Album
Slaughter of the Soul
Slaughter of the Soul is the fourth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates, released on 14 November 1995 through Earache Records. It followed The Red in the Sky Is Ours, With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness and Terminal Spirit Disease, and it turned out to be the last record the band made before they split in 1996.
That ending gives the album a particular place in the story. At the Gates stayed apart for eleven years, returning in 2007, and the follow-up albums only arrived from 2014 onwards. Slaughter of the Soul is regarded as a landmark of melodic death metal, especially in the Gothenburg scene, and it is widely seen as a key influence on the American metalcore bands who found a wide audience in the early 2000s. If you want to hear where that sound took shape, this is the place to start.
Slaughter of the Soul: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 34:13Tracklist
- 1Blinded by FearGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:12
- 2Slaughter of the SoulGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:03
- 3ColdGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:28
- 4Under a Serpent SunGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:59
- 5Into the Dead SkyJonas Björler2:13
- 6Suicide NationGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:36
- 7World of LiesGates, Björler, Björler, Larsson, Lindberg3:35
- 8Unto OthersGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg3:11
- 9NauseaGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg2:23
- 10NeedGates, Björler, Björler, Lindberg2:37
- 11The Flames of the EndBjörler, Johansson, Johansson, Lindberg2:57
- Produced by
- At the Gates, Fredrik Nordström
- Recorded at
- Studio Fredman (Gothenburg, Sweden)
- Recorded
- May–July 1995
- Mixed at
- Studio Fredman
- Mastered by
- Noel Summerville
- Artwork
- Kristian Wåhlin
- Photography
- Bjorn Mankner, Kristian Wåhlin
- Labels
- Earache Records, Earache
- Length
- 34:13
Line-up
- Anders Björler · electric guitar, effects
- Jonas Björler · electric bass guitar
- Adrian Erlandsson · drums (drum set)
- Martin Larsson · electric guitar
- Charlie · spoken vocals · guest
- Tomas Lindberg · lead vocals
- Andy LaRocque · electric guitar · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 200 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 November 1995 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 November 1995 | |
| Wikidata | 1995 | |
| US release | 14 November 1995 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 14 November 1995 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Earache Records | 745316014326 | other |
| 14 November 1995 | US | Earache Records | 745316014326 | original |
| 14 November 1995 | GB | Earache Records | 5018615714323 | original |
| 21 November 1995 | JP | TOY’S FACTORY | other | |
| 2002 | RU | Earache Records | 4601250316123 | other |
| 2002 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006514315 | other |
| 20 August 2002 | US | Earache Records | 745316143125 | other |
| 2007 | AR | Del Imaginario Discos | 3265981466697 | other |
| 10 March 2008 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006514384 | other |
| 25 March 2009 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006514315 | other |
| 8 September 2014 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006514346 | other |
| 9 September 2014 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006514346 | other |
| 18 October 2017 | XW | Earache Records | 5055006924213 | other |
| 2018 | XE | Earache Records | 817195021020 | other |
| October 2021 | GB | Earache Records | 5055006514346 | other |
| 30 April 2025 | GB | Earache Records | other | |
| 30 May 2025 | — | Earache Records | other | |
| 20 February 2026 | GB | Earache Records | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |