At The Gates
At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band was a major progenitor of the mid-90s Gothenburg Sound alongside Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. Prior to their first disbandment in 1996, At the Gates released four albums, with the last being Slaughter of the Soul (1995). The album has been seen as a landmark in the mid-1990s Swedish death metal scene. After reuniting in 2007, for what was initially a one-off tour in 2008, the band continued performing and released four additional studio albums: At War with Reality (2014), To Drink from the Night Itself (2018), The Nightmare of Being (2021) and The Ghost of a Future Dead (2026).
How Critics See At The Gates
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
The Ghost of a Future Dead
2026
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 92/100 across 5 reviews.
At The Gates's The Ghost of a Future Dead arrives as a valedictory blaze, a fierce and elegiac collection that many critics frame as both swansong and triumph. Across five professi...
The Ghost of a Future Dead
2026
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
At The Gates's The Ghost of a Future Dead arrives as a valedictory blaze, a fierce and elegiac collection that many critics frame as both swansong and triumph. Across five professi...
