At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg A major progenitor of the Gothenburg metal music scene, the band was formed in 1990 by singer Tomas Lindberg along with former members of the Swedish pioneering death metal band Grotesque Although initially active from 1990–1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a reunion tour that lasted from April to September, 2008 In 2011, they reformed once again and have continued to perform since thenOn February, 1991 At the Gates recorded and mixed a demo titled Gardens of Grief at Studio Sunlight for Dolores Recordings, and then went on to sell copies on cassette and vinyl, as well XL T-shirts to promote the demo The demo has then been reissued as an EP several times First as a vinyl repress on May, 1991 by Dolores Records; then reissued as a CD on 2001 by Black Sun Records in a slim jewel case as a split released along with Grotesque’s 1996 In the Embrace of Evil compilation album; and reissued as CD on 2004 by Blackened RecordsIt should be noted that all reissues feature alternate cover artwork, and that the inlay notes state vocalist Tompa Lindberg dedicated lyrics for "At the Gates" to famed Mayhem and Morbid Swedish vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (also known as Dead), who had recently passed away on April 8th, 1991Gardens of Grief led to seminal metal label Peaceville Records to sign the band, and on July 27th, 1992 At the Gates released their debut full-length album The Red in the Sky Is OursAfter the recording of their second studio album, With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness, founding member and guitarist Alf Svensson left the band in 1993 to pursue tattoo artistry, comic illustration, and his solo electronic-opera-black metal project Oxiplegatz
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