Gardens Of Grief

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Gardens of Grief is the debut EP by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gate. Recorded and mixed in Studio Sunlight, February 1991. It has been re-released several time. First as a vinyl repress on May, 1991 by Dolores Records; then reissued as a CD on 2001 by Black Sun Records in a slim jewel case as a split released along with Grotesque’s 1996 In the Embrace of Evil compilation album; and reissued as CD on 2004 by Blackened Record. It should be noted that all reissues feature alternate cover artwork, and that the inlay notes state vocalist Tompa Lindberg dedicated lyrics for "At the Gates" to famed Mayhem and Morbid Swedish vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin (also known as Dead), who had recently passed away on April 8th, 1991. When the tracks were recorded at Sunlight Studio, At the Gates had been playing together for "roughly" four month. Björler accredits this period as the time when At the Gates developed their musicianship, songwriting and ability to work together. In comparison to tracks which featured on later recording, Björler believes the songs are less structured. Due to a modest studio budget combined with inexperience, the EP's production "suffered a lot." However, Björler has described Gardens of Grief as "an ok debut EP." .

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