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- Slaughter Of The Soul
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At the Gates
Released 1995

Into The Dead Sky
02:12
9,845 plays

Nausea
02:23
7,544 plays

Unto Others
03:11
6,350 plays

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- 1
- Blinded By Fear
- 03:12
- 35,136 plays

- 2
- Slaughter Of The Soul
- 03:03
- 23,128 plays

- 3
- Cold
- 03:27
- 13,733 plays

- 4
- Under A Serpent Sun
- 03:59
- 14,977 plays

- 5
- Into The Dead Sky
- 02:12
- 9,845 plays

- 6
- Suicide Nation
- 03:36
- 13,917 plays

- 7
- World Of Lies
- 03:35
- 10,420 plays

- 8
- Unto Others
- 03:11
- 6,350 plays

- 9
- Nausea
- 02:23
- 7,544 plays

- 10
- Need
- 02:36
- 6,030 plays

- 11
- The Flames Of The End
- 02:56
- 5,287 plays

- 12
- Legion
- 03:54
- 2,069 plays

- 13
- The Dying
- 03:18
- 1,691 plays

- 14
- Captor Of Sin
- 03:19
- 1,622 plays

- 15
- Unto Others (95 Demo)
- 03:05
- 1,239 plays

- 16
- Suicide Nation (95 Demo)
- 03:21
- 1,245 plays

- 17
- Bister Verklighet
- 01:55
- 1,387 plays

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album review

While "Blinded by Fear" begins Slaughter of the Soul with a screwy and interesting semi-industrial percussion loop, about 40 seconds in it becomes all light-speed crunch, riffs, and snarls, so those who never liked thrash in the first place aren't going to be convinced by the goings-on here. But for those for whom such stuff is like oxygen? It depends. Singer Tomas Lindberg actually steers away from the typical Cookie Monster growl in favor of a higher but equally strangled register, while his lyrics avoid bad fantasy poesy, at least for the most part, in favor of more existential crises. If nothing else, he has a good line in influences, with quotes from everyone from William Burroughs to the 13th Floor Elevators. As for his bandmates, nothing here sounds too different from what those who worshipped at the wells of Kill 'Em All and Reign in Blood would have created, but what they do they do quite well. The arrangements are tight and performances strong (guitarists Anders Bjorler and Martin Larsson clearly have practiced their riff action many a time), and the occasional extra touch like acoustic guitar or notable space in the production, holding back at points rather than just grinding things into the ground, never hurts. "Cold" is a good example of this, with a soft electric guitar break about two minutes in, while the instrumental "Into the Dead Sky" consists of nothing but similarly calm guitar and whooshing background noises. Sometimes the contrast can be a bit odd -- hearing Lindberg's howls against nothing but brief flamenco runs in "Unto Others" isn't the most typical of combinations! While Slaughter may not be the best album of its kind, it's definitely better than most, with its own character. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide