At The Gates The Ghost of a Future Dead
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AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
April 27th 2026


2145 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Spot on with the first/last half split. The first four tracks were bangers and then it kind of simmered down. Still a great listen, and agreed it's insane he recorded vocals a day before surgery.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


123472 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

Absolutely my brother.

Wildcardbitchesss
April 27th 2026


21221 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Good album but the 3.9 avg is kinda crazy. I get it, I really do… but the context of the album’s release doesn’t make me like it any more.



I think you’re spot on in saying that it’s the best ATG record since their reformation, but it’s not anywhere near something like Slaughter of the Soul.

Wildcardbitchesss
April 27th 2026


21221 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

RIP tho obviously. Recoding vocals in his condition is serious king shit. I really wish I had the chance to catch these guys live

Futures
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


18379 Comments


the context is unstrippable, it’s intertwined in the performance. knowing the story adds to it. you can’t really separate it, at least for me. music is so personal so it’s easy to understand why it is influencing people.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


123472 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

I definitely agree with both of you tbh.

XingKing
April 27th 2026


16424 Comments


I have yet to jam this but it's probably worth noting this is Anders Bjorler's return to the band since he was absent on the last two releases.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


123472 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

M//////EN

Wildcardbitchesss
April 27th 2026


21221 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

@futures

I haven’t read any of the lyrics but for me that’s the place to have that kind of thing matter… to me most of these tracks don’t sound any more somber than the rest of their shit.



But I’ll admit, that’s on me for not knowing most of the lyrics before rating it. But I can’t really imagine them being strong enough for me to like it any more than I already do.



Great swansong for the band. Truly the end of an era.

Dedes
April 27th 2026


12017 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Tha Riffz are tasty

Definitely not toooo much more than a riff salad but alas, the salad is vibrant and exciting and has balls. Not that uh, that's what I usually like in a salad.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


123472 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

Definitely bros!

Futures
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


18379 Comments


wildcard i more so meant his literal vocal performance which as you noted was the day before he got his surgery. so his vocals sound distinct as a direct result of his cancer he was fighting. hard not to think of that when listening. so to me it's understandable there is a stronger connection than just a sad untimely death because it is baked into his performance.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
April 27th 2026


123472 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

It 100% is and it is evident just in the way the vocals are performed here. You can clearly tell he was going through it.



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