Purgatory Unleashed – Live at Wacken
Encyclopedia
In the summer of 2008 At the Gates
returned for a final tour. They played some selected gigs, before they terminated the band forever. This album was recorded at the Wacken Open Air
-festival. A DVD from the same gig, The Flames of the End
, has also been released. The title Purgatory Unleashed is a line from the song "Blinded by Fear".
At the Gates
At the Gates is an extreme metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg death-metal sound. Their early albums lean towards a death metal sound, but later albums sound more like melodic death metal.Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007 for a...
returned for a final tour. They played some selected gigs, before they terminated the band forever. This album was recorded at the Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...
-festival. A DVD from the same gig, The Flames of the End
The Flames of the End
The Flames of the End is a three-disc DVD set from Swedish metal band At The Gates. Its main feature is a 2-hour+ documentary detailing the history of the band and their successful reunion tour, directed by guitarist and founding member Anders Bjorler...
, has also been released. The title Purgatory Unleashed is a line from the song "Blinded by Fear".
Track listing
Note
- 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16 & 17 from Slaughter of the SoulSlaughter of the SoulSlaughter of the Soul is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates before their reunion in 2011. It is considered a genre classic by many fans, and was largely responsible for establishing the Gothenburg scene...
- 3, 9, 10, 12 from Terminal Spirit DiseaseTerminal Spirit DiseaseTerminal Spirit Disease is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. It was released in 1994 and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks...
- 4 & 8 from With Fear I Kiss the Burning DarknessWith Fear I Kiss the Burning DarknessThe final track contains a hidden cover of "The Nightmare Continues" by Discharge.-Band members:*Anders Björler - guitar*Jonas Björler - bass*Adrian Erlandsson - drums*Alf Svensson - guitar*Tomas Lindberg - vocals...
- 6 & 18 from The Red in the Sky Is OursThe Red in the Sky Is Ours-Credits:At The Gates*Tony – bass *Tomas – vocals*Anders – guitars*Adrian – drums*Jonas - bass *Jesper – violin & session musician*Alf - guitars-References:...
- 14 from Gardens of GriefGardens of GriefGardens of Grief is an EP by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. This EP was later re-released as a split CD with Grotesque's In the Embrace of Evil album.On the inlay of the rerelease you can find this line: "Tomas wants to dedicate...
EP
Personnel
- Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg – vocals
- Anders Björler – guitar
- Martin Larsson – guitar
- Jonas Björler – bass
- Adrian Erlandsson – drums