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1.StopThe Swarm – At the Gates 03:28
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2.StopTerminal Spirit Disease – At the Gates 03:38
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3.StopAnd the World Returned [Instrumental] – At the Gates 03:05
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4.StopForever Blind – At the Gates 03:58
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5.StopThe Fevered Circle – At the Gates 04:11
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6.StopThe Beautiful Wound – At the Gates 03:52
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7.StopAll Life Ends [Live] – At the Gates 05:16
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8.StopThe Burning Darkness [Live] – At the Gates 02:15
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9.StopKingdom Gone [Live] – At the Gates 05:06
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10.StopWindows [Live][*] – At the Gates 03:54
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11.StopThe Red in the Sky Is Ours/The Season to Come [Live][*] – At the Gates 03:12
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12.StopThe Burning Darkness [Live][*] – At the Gates 02:22
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 predetermined path of virulent aggression, and, best of all, keep it all short and sweet for maximum effect. And with extreme (or nonextreme, as it were) experiments like the all-acoustic and cello-laced "And the World Returned," At the Gates showed a willingness to diversify that would soon prove their mettle. What ultimately knocks a few points off Terminal Spirit Disease's total score is its short running time. At a paltry six new songs and three live recordings of older material, it feels more like an EP than a real album at times. But for anyone who was really paying attention, it obvious that At the Gates were on the cusp of something great, maybe even important in the realm of death/thrash metal. And sure enough, this threat soon became reality thanks to their timeless follow-up, Slaughter of the Soul. [The 2003 reissue includes six bonus tracks recorded live at Nottingham Rock City for MTV's Headbanger's Ball in 1993.] Ed Rivadavia, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Category Scandinavian Metal, Heavy Metal
- Label: PEACEVILLE UK
- Release Date: January 6, 2004
- Artist: At the Gates