplegatz,
House of Usher,
Dead to Fall
Quotes:
I think the connection with the velvet underground comes from exactly like you are saying, the will to break the rules of the current state of rock music...to create an honest sonic assault, previously unheard of. For me velvet was one of music's finest moments ever, and they have left a big mark on how i approach songwriting these days, other obvious influences would be anything from killing joke to godflesh and entombed... Everything that we love and listen to creeps into the sound of this band, but the important factor is that the great deceiver sound is still 100% the great deceiver....
Tomas Lindberg
People do recognize me, but I don't care. I'm just the singer with Disfear, but if people want to talk about old stuff, it's ok with me, but I don't feel all that special, even though I'm proud of all that I've achieved over my career.
Tomas Lindberg