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At the Gates’ Tomas Lindberg’s introspective lyricism broke new ground in death metal

The late frontman refused to adhere to the lyrical conventions of the genre, surveying suffering in a peerless wailing screech that will echo across the history of heavy music

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At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg dead at 52

Tomas Lindberg passed away this week following a lengthy battle with cancer.

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The world of metal pays tribute to At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg

Tributes to Tomas Lindberg have come from Opeth, Napalm Death, Cradle Of Filth, Avatar, Exodus and many more

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"There were loads of bands happy to make mediocre records. We never saw this as an option." The story of At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul - the album that revolutionised death metal

30 years ago, At The Gates would release an album that'd change metal forever and make melodeath one of the most influential metal movements of the 90s

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At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg dies aged 52 following cancer battle

The frontman, known for his existential lyrics and characteristic scream, revealed last month that he was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma in December 2023

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At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg "being closely monitored around the clock" in hospital after setback with cancer

"t has been a very tough year." Tomas Lindberg

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“Steve Hackett asked, ‘Do you want paid or shall I record for your next album?’ I said, ‘I’ll forget the money in two weeks – your solo will be there forever”: Orphaned Land updated Plato to make a point about revolution

Lead vocalist Kobi Farhi explains why 2018 album Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs echoes the ancient message: “dictators live forever – only the good die young“

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“What was the secret? Simple. We wanted to make an album as good as Reign In Blood”: How At The Gates saved death metal with Slaughter Of The Soul

By 1995, death metal was in terminal decline - but Sweden’s At The Gates made a record that changed everything

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“It was a dig at those people who did crazy, horrific things, and then tried to blame metal bands”: how The Haunted rose above the chaos to make a cult 21st century metal classic with Made Me Do It

The chaotic story of Swedish ragers The Haunted’s classic second album, Made Me Do It

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“Grindcore really resonated with Americans. Our bands were being noticed before they’d even gone over there”: the ear-splitting history of Earache Records, the label that changed metal

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