Released July 18, 1994 Artist At the Gates Producer Fredrik Nordström Genre Melodic death metal | Length 34:46 Release date 18 July 1994 Label Peaceville Records | |
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Recorded February 1994
(Studio Fredman) Terminal Spirit Disease
(1994) Slaughter of the Soul
(1995) Similar At the Gates albums, Melodic death metal albums | ||
Terminal Spirit Disease is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks.
Contents
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Background information
Guitarist Anders Björler commented that he couldn't "remember much" from the recording sessions for Terminal Spirit Disease. When compared to At the Gates' older material, Björler felt the tracks "were simpler and more to the point". A violin and cello are featured on the song "And the World Returned", cited as an example of the group's attempt to explore "ideas which were a little different".
Reception
Reviews for Terminal Spirit Disease have been mostly positive. Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia awards the album four out of five stars, and claims that, with this album, "At the Gates raised their creative stakes beyond most everyone's original expectations, and proved that what had once been a pretty standard and uninventive death metal combo was slowly becoming a true contender in the scene."
Track listing
All tracks written by Tomas Lindberg, Anders Björler and Jonas Björler, except for where noted.
Digipak reissue released in 2003 includes 3 additional live tracks from 1993 live-in-studio session for MTV Europe:
Band members
Guest members
Songs
1The Swarm3:28
2Terminal Spirit Disease3:39
3And the World Returned3:06