AT THE GATES Announces ‘Slaughter Of The Soul’ Summer 2022 North American Tour

Swedish melodic demise steel pioneers AT THE GATES will embark on a particular “Slaughter Of The Soul” North American tour this summer time. Initially deliberate for the twenty fifth anniversary of “Slaughter Of The Soul” in 2020, the COVID-19 state of affairs pressured the band to postpone the trek till 2022.

AT THE GATES will play the entire “Slaughter Of The Soul” album from begin to end, and in addition a mixture of different tracks from its 30-plus-year profession.

Says the band: “We’ve been wanting ahead to return to the U.S. for a number of years now, and with an ideal tour package deal along with MUNICIPAL WASTE, ENFORCED and THROWN INTO EXILE, it’s lastly time. See you within the pit!”

Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m.

Tour dates:

Aug. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre (w/ THROWN INTO EXILE)
Aug. 18 – Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse (w/ THROWN INTO EXILE)
Aug. 19 – Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre (w/ THROWN INTO EXILE)
Aug. 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Vegas
Aug. 22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 23 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 24 – Chicago, IL @ Harmony (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 25 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Corridor (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 26 – Montreal, QC @ Corona (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Switch (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 29 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore (w/ ENFORCED)
Aug. 30 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (w/ ENFORCED)

Initially launched in 1995, “Slaughter Of The Soul” is commonly cited as one of the vital necessary and influential steel albums of all time, and was lengthy thought to be AT THE GATES‘ ultimate opus till the band introduced they might situation a brand new studio album eight years in the past.

AT THE GATES‘ newest studio album, “The Nightmare Of Being”, got here out final 12 months.

Whereas important elements for “The Nightmare Of Being” had been recorded in a number of completely different Swedish studios — drums at Studio Gröndal with Jens Bogren, guitars and bass with Andy La Rocque at Sonic Prepare Studio and vocals at Welfare Sounds with Per Stålberg — the LP was combined and mastered at Fascination Avenue Studios (AMON AMARTH, OPETH, KREATOR) by Jens Bogren, who has beforehand labored with AT THE GATES on the “At Warfare With Actuality” comeback album in 2014. The album’s visible idea was developed by artist Eva Nahon.

2018’s “To Drink From The Night time Itself” was the primary AT THE GATES album written and recorded with out lead guitarist/major songwriter Anders Björler, who departed in 2017. He has since been changed by Jonas Stålhammar.