Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates released its latest studio album, “The Ghost of a Future Dead,” worldwide in April 2026 via Century Media Records and the album marked a special tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who passed away in September 2025.
As part of the release campaign for “The Ghost of a Future Dead,” longtime collaborator Costin Chioreanu (http://www.twilight13media.com) prepared a conceptual visual storyline that enhances the entire album’s music and lyrics. Animated paintings for the songs “The Dissonant Void” and “In Dark Distortion” were released previously, and now the videos for the other album songs, as well as the “full album video,” are available.
“This is by far the most intense project I’ve done, not only due the circumstances but also because the album is so intense and it requires an insane rhythm for the whole dynamic,” Chioreanu said. “It is also the first time that I am doing a full album art video and, honestly, I think it will remain singular of this kind in my career, as I’ve been over several of my limits with this one. But I am so happy that I could finish this monument for my friend Tomas and for his magical band, who will remain with my heart and my memory till the end of my time here and beyond.”
Individual songs in album sequence:
1. The Fever Mask (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/v9rAGqSuyAw
2. The Dissonant Void (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/rJeYYC1l638
3. Det Oerhörda (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/2yupfubMvDM
4. A Ritual of Waste (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/S9-IfsSTq3s
5. In Dark Distortion (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/O0OXz6g9jfI
6. Of Interstellar Death (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/CoguHotuaFQ
7. Tomb of Heaven (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/Lzy4WZwRuRk
8. Parasitical Hive (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/UIE_xFFmPrQ
9. The Unfathomable (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/oRrsW4C9kQs
10. The Phantom Gospel (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/o8I9BHwIo1Q
11. Förgängligheten (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/ss-b7FrShlwSw
12. Black Hole Emission (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/IXxO_8vWs7s
YouTube playlist in album sequence: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfg88azrqCmI
“The Ghost of a Future Dead” was recorded and mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, comes with artwork created by Robert Samsonowitz (http://www.rbrt.org). It is available in the following formats:
- limited CD Digipak and poster
- standard CD jewelcase
- digital album
- LP with booklet in standard, black vinyl or various limited colored vinyl editions (with poster)
In other news, the music of At the Gates will be honored by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a special event titled “The Gothenburg Sound,” where several of the band’s songs will be interpreted in symphonic form alongside other material by their peers In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. These concerts will take place Dec. 3, 4 and 5 at the Gothenburg Concert Hall. More information and tickets are available here.
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