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At The
Gates is still by many regarded as the kings of the melodic death metal scene
that Sweden has become so famous for. Even though their reign on Earth came to
an abrupt end in 1996 their legacy still lives on with The Haunted, the new
band of the Björler brothers. "Terminal Spirit Disease" is the third
full-length album from the band but it's not an official full-length since it
consists of only six new studio tracks and three live versions of older songs
- "All Life Ends" from their first release, the "Gardens Of Grief" EP,
"Kingdom Come" from "The Red In The Sky Is Ours" and "The Burning
Darkness" from "With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness". The live tracks are
very well done and even though the sound quality is surprisingly good they
manage to capture at least some of the live atmosphere unlike many
overproduced and boringly sterile live releases of today. The new tracks are
the first to feature the new guitarist Martin Larsson but despite the fact
that he is most certainly a skilled musician it doesn't make that much of a
difference to the At The Gates sound which has always been built on the
amazing musical talents of the Björler brothers. Of the new tracks the most
impressing are "The Fevered Circle" and "The Beautiful Wound" which both
share the wonderful At The Gates trademark - exciting guitar riffs and
exquisite melodic hooks and, not to be forgotten, the anguished screams from
Tomas Lindberg who uses more of hardcore vocals than the usual death growls,
something that separates them from other bands like In Flames or Dark
Tranquillity. Interesting to hear is also the cello and viola intro dirge
played by Peter Andersson and Ylva Wåhlstedt respectively. Wåhlstedt also
helped out In Flames on their "Lunar Strain" album. All of the six new
tracks are as good as ever and I would probably have rated this album higher
if the three live songs were replaced with another three new ones. A very nice
lead-up to the magnificent "Slaughter Of The Soul"
album.
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Swarm 2. Terminal Spirit Disease 3. And The World Returned |
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4. Forever Blind 5. The Fevered Circle 6. The Beautiful |
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Wound 7. All Life Ends (live) 8. The Burning Darkness (live) |
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9. Kingdom Gone (live) |
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