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Gardens of Grief
Metal · 1991 · 4 tracks

Gardens of Grief

At the Gates

Murky, dissonant death metal from 1991. A raw and experimental blueprint of the Swedish sound, defined by haunting melodies and a cold, cavernous production.

May 1991 · Back On Black

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A suffocating, grey fog of existential dread and primitive aggression.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Souls of the Evil Departed
3:34
02
At the Gates
5:23
03
All Life Ends
6:10
04
City of Screaming Statues
4:46
Moments Worth Listening For
the dissonant, almost avant-garde guitar melody that opens At the Gates, sounding more like a weeping string section than a metal riff
the sudden transition into the Mad Max inspired monologue on All Life Ends where the tempo drags into a suffocating crawl
those frantic, unpolished drum fills in City of Screaming Statues that feel like they might collapse the entire song structure
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Gardens of Grief sound next to the rest of At the Gates's catalogue?

Lo Fi+2.4σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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