While Swedish melodic death metal pioneers, At The Gates, continue to promote their latest studio album, The Nightmare Of Being, they have now checked in after a North American tour, as well as an intense run of summer festivals across Europe and in Japan, with the news that founding member and guitarist Anders Björler is returning to the band's lineup after a handful of years of absence.
At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant comments on the news as follows: "It is with great pleasure we welcome Anders Björler, one of the founding members, back into the band. We are excited to tell you that we are already starting the work on the follow up to The Nightmare Of Being, with the same line up that wrote Terminal Spirit Disease, Slaughter Of The Soul and At War With Reality. Anders' first show back in the band will be Damnation Fest in the UK, and he will join us on the European tour together with In Flames later this year. Great times! It really feels like a second rebirth of the band, and we are looking forward to this new chapter!"
Anders Björler added the following comment: "It feels like coming home for sure. I have been missing the guys of course, but also playing the guitar, writing music and the artistic creativity in general. I've been watching from the sidelines for a number of years, and I've been very proud of what they have created in my absence. I am really looking forward to writing a new album and getting back to playing live shows again..."
Next up, At The Gates will appear at UK's Damnation festival before embarking on a massive tour across Europe featuring In Flames, Imminence and Orbit Culture between November 12 and December 17. See below for all dates.
Tour dates:
November
5 - Manchester, UK - Damnation Festival
November (with In Flames, Imminence, Orbit Culture)
12 - Tallinn, Estonia - Noblesser Foundry
13 - Riga Latvia - Palladium
15 - Katowice, Poland - MCK
16 - Prague, Czech Republic - Mala Sportovni Hala
18 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - MHP Arena
20 - London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton
21 - Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal
22 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
23 - Paris, France - Bataclan
25 - Bilbao, Spain - Santana 27
26 - Madrid, Spain - Riviera
27 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
28 - Lyon, France - Le Transbordeur
30 - Zurich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall
November (with In Flames, Imminence, Orbit Culture)
1 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
2 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
3 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee
4 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium
6 - Tilburg, The Netherlands - 013
7 - Brussels, Belgium - AB
8 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Edel Optics Arena
10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Store Vega
11 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
14 - Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall
16 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
17 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Scandinavium
Tomas Lindberg Redant added the following comment about the upcoming tour with In Flames: "We are very excited about finally, being able to play in front of our European fans in support of our latest album 'The Nightmare Of Being'. This time we will hit the road with our long-time friends In Flames. It's such a weird fact that we have actually never toured together, although we are from the same town! So this will be a great opportunity to experience 'The Gothenburg sound', and it is awesome to be part of such a strong package. We can't wait to get out there again!"
At The Gates lineup:
Adrian Erlandsson - Drums
Jonas Björler - Bass
Anders Björler - Guitars
Tomas Lindberg Redant - Vocals
Martin Larsson - Guitars
(Photo - Ester Segarra)
