Slaughter of the Soul

Slaughter of the Soul
Studio album by At the Gates
Released	November 14, 1995
Recorded	May - July 1995
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	34:08
Label	Earache
Producer	Fredrik Nordström, At the Gates
At the Gates chronology
Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) Slaughter of the Soul (1995) Cursed to Tour (1996)

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Slaughter of the Soul is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates before their reunion in 2011. It is considered a genre classic by many fans, and was largely responsible (along with The Jester Race by In Flames and The Gallery by Dark Tranquillity) for establishing the Gothenburg scene. The album is considered a landmark in melodic death metal.

Releases and re-issues

There were many versions of Slaughter of the Soul issued throughout the years. While most were simply re-pressings or slight variations of the original, there were three major and distinct re-issue/re-releases, aside from the 1995 original.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blinded by Fear"	3:12
2.	"Slaughter of the Soul"	3:02
3.	"Cold"	3:27
4.	"Under a Serpent Sun"	3:58
5.	"Into the Dead Sky"	2:12
6.	"Suicide Nation"	3:35
7.	"World of Lies"	3:35
8.	"Unto Others"	3:11
9.	"Nausea"	2:23
10.	"Need"	2:36
11.	"The Flames of the End"	2:57

Re-issue (2002)

Contains 11 tracks from the original 1995 release of Slaughter of the Soul, plus 6 bonus audio tracks. Three of the bonus tracks were cover songs, two were demo tracks, and 1 was a previously unreleased track, recorded during the Slaughter of the Soul sessions.

Bonus audio tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Legion" (Slaughter Lord cover)	3:54
13.	"The Dying" (Unreleased track from Slaughter of the Soul sessions)	3:18
14.	"Captor of Sin" (Slayer cover)	3:19
15.	"Unto Others" ('95 Demo)	3:06
16.	"Suicide Nation" ('95 Demo)	3:22
17.	"Bister Verklighet" (No Security cover)	1:55

Re-issue (2006)

Contained everything from the 2002 re-issue, but also included an additional bonus DVD, which featured a 35-minute behind-the-scenes documentary as the highlight.

2006 Bonus DVD

• "Making of Slaughter of the Soul" featurette
• Deleted Scenes
• Music video: "Blinded by Fear"

Re-issue (2008)

Contains everything from the 2002 and 2006 re-releases (all audio and DVD material), as well as additional DVD footage—an eight song live set, recorded in Krakow, Poland on December 30, 1995.

2008 Bonus DVD

• Live from Krakow, Poland

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Terminal Spirit Disease"
2.	"Cold"
3.	"The Swarm"
4.	"Blinded by Fear"
5.	"Nausea"
6.	"Forever Blind"
7.	"Need"
8.	"Kingdom Gone"

• "Making of Slaughter of the Soul" featurette
• Deleted Scenes
• Music video: "Blinded by Fear"

Musical appearances

Tracks from the album have made appearances in several video games.

• "Blinded by Fear" was made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series on March 28, 2008. Later, it was included in the game's retail "Metal Track Pack" add-on content disc, released on September 22, 2009 in North America. The song is considered one of the most difficult songs in the series to perform on drums, due to its fast tempo.
• The title track is featured in both Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.

Credits

• Tomas Lindberg − vocals
• Anders Björler − guitar, drums
• Jonas Björler − bass guitar
• Adrian Erlandsson − drums
• Martin Larsson − guitar

Guest appearances

• Andy LaRocque − guitar solo on "Cold"

Production

• At the Gates and Fredrik Nordström − production
• Noel Summerville − mastering

Other

• Kristian Wåhlin − artwork, design, photography
• Björn Mankner − photography