With their third album, 1994's highly accomplished Terminal Spirit Disease, Sweden's At the Gates raised their creative stakes beyond most everyone's original expectations, and proved that what had once been a pretty standard and uninventive death metal combo was slowly becoming a true contender in the scene. Right from the get-go, highlights like "The Swarm," "Forever Blind," and the title track venture into melodic territory like never before. Yet they never waver from the band's pre-determined path of virulent aggression, and, best of all, keep it all short and sweet for maximum effect.
01 The swarm 02 Terminal spirit disease 03 And the world returned 04 Forever blind 05 The fevered circle 06 The beautiful wound 07 All lips ends (Live) 08 The burning darkness (Live) 09 Kingdome gone (Live) 10 Windows (Live) 11 The red in the sky is ours/The seasons t 12 The burning darkness (Live)