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AT THE GATES FACE THE FLAMES OF THE END

 Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 11:30am by

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I know that some people were hoping that the At the Gates reunion tour would be followed by an At the Gates reunion album, but that was never gonna happen; the band said they didn’t wanna risk ruining their legacy with an album that could never really live up to expectations, and I think that’s a smart move. Bands like Alice in Chains are the exception, not the rule, and At the Gates would be trying to follow-up one of the most influential metal albums of all time, so I don’t think that would go too well for them.

Still, we are getting some new At the Gates product in the form of a new three-disc DVD, The Flames of the End, which Earache will release on February 22. Here’s what’s in the set:

  • Disc 1 ‘Under A Serpent Sun – The Story of At The Gates’ – a brand new documentary with a running time of over 2 hours, detailing the band’s entire career with exclusive interviews and footage, filmed and directed by guitarist Anders Bjorler.
  • Disc 2 ‘Purgatory Unleashed – Live at Wacken’ – a 75-minute live set from the band’s reunion set at the Wacken festival in 2008 in front of 100,000 people.
  • Disc 3 ‘Only the Dead Are Smiling’ – 26 rare and archive live performances of the band playing in locations around the globe from 1991 – 2008.

So that sounds potentially very cool, right? Hopefully Earache will start to release teaser clips as we get closer to the release date. In the meantime, enjoy the trailer for the DVD:

-AR

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  • Matt B

    You guys should hook up some contest thingy for a copy of this. Want.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bobby-Tims/1313713879 Bobby Tims

      FUCKING THIS

  • Austin

    or just give it to the first guy who posts on this whose name is Austin

  • Mark

    AWWWWWW YEEEEAAAAAAAAHHH!!! Live at Wacken 08! One of the best performances I’ve ever seen, I’m definitely getting this DVD! I was wondering why there was no At the Gates on the official Wacken 08 DVD… guess this answers it!

  • AATHD

    Where would the modern (post 2000) American metal scene be without Slaughter of the Soul????

  • meat mincing machine

    Finally, it’s coming. They’ve been teasing us with small bits of info for a while at the ATG forum.

  • durr

    someone /i pls kthxbi

  • orbital

    my balls just got that tingly feeling from getting really fucking excited

  • andy morales

    soooo have to buy this!!!!!

  • Motoghost

    I remember them as a group expressing interest in something like this, but I didn’t think it would be this awesome! I can’t wait to get it.

  • B-dizzle

    SO FUCKING EXCITED

  • Biff Tannen

    I did that they are using the old logo.

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    hey i never really listen 2 these guys but i watched the preview for the dvd and i really like the sound. what was the song they used for it?

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    nevermind i just found it on youtube. slaughter of the soul. these guys fucking rock, thanks 4 the tip

  • Ziltoid

    Why do people continue to like crap like Slaughter of the Soul? Seriously, people like that crap, and then never even know about their debut, The Red in the Sky is Ours, which is a death metal classic. IT HAS FUCKING VIOLINS!

    • kjetil

      Yes yes yes! That album is an overlooked masterpiece.

      Slaughter of the Soul is just a polished turd.

      • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/62449cbe5ea8d22bcc2e76890fceaa37.png Lord Bling

        Ziltoid, were you even alive when TRITSIO came out? :)

        I have both. I like both.

  • Smorgasbord

    Can’t write… jizz… on… keyboard… ugh!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Tony-Bullard-Jr/500191336 Tony Bullard Jr

    You know you released a good album when you can say you don’t “wanna risk ruining their legacy with an album that could never really live up to expectations” and most everyone understands.

    I never heard it up until about a year ago. I was quite surprised at how new it sounded then.

  • bretton

    Soilwork already did a follow up to Slaughter of the Soul… their first album, Steelbath Suicide sounds EXACTLY like At the Gates

    it’s pretty damn awesome

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/62449cbe5ea8d22bcc2e76890fceaa37.png Lord Bling

      Still my favorite Soilwork album!

  • Myke

    I saw this earlier on that cock stain news site earlier today I am diffently pre ordering this shite booooh yahhh!

  • http://www.last.fm/user/opeth027/ Kyle

    hell fuckin’ yeah! definitely picking this up!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ville-Vuorinen/1377541396 Ville Vuorinen

    This is fucking great news! I just dont get how can you fit 100,000 people to a festival which was sold out with 65,000 tickets. No intention off ruining the news the gig was so fucking great back there!

  • nordin

    and they had 2 use that show -.- the 1 festival i was NOT able to go to. my gf and all my friends were there and i was sitting at home scratchin’ my ass…saw them at swedenrock festival that year and they played all the classics but then i hear from my friends that they played even more songs at woa. suicide nation was 1 of ‘em and need -.- I´m soooo gonna buy this thing so i can watch the greatest setlist ever played

  • SonOF

    That’s a beautiful looking product. I definitely want to get my hands on that.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-John-Crispen/100000169530540 Jason John Crispen

      that’s what she said