The Red in the Sky Is Ours
The Red in the Sky Is Ours is the debut studio album from At the Gates, the Swedish band who would become central to melodic death metal. It came out on 27 July 1992 on Grind Core, and it sits right at the start of a run of records that continued with With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness in 1993, Terminal Spirit Disease in 1994 and Slaughter of the Soul in 1995.
It is the place to hear the band before those later albums, with their sound already placed between death metal and its more melodic side. The record has been given more than one second life: it was reissued in 1993 alongside With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness, and again in 2003 with bonus tracks. That makes it easy to find for anyone wanting to trace how At the Gates began.
The Red in the Sky Is Ours: tracklist and credits
9 tracks · 41:13Tracklist
- 1The Red in the Sky Is Ours / The Season to ComeGates, Björler, Lindberg4:42
- 2Kingdom GoneBjörler, Svensson, Lindberg4:40
- 3Through Gardens of GriefAt the Gates and Alf Svensson4:03
- 4WithinGates, Björler, Svensson, Lindberg6:54
- 5WindowsGates, Björler, Lindberg3:53
- 6Claws of Laughter DeadGates, Björler, Lindberg4:02
- 7NeverwhereAt the Gates and Alf Svensson5:41
- 8The ScarGates, Björler, Lindberg2:01
- 9Night Comes, Blood BlackGates, Björler, Svensson, Lindberg5:16
- Produced by
- At the Gates
- Recorded at
- ART Studio
- Recorded
- November 1991
- Mixed by
- At the Gates, Hans Hall
- Mixed at
- ART Studio
- Engineered by
- Håkan, Hans Hall
- Labels
- Grind Core, Peaceville
- Length
- 41:13
Line-up
- Anders Björler · electric guitar
- Jonas Björler · electric bass guitar
- Adrian Erlandsson · drums (drum set)
- Alf Svensson · electric guitar
- Tomas Lindberg · lead vocals
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 July 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 July 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 1992 | |
| US release | 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 27 July 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Peaceville | 0801056209627 | other |
| 1992 | US | Grind Core | 097688981028 | other |
| 1992 | GB | Deaf Records | other | |
| 1992 | GB | Deaf Records | 5016557521016 | other |
| 27 July 1992 | GB | Deaf Records | 5016557521023 | original |
| 19 February 2001 | XE | Peaceville | 801056209627 | other |
| 19 February 2001 | XE | Peaceville | 801056209627 | other |
| 2003 | GB | Peaceville | 801056709622 | deluxe |
| 4 August 2003 | GB | Peaceville | 801056709622 | other |
| 12 August 2003 | GB | Peaceville | 801056709622 | other |
| 9 February 2012 | XW | Peaceville | 669910179567 | deluxe |
| 22 May 2026 | GB | Peaceville | 801056736628 | remaster |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |