Terminal Spirit Disease

Terminal Spirit Disease is the third album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks. The band originally had wanted to record an EP of new material, but their label had insisted on a full-length album. To compromise, the band added several live tracks to pad the overall length.

Terminal Spirit Disease
Studio album by At the Gates
Released	July 18, 1994
Recorded	February 1994 (Studio Fredman)[1]
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	34:46
Label	Peaceville
Producer	Fredrik Nordström and At the Gates
At the Gates chronology
With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness (1993) Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) Slaughter of the Soul (1995)

Background information

Guitarist Anders Björler commented that he couldn't "remember much" from the recording sessions for Terminal Spirit Disease.[1] When compared to at the Gates' older material, Björler felt the tracks "were simpler and more to the point".[1] A violin and cello are featured on the song "And the World Returned", cited as an example of the group's attempt to explore "ideas which were a little different".[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Reviews for Terminal Spirit Disease have been mostly positive. Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia awards the album four out of five stars, and claims that, with this album, "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."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tomas Lindberg, Anders Björler and Jonas Björler, except for where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Swarm"	3:28
2.	"Terminal Spirit Disease"	3:38
3.	"And the World Returned" (Anders Björler)	3:06
4.	"Forever Blind"	3:58
5.	"The Fevered Circle" (Lindberg, Anders Björler, Martin Larsson, Alf Svensson)	4:11
6.	"The Beautiful Wound"	3:52
7.	"All Life Ends" (At the Gates, Svensson) (Live)	5:16
8.	"The Burning Darkness" (Lindberg, Anders Björler, Svensson) (Live)	2:15
9.	"Kingdom Gone" (Lindberg, Anders Björler) (Live)	5:02
Total length:		34:46

Digipak reissue released in 2003 includes 3 additional live tracks from 1993 live-in-studio session for MTV Europe:

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Windows"
2.	"The Red in the Sky Is Ours/The Season to Come"
3.	"The Burning Darkness"

Credits

Band members

• Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
• Anders Björler – Guitar
• Jonas Björler – Bass
• Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
• Martin Larsson – Guitar

Guest members

• Peter Andersson – Cello on "The Swarm" and "And the World Returned"
• Ylva Wahlstedt – Violin on "The Swarm" and "And the World Returned"

References

1. Morgan, Anthony (November 2007). ""The Flames of the End"? – Guitarist Anders Björler wishes to pen the final chapter in the glorious history of Swedish legends at the Gates". Lucem Fero. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Terminal Spirit Disease – At the Gates". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2011.