AT THE GATES - so ready for this to drop

[TribunalRecords]

Not seeing any posts about this. I was very skeptical about them doing another record after they left us with their metallic masterpiece in 1995, but having time to sit with it. I AM READY FOR THIS TO TAKE OVER MY WORLD.

 

[VenomGA]

it has been FAR TOO LONG!!!! so looking forward to this

 

[dcowboys311]

Didn't like it at all a few weeks ago but I just revisited and sounds pretty good. Will definitely check this out.

 

[Smc316]

If Carcass and Gorguts didn't make so much money / positive press on both their comeback albums, 100% guarantee AtG wouldn't be doing this.

All about the ca$hgrab. That being said, it doesn't mean the album won't be decent - I guess we'll see!

 

[VenomGA]

been jamming the hell out of Slaughter of the Soul tonight. an Absolute BEAST of an album.

 

[dcowboys311]

If Carcass and Gorguts didn't make so much money / positive press on both their comeback albums, 100% guarantee AtG wouldn't be doing this.

All about the ca. That being said, it doesn't mean the album won't be decent - I guess we'll see!

Hmm....I'm sure GORGUT$ made a killing off the one tour the did supporting that record, playing second out of four bands.

It's not like Carcass and Gorguts are the first two bands in the history of Metal to do reunion albums. It's all the rage these days. An AtG record was inevitable, regardless of Carcass or Gorguts.

 

[Smc316]

Gorguts did a bunch of touring as a headliner BEFORE they opened for Carcass, including shows where they did the new album in entirety.

I'm not saying reunion albums is a big deal, just that Gorguts and Carcass both topping every ALBUM OF THE YEAR charts is likely what convinced At the Gates to do a new album - especially since they had said something along the lines of "we will NEVER do a new album, no matter what. We don't ever want to change our musical history"(paraphrasing) - only two or so years ago.

 

[Smc316]

I should've specified that Carcass specifically is who made a bunch of money off their new album, whereas Gorguts got shittons of attention for their new album - and topped countless ALBUM OF THE YEAR charts. I'm sure Gorguts aren't exactly rolling in dough. haha

 

[TribunalRecords]

I'm not saying reunion albums is a big deal, just that Gorguts and Carcass both topping every ALBUM OF THE YEAR charts is likely what convinced At the Gates to do a new album - especially since they had said something along the lines of "we will NEVER do a new album, no matter what. We don't ever want to change our musical history"(paraphrasing) - only two or so years ago.

If you read the current issue of Decibel and the AtG feature Tomas covers the whole "not doing a new album" thing. People can change their minds, not such a foreign concept.

Also, when is doing ANYTHING with potential monetary rewards not a ca$hgrab. newsflash - money makes the world go 'round. Artists need to pay bills and make a living too.

Just tired of hearing bands get slagged because "they are doing it for the money". do you go to work and not get paid? I know I get paid for my work, so why shouldn't they?

 

[Smc316]

Artists need money so they can make more art.

People-in-it-as-a-job need art to make more money.

One of these models is pure, the other usually leads to mediocrity. But it's all up to debate which bands are which, and we won't know if this album is great or mih until we hear it.

So for right now, I don't see any harm speculating. If i'm wrong, i'll happily eat my words. It just seems like an awfully big coincidence that Lock-Up album sales and concert attendance are both abysmal, then AtG is suddenly doing a new album? Eh. Just my perspective. Like I said, I could very well be wrong.

 

[dtfanatic]

Carcass has been touring again for a few years now, why not do a new album? And really, how much money do you really think these guys made off album sales? Everyone should know by now that albums don't make bands of their level any money these days.

 

[AeonicSlumber]

Gorguts did a bunch of touring as a headliner BEFORE they opened for Carcass, including shows where they did the new album in entirety.

I'm not saying reunion albums is a big deal, just that Gorguts and Carcass both topping every ALBUM OF THE YEAR charts is likely what convinced At the Gates to do a new album - especially since they had said something along the lines of "we will NEVER do a new album, no matter what. We don't ever want to change our musical history"(paraphrasing) - only two or so years ago.

Carcass yes. The reunion shows they did made them a fuckton of money. I bet even Jeff Walker would agree with that. Gorguts probably made barely-break even money on those reunion shows a few years ago though.

 

[TribunalRecords]

CARCASS sued Earache for back royalties due. Nothing like having to pay someone else to get you the money that is rightfully yours to begin with.

back to AtG - the album just got a perfect score on Metalsucks saying it's the album of the year. Decibel seems to agree about it being amazing.

The other thing separating it from your claim of ca$hgrab is why didn't they do it right after their reunion shows/tours starting in 2008? Why let 6 years pass before making a go at the loot when they were riding the highest wave of their entire career? I mean 6 years for some bands on Century Media and other labels means 4-5 new albums in that span of time, but yet they haven't released one.

oh yeah, probably because they are artists and they were waiting to truly be inspired to record another album. completely says ca$hgrab to me, how could i have been mistaken in seeing it.

 

[VenomGA]

 

[edgeofthorns]

Artists need money so they can make more art.

People-in-it-as-a-job need art to make more money.

That makes no sense. You seem to be reaching here. Artists, musical or not, need to make a living. They're not all living in a convent somewhere waiting for their next inspiring revelation. With that said, even those artists that don't rely on their art to make a living deserve to get paid for what they release to the public. Otherwise, I guess they could sit in their basement, do their thing and just keep it for themselves.

~Brian~

 

[dcowboys311]

So for right now, I don't see any harm speculating. If i'm wrong, i'll happily eat my words. It just seems like an awfully big coincidence that Lock-Up album sales and concert attendance are both abysmal, then AtG is suddenly doing a new album? Eh. Just my perspective. Like I said, I could very well be wrong.

I highly, highly doubt Lock Up's success or lack of it is a driving factor for an At the Gates reunion. They are very clearly a side band, playing mostly the occasional festival show and releasing albums even more infrequently. Nobody's relying on that for a living.

 

[nomisofsiman]

Hmm....I'm sure GORGUT$ made a killing off the one tour the did supporting that record, playing second out of four bands.

It's not like Carcass and Gorguts are the first two bands in the history of Metal to do reunion albums. It's all the rage these days. An AtG record was inevitable, regardless of Carcass or Gorguts.

Gorguts did a headline tour as well. But I wouldn't say it was very profitable.

 

[nomisofsiman]

As for cash grab, I doubt this is the case here. Like Matt said, if they were in it for a cash grab, they would have done it immediately after they were playing shows again. Instead, they waited around until they felt it was right to record. Same thing that Carcass did. To me, a cash grab would be a band putting out a best of or a rushed album. These bands smc316 are mentioning, took their time.

 

[TribunalRecords]

Tomas joining the The Crown as they were climbing to the top of the Swedish Death Metal heap would be more of an opportunistic ca$hgrab in my opinion, considering he joined long enough to record an album then bailed.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

When they say it's not about the money...it's about the money.