Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES have released a new music video for ‘Cosmic Pessimism’ off their latest studio album “The Nightmare of Being”. Check out the video, directed by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight 13 Media, below.
“‘Cosmic Pessimism’ is one of the central tracks of the new record. Not only drawing the title from the Eugene Thacker book of the same name, the lyrics actually are written by Eugene himself. This is something I am very proud of, the collaboration with one of the central figures when it comes to modern day pessimism and the idea of how it correlates to cosmic horror. It is a suffocatingly strict and repetitive song, and it displays the mood of the lyrics brilliantly, in my opinion. AT THE GATES have always been fans of anything eclectic and extreme, and we are finally at a moment in our career where we feel comfortable lifting in some of these, more avant-garde influences within the at the gates trademark sound. Minimalistic neo classical influences here clash with the deutsche rock/”kraut” and no wave sounds that we love so much. The video is once again shot by Costin, our longtime collaborator, and, once again, he managed to add extra depth and texture to the music and lyrics,” states AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant about ‘Cosmic Pessimism’.
Most recently, AT THE GATES have released a four-part track by track video series with Decibel Magazine, where Tomas Lindberg Redant expands upon the literature and philosophy that underpin “The Nightmare of Being”. Watch each episode below as well.
‘The Nightmare of Being’ tracklist;
- Spectre of Extinction
- The Paradox
- The Nightmare of Being
- Garden of Cyrus
- Touched by the White Hands of Death
- The Fall into Time
- Cult of Salvation
- The Abstract Enthroned
- Cosmic Pessimism
- Eternal Winter of Reason
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AT THE GATES is:
- Adrian Erlandsson / Drums
- Jonas Björler / Bass
- Tomas Lindberg / Vocals
- Jonas Stålhammar / Guitar
- Martin Larsson / Guitar
