Earlier this month, At The Gates announced the album The Nightmare of Being for July 2nd. Now, the group has released the first sample of the new work.

“Spectre of Extinction” is the opening track of the album and showcases the power of the death metal group. “We think the song that starts the album represents what the work will be like,” says Tomas Lindberg . He goes on to say that the song brings the depth and urgency of a classic At The Gates.

The track also features Andy LaRocque , guitarist for King Diamond . Listen to “Spectre of Extinction” below and then check out the cover art and tracklist for The Nightmare of Being , the band's seventh studio album – available for pre-order now by clicking here.

At The Gates: The Nightmare of Being
01. “Spectre of Extinction”
02. “The Paradox”
03. “The Nightmare of Being”
04. “Garden of Cyrus”
05. “Touched by the White Hands of Death”
06. “The Fall into Time”
07. “Cult of Salvation”
08. “The Abstract Enthroned”
09. “Cosmic Pessimism”
10. “Eternal Winter of Reason”

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A music journalist since 2016, she was an editor at Wikimetal, where she combined her two great passions: music and writing. She believes that heavy music deserves to be everywhere and strives to make that a reality. Slipknot, Evanescence, and Bring Me The Horizon are essential to her playlist.