Die Pioniere des „Gothenburg Style" Melodic Death Metals, AT THE GATES, geben mehr Details zu ihrem Comeback-Album "At War With Reality" bekannt, welches am 24. Oktober veröffentlicht wird. AT THE GATES präsentieren euch heute das Coverartwork , welches von Costin Chioreanu designt wurde. Costin arbeitete bereits mit Bands wie ARCH ENEMY, MORGOTH oder DARKTHRONE und verstand es perfekt, die thematische Ausrichtung von "At War With Reality" zu visualisieren.

Sänger und Texter Tomas Lindberg sagt zum Thema des Albums:
"The concept of 'At War with Reality' is based on the literary genre called 'Magic Realism'. The main style within this genre is the notion that 'reality' is ever-changing, and needs to be constantly re-discovered and re-conquered. We felt that Costin's artwork style would be the perfect visual contribution to this album, so he became the natural choice..."

Gitarrist und Hauptsongwriter Anders Björler erklärt weiter:
"I got in touch with Costin a few years back. I was immediately impressed with his dark and original style. He collaborated on some T-shirt designs for AT THE GATES as well as designing the album artwork for my Instrumental Project. We realized pretty early on that his style would accompany the music and the concept perfectly."

Costin Chioreanu fügt hinzu:
"I have been waiting for this album for almost 20 years and it’s the biggest honor for me to illustrate it - As there is no greater achievement for a dreamer than the moment when the dream becomes reality. "At War With Reality" is by far the most complex visual story I have ever created, from all points of view. From the very first moment the band presented the concept, I found it extremely stunning and at the same time super-challenging. I like to think that visual art and music are tools to explore our minds - to create, to discover and to push the limits. AT THE GATES, one of my all-time favorite Metal bands, offered me a chance to explore a new dimension."

Einige der Songtitel auf „At War With Reality” lauten „Death And The Labyrinth”, „The Circular Ruins”, „The Conspiracy Of The Blind”, „Order From Chaos”, „Eater Of Gods” und „Upon Pillars Of Dust”.
AT THE GATES, im klassischen Line-Up des 1995er Meisterwerks "Slaughter Of The Soul", nahmen „At War With Reality“ mit Fredrik Nordström im Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir) auf und mixten zusammen mit Jens Bogren in den Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Kreator). Hier seht ihr eine kurze Videobotschaft von Jens Bogren:



AT THE GATES, GRAVE, MORBUS CHRON:
TH 27.11.2014 Göteborg (Schweden) – Trägårn
FR 28.11.2014 Stockholm (Schweden) – Arenan
SA 29.11.2014 Malmö (Schweden) – KB

AT THE GATES, TRIPTYKON, MORBUS CHRON:
TH 04.12.2014 London (UK) – Forum
FR 05.12.2014 Manchester (UK) – Academy 2
SA 06.12.2014 Glasgow (UK) – Garage
SU 07.12.2014 Birmingham (UK) – Academy
MO 08.12.2014 Cardiff (UK) – Solus
WE 10.12.2014 Essen (Deutschland) – Turock
TH 11.12.2014 Hamburg (Deutschland) – Markthalle
FR 12.12.2014 Eindhoven (Holland) – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
SA 13.12.2014 Leipzig (Deutschland) – Conne Island
SU 14.12.2014 Wien (Österreich) – Arena
TU 16.12.2014 Aarau (Schweiz) – Kiff
WE 17.12.2014 Munich (Deutschland) – Backstage Werk
TH 18.12.2014 Antwerpen (Belgien) – Trix
FR 19.12.2014 Cologne (Deutschland) – Essigfabrik
SA 20.12.2014 Berlin (Deutschland) – Postbahnhof

AT THE GATES - Live 2015:
TH 08.01.2015 Istanbul (Türkei) – Jolly Joker
FR 09.01.2015 Athens (Griechenland) – Stage Volume 1
SA 10.01.2015 Thessaloniki (Griechenland) – Principal Club
SA 31.01.2015 Dublin (Irland) – Academy
TH 26.02.2015 Oslo (Norwegen) – Vulkan Arena
FR 27.02.2015 Karlstad (Schweden) – Nöjesfabriken
SA 28.02.2015 Umeå (Schweden) – House Of Metal
FR 29.05.2015 Johannesburg (Südafrika) – TBA
SA 30.05.2015 Cape Town (Südafrika) – TBA

Weitere Tourtermine und mehr zu “At War With Reality" erfahrt ihr demnächst…

AT THE GATES Line-Up:

Tomas Lindberg - Vocals
Anders Björler - Guitars
Martin Larsson - Guitars
Jonas Björler - Bass
Adrian Erlandsson - Drums