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To Drink from the Night Itself

At the Gates · 2018

64 min · 17 tracks · death metal · melodic death metal

A ferocious blend of melodic death metal and atmospheric intensity, echoing the band's legacy with renewed vigor.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady mid-tempo exploration
  • atmospheric intensity for immersion
  • cathartic moments of release
  • dark themes with melodic depth
  • reflective listening during solitude

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking instant gratification
  • prefer short, standalone tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on May 18, 2018, 'To Drink from the Night Itself' marks At the Gates' return after a nearly two-decade hiatus following their previous album, 'Slaughter of the Soul' in 1995. This record showcases their evolution while retaining the signature sound that defined the Swedish death metal scene.
Stylistic neighbors
In Flames· Dark Tranquillity· Soilwork

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Der Widerstand 1:28
  • 2 To Drink From the Night Itself 3:23
  • 3 A Stare Bound in Stone 4:08
  • 4 Palace of Lepers 4:05
  • 5 Daggers of Black Haze 4:42
  • 6 The Chasm 3:22
  • 7 In Nameless Sleep 3:37
  • 8 The Colours of the Beast 3:50
  • 9 A Labyrinth of Tombs 3:30
  • 10 Seas of Starvation 3:56
  • 11 In Death They Shall Burn 3:59
  • 12 The Mirror Black 4:42

Disc 2

  • 1 Daggers of Black Haze 4:47
  • 2 The Chasm 3:22
  • 3 A Labyrinth of Tombs 3:32
  • 4 The Chasm (demo version) 3:21
  • 5 The Mirror Black 4:39

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