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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the Swedish death metal band was produced and mixed by Jens Bogren.
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- Record Label: Century Media
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Death Metal, Scandinavian Metal
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Jul 1, 2021It’s a tricky record that is perhaps more keen on being interesting than outright entertaining. Nonetheless, the experimentation on The Nightmare of Being is certainly worth celebrating.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 1, 2021The Nightmare OF Being is up with the Swedes' finest albums. [Summer 2021, p.87]
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Jul 9, 2021At the Gates have been at the fore of the Scandinavian death metal scene since the early '90s -- Terminal Spirit Disease and Slaughter of the Soul are seminal works -- and the dark and inventive Nightmare of Being should ensure that they remain there.
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Jul 8, 2021Its power, both in spite and because of its core ethos, is undeniable.
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The WireJul 28, 2021Check the weird Groundhogs/Faith No More grooves of “Cosmic Pessimism” and the Scorpions-like pomposity of “Garden Of Cyrus” – but gratifyingly is usually overwhelmed by typical ATG churning riffery and aggroladen lyrical carnage. [Aug 2021, p.65]
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Jul 1, 2021Even though The Nightmare of Being doesn't gather all the necessary ingredients to establish itself as a masterpiece of the genre, it is most certainly a worthy and surprisingly contrasting addition to the band's discography.
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Jul 1, 2021On the whole, they should definitely be commended for their ambition in mixing things up at this stage of the game, the result making for a compelling, quite fascinating collection.