At The Gates Release First Single ‘Spectre Of Extinction’ From New Album ‘The Nightmare Of Being’

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Swedish melodic death metallers At The Gates have shared the first single from their upcoming album ‘The Nightmare Of Being’.

The new track called ‘Spectre Of Extinction’ features a guest lead guitar appearance by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque. The accompanying video for the song was directed by Patric Ullaeus (Arch Enemy, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, etc.).

“It is always very hard to choose which song to release to the public first, especially with this album having so many layers and textures. We did feel, however, that this, the opening track of the record, represented the overall feel of the album.” Tomas Lindberg Redant comments. “It has the musical depths that you would expect from an AT THE GATES track, and still carries that intensity and urgency that we have always tried to get across with our music.”

“For the video, it was wonderful to be able to continue the work with the mighty Patric Ullaeus, as he understands our vision with the music and is willing to go all the way to portray the song’s inner dimensions. I think he did that excellently with this one and I’m very proud of the result. The lyrics deal with humanity’s will and how that clashes with our consciousness, and our knowledge of our mortality. Enjoy!”

Check out ‘Spectre Of Extinction’ here:

While the main parts for “The Nightmare Of Being” were recorded in several different Swedish studios (Drums at Studio Gröndal with Jens Bogren, guitars and bass with Andy La Rocque at Sonic Train Studio and vocals at Welfare Sounds with Per Stålberg), the album was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Kreator, etc.) by Jens Bogren, who previously worked with the band on their 2014 ‘At War With Reality’.

‘The Nightmare Of Being’ is set to release on July 2nd 2021 via Century Media Records.

Check out the tracklisting:

1. Spectre of Extinction
2. The Paradox
3. The Nightmare of Being
4. Garden of Cyrus
5. Touched by the White Hands of Death
6. The Fall into Time
7. Cult of Salvation
8. The Abstract Enthroned
9. Cosmic Pessimism
10. Eternal Winter of Reason

Check out the band’s previous single from their last album’To Drink From The Night Itself’.