At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul
| Release date: | 14 November 1995 |
| Style: | Gothenburg metal |
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Disc I [CD]
01. Blinded By Fear
02. Slaughter Of The Soul
03. Cold
04. Under A Serpent Sun
05. Into The Dead Sky
06. Suicide Nation
07. World Of Lies
08. Unto Others
09. Nausea
10. Need
11. The Flames Of The End
12. Legion [Slaughter Lord cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
13. The Dying [2002 re-issue bonus]
14. Captor Of Sin [Slayer cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
15. Unto Others ['95 demo] [2002 re-issue bonus]
16. Suicide Nation ['95 demo] [2002 re-issue bonus]
17. Bister Verklighet [No Security cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
Disc II [2006 re-issue DVD]
+ Making Of "Slaughter Of The Soul"
+ Documentary
+ Blinded By Fear [video]
Top 20 albums of 1995: 4
01. Blinded By Fear
02. Slaughter Of The Soul
03. Cold
04. Under A Serpent Sun
05. Into The Dead Sky
06. Suicide Nation
07. World Of Lies
08. Unto Others
09. Nausea
10. Need
11. The Flames Of The End
12. Legion [Slaughter Lord cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
13. The Dying [2002 re-issue bonus]
14. Captor Of Sin [Slayer cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
15. Unto Others ['95 demo] [2002 re-issue bonus]
16. Suicide Nation ['95 demo] [2002 re-issue bonus]
17. Bister Verklighet [No Security cover] [2002 re-issue bonus]
Disc II [2006 re-issue DVD]
+ Making Of "Slaughter Of The Soul"
+ Documentary
+ Blinded By Fear [video]
Top 20 albums of 1995: 4
Guest review
Lyrics Re-release in 2002. Re-released again in 2006, including the bonus tracks from the 2002 rerelease + a bonus DVD.
Artwork by Kristian "Necrolord" Wåhlin.
Rating:
9.8
9.8
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Rating: 9.8 |
This album has no review 12 years after its release?! Well, I cannot just let that be, can I? I mean, kids have to learn what a milestone this is in the history of death metal... Others already know what I'm talking about! OK, first of all, this is one of the "Big Three" of the year 1995 (other 2 being In Flames' "The Jester Race" and Dark Tranquillity's "The Gallery"), which are easily the best melodeath albums ever and influence all of the new genres that many hail today. This album is a logical (although not predictable) step from At The Gates' previous album "Terminal Spirit Disease," when they first incorporated the new, more melodic approach into their music. Here, the sound was developed and polished to the max, yet without losing the aggressive edge they always had and you could say that it's a perfect balance. The consequence of all this is increased accessibility to their generally extreme music. From the legendary opener "Blinded By Fear" (which was the most popular and played video on MTV's Headbanger's Ball ever) to the strange neo-classical instrumental "The Flames Of The End," this is a true masterpiece - full stop. It would be rather pointless to describe or recommend specific songs, since the entire album flows really nice and the quality bar never drops. This may cause the album to sound slightly repetitive at first listen but only until you get to know the songs a little better; then it won't get out of your CD player (or iPod) for weeks, if not months. You'll feel shivers each time you play "Blinded By Fear," headbang with "Nausea" and jump with "Need" (hell, I just made recommendations)... And as if it wasn't enough, the album was reissued with bonus tracks (including unreleased and demo tracks and some covers, e.g. Slayer's "Captor Of Sin" which is fantastic) and even a 35-minute video with the singer Tomas Lindberg, guitarist Martin Larsson and the producer Fredrik Nordstrom. Read more ›› |
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Written by [user id=220667] on 20.06.2020 at 00:57 ... is The Red In The Sky Is Ours. Fixed 
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Contributor Posts: 5302  |
It's a classic Melodeath album, with a great balance between aggressiveness and melody full of catchy songs, just as melodeath should be, the songs are kept relatively short, with None really worth skipping, so I can enjoy listening to the whole album in a short time.
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| nonZero Posts: 1332  |
Obviously a classic and one of the best melodic death metal albums ever made. Also great fun to play on guitar (the title track is especially hard on the picking hand!). 9.3/10 for me - Blinded By Fear, the title track and World Of Lies are the standout tracks IMO, Cold, Under A Serpent Sun and Suicide Nation are also great.
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| F3ynman Nocturnal Bro Contributor Posts: 3024  |
Sometimes all I need is a dose of fine melodeath... 
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9155  |
Slaughter Of The Soul is definitely a metal song.
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Written by Boxcar Willy on 09.10.2023 at 04:10 DO IT! *the last solo you hear before you die*
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