At the Gates
To Drink from the Night Itself
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal
Record label: Century Media
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Album Review: To Drink from the Night Itself by At the Gates
Great, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
At the Gates fans have been teetering on the edge of their seats for a decade now. After reforming, fans were left wondering whether there would be new music, the announcement of which came with worry that it may tarnish their legacy. After 2014's At War with Reality assuaged those anxieties, fans were able to comfortably readjust positions and exhale a sigh of relief as they sunk into their seat cushions; they were once again forced to slide forward to the edge when longtime lead guitarist Anders Björler exited. And yet, as they move ….
Based on rating 3.8/5
Delving into a moody and diverse set of songs that shares more in common with their earliest releases than the one everybody seems to remember. I wonder what would have happened if Slayer had taken nearly two decades after Reign in Blood to release South of Heaven. South of Heaven enjoys a huge amount of praise, but would it be as universally accepted if Reign In Blood had been allowed to build twenty years of nostalgia and hype" If the criticism surrounding At The Gates' At War With Reality is any indication, the answer is fairly obvious.
Based on rating 7.3/10
More than a decade after reuniting, Swedish melodic death metal innovators At the Gates have finally made a record worthy of the excitement their comeback created. Unlike 2014's disappointing At War With Reality, their new album, To Drink From the Night Itself, marks a delayed reawakening of the band's melodic sense. At the Gates are still drawing on their own past--that's just standard procedure for any death metal act that's been around for a couple of decades.
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