Written by MaiSweettShaadow on 23.10.2014 at 05:55

True Melodic Death Metal ,. best release of the century

top 5 of the century definitely

I will give that album 10 and want to see it No 1 in top of 2014 \m/
Haven't heard such an pure MDM for an ages.

Just curious is last of them or they are going to release some more in the next couple of years?

Fanboys already popping in. I listened to the album, and while I do admit that ATM is not my favorite melodeath band (I'd trade them anytime for DT's The Gallery, Damage Done or Fiction), this album is solid, but far from being a perfect 10, even by ATM standards, not to mention melodeath standards. The production is way too clean, the song-writing is way too safe, the performance is satisfying but flat and it focuses more on atmosphere. They still have some aces up their sleeves, they can definitely put out a decent album of above average material, but that's it. Nothing mindblowing. An 8 or 8.2 at best. Surely not a disappointment, but seeing that people label it already as album of the year is pathethic. This cannot top SotS, which is not album of the year material either... not to mention topping Insomnium's latest, but better melodeath quality there, even though their newest effort is not on par with their previous material either.

Epic https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/At_The_Gates_-_At_War_With_Reality_-Tape-/2124

Written by Litvin on 24.10.2014 at 23:25

Epic https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/At_The_Gates_-_At_War_With_Reality_-Tape-/2124

Epic waste of money, maybe.

Written by [user id=101272] on 24.10.2014 at 23:35

Written by Litvin on 24.10.2014 at 23:25

Epic https://www.cmdistro.de/Item/At_The_Gates_-_At_War_With_Reality_-Tape-/2124

Epic waste of money, maybe.

I bought my last type about 12 years ago. I even remember that it was Nightwish "Century Child"
And now when I saw that tape I thought - that is epic but definitely waste of money

I'm actually quite pleased by this release

I picked up my copy of the album last night (yes, a real copy - the local independent music shop out here puts new releases out early) and I share the opinion of most of the others here - it kills! It's great to know that At The Gates are back in full-force.

AotY for me! The album truly rips and every song is a banger. Well worth the wait! A perfect 10 to my ears.

I like the end of the album. I need to give it more listens to fully judge on it though. But the last 5 tracks are AWESOME!

Really nice one!

Pioneers HAIL \m/

I dont get those people calling it album of the inserttimevaluehere. it's just some pretty standard melodeath. it's kind of boring as well.

It's really good for me... I must be one of those people with lucky enough to not expect the new album to be something super revolutionary and yet enjoy one hundred per cent because of its quality. I don't understand people who probably think that because it's a "brand" band, nineteen years later they have to reinvent the wheel. In my opinion nobody in a similar case has exploited their sound to a way-out form and ATG are not an exception, but well maybe is because I don't need to believe in miracles to enjoy a good album :

Written by [user id=114127] on 28.10.2014 at 10:06

I dont get those people calling it album of the inserttimevaluehere. it's just some pretty standard melodeath. it's kind of boring as well.

It's this year's Carcass I think. The recent Carcass album was slightly better though.

Written by [user id=4365] on 28.10.2014 at 16:37

It's this year's Carcass I think. The recent Carcass album was slightly better though.

I prefer At War With Reality over Carcass' recent release, however they're both really underwhelming

Written by Alex F on 28.10.2014 at 16:40

I prefer At War With Reality over Carcass' recent release, however they're both really underwhelming

I am slightly surprised at the amount of AotY comments on this one. I thought people would find it generally a bit lacklustre. Apparently not though.

Great album, maybe not the best mdm album of all time. but i will give it some more spins, maybe it will click after a while!

Written by schlakt on 28.10.2014 at 17:16

Great album, maybe not the best mdm album of all time. but i will give it some more spins, maybe it will click after a while!

Are you trying to tell us something?

Shitty Internet Connection or desperate spamcount

Written by [user id=4365] on 28.10.2014 at 17:19

Written by schlakt on 28.10.2014 at 17:16

Great album, maybe not the best mdm album of all time. but i will give it some more spins, maybe it will click after a while!

Are you trying to tell us something?

That the album was extremly hyped and that some people consider it being the best metal comeback album of all time (at least what i have read on the comments of several metalsites). What im saying is that i am going to listen through it some more times before i make a proper judgement.

Written by schlakt on 29.10.2014 at 00:11

That the album was extremly hyped and that some people consider it being the best metal comeback album of all time (at least what i have read on the comments of several metalsites). What im saying is that i am going to listen through it some more times before i make a proper judgement.

Yeah, that's not what I was talking about. You might want to look up the page a bit to the clusterfuck of comment spam you splayed over the page

Written by schlakt on 29.10.2014 at 00:11

Written by [user id=4365] on 28.10.2014 at 17:19

Written by schlakt on 28.10.2014 at 17:16

Great album, maybe not the best mdm album of all time. but i will give it some more spins, maybe it will click after a while!

Are you trying to tell us something?

That the album was extremly hyped and that some people consider it being the best metal comeback album of all time (at least what i have read on the comments of several metalsites). What im saying is that i am going to listen through it some more times before i make a proper judgement.

Holy shit, had no idea It was published so many times, sorry my internet connection is strange from time to time haha

Written by BloodJuNkie on 27.10.2014 at 13:50

I like the end of the album. I need to give it more listens to fully judge on it though. But the last 5 tracks are AWESOME!

after the third listen on my wireless headphones around the house it was all coming together,i had book of sands and head of hydra ,then the rest,which means no bad song on the album=top 3 of the year and in the top 10 of the century for me.

I had it already on 24 october and now after a couple of days i can say its a great album, but not as great as Slaughter of the soul

This album is a nice reminder of how good a band At the Gates used to be. Sadly, it's not nearly as good as their back catalogue. Still, a decent, albeit a tad uninspired listen. I'd rate it with a 6.8.

Just boring.

I think it's important to take a step back and evaluate this album to best you can as an independent entity. I wasn't really around in the scene when At the Gates were really storming it and I've recieved a lot of heckling over the years for saying they're overrated but I feel that's a relative term. A group can be overrated but still good. I've just never seen them as the gods that some people portray them as.

Speaking as someone that was removed from the "legendary At the Gates are releasing their first album in forever' crowd I can say that this was a pretty solid album and I'm glad they seem to have retained their sound even so many years removed from their last effort. It's awesome hearing that sound with modern production tools. "At War With Reality" is a very solid album. Good enough to put it up there for consideration as one of the best melo-death albums this year even though I personally think 'Shadows of the Dying Sun' outperforms it.

Just make sure you take a step back and evaluate how good this is on it's own (which it is) and not just "because its At the Gates."

Rating pending for after I give it a few more spins.

Glorious album, orgasmic, love it

Cant stop listen to