Stunning, masterpiece
Northern Steel | Canada | 03/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It is hard for me to put into words the true greatness of this album. In listening to this album, any real fan of music, regardless of musical preference, should be able to discover the ultimate beauty of this album. With out a doubt, one of the most thought provoking, emotional, evil and incredibly raw album to ever be released. There will never be another At the Gates... ever. The style and melody of this album is truly a one of a kind. This album rips you from start tp finish. It pulls you into the feeling and desperation of the music, the gruesome style, deathly mood, and the compelling and powerful lyrics. This album is a masterful piece of art. You cannot understand untill you listen to the album for yourself, over and over again. It will grow on you like no other music, regardless of genre. This is one of, if not the best melodic death metal album ever created."
ATG at their best
S. Denson | bangor, me United States | 08/11/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album rips and is the quintessential ATG album imo, lindbergs vocals and the interplay between the guitars is amazing. This album has a truely dark and violent sound and is an example of how harsh this band could be, much more evil vibe than slaughter the soul. you can get six thousand other bands with albums that sound like slaughter the soul, this is the only ablum that sounds like this. highly recomended, now dont be a wuss and buy it."
Their best!
The Painless | Netherlands | 03/20/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It's unbelievable I am the first to review this album because this is the best At The Gates album. Not "poppy" like their final (still excellent) album Slaughter Of The Soul but more melodic/accessible than their brutal technical debut The Red In The Sky Is Ours. Dark classical melodies (almost black metallish sometimes), and excellent playing. (Luckily not too technical/freakish like their debut). Too bad the production is a bit thin and soft. Later efforts like Terminal Spirit Disease and Slaughter Of The Soul were better produced, but were also a more accessible/mainstream style of music. This album combines the brutality of their debut (like on the opener "Beyond Good and Evil") with slower, more poetic and utterly beautiful songs like "Raped By The Light Of Christ, "The Break Of Autumn", "Non-Divine" , "Primal Breath" and "The Burning Darkness". A top album, buy it!"
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1