To Drink from the Night Itself | ||||
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Released | 18 May 2018 | |||
Recorded | 12 November − 17 December 2017 | |||
Studio | Various
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Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 44:41 | |||
Label | Century Media | |||
Producer | Russ Russell | |||
At the Gates chronology | ||||
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Singles from To Drink from the Night Itself | ||||
To Drink from the Night Itself is the sixth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates, released on 18 May 2018 via Century Media.[6][7] The album is the first to feature guitarist Jonas Stålhammar and the first without co-founding guitarist Anders Björler, who had departed from the band in March 2017.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Exclaim! | 8/10[10] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[11] |
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Upon its release, To Drink from the Night Itself received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78 based on 6 reviews.[9]
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Decibel | Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018 | 11
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Revolver | Revolver's Top 30 Albums of 2018 | 30
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Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Tomas Lindberg; all music is composed by Jonas Björler
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Der Widerstand" (instrumental) | 1:28 |
2. | "To Drink from the Night Itself" | 3:23 |
3. | "A Stare Bound in Stone" | 4:08 |
4. | "Palace of Lepers" | 4:05 |
5. | "Daggers of Black Haze" | 4:42 |
6. | "The Chasm" | 3:21 |
7. | "In Nameless Sleep" | 3:37 |
8. | "The Colours of the Beast" | 3:50 |
9. | "A Labyrinth of Tombs" | 3:30 |
10. | "Seas of Starvation" | 3:56 |
11. | "In Death They Shall Burn" | 3:59 |
12. | "The Mirror Black" | 4:42 |
Total length: | 44:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Daggers of Black Haze" (feat. Rob Miller) | 4:47 |
2. | "The Chasm" (feat. Per Boder) | 3:21 |
3. | "A Labyrinth of Tombs" (feat. Mikael Nox Pettersson) | 3:32 |
4. | "The Chasm" (demo) | 3:21 |
5. | "The Mirror Black" (feat. Rob Miller) | 4:38 |
Total length: | 19:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Daggers of Black Haze" (feat. Rob Miller) | 4:47 |
2. | "The Chasm" (feat. Per Boder) | 3:21 |
3. | "A Labyrinth of Tombs" (feat. Mikael Nox Pettersson) | 3:32 |
4. | "Raped by the Light of Christ (2018)" (re-recorded from With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness) | 2:57 |
5. | "The Chasm" (demo) | 3:21 |
6. | "The Mirror Black" (feat. Rob Miller) | 4:38 |
Total length: | 22:36 |
Personnel
[edit]
At the Gates
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Additional musicians[15]
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Charts
[edit]Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] [17] |
22 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 39 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] | 132 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] | 18 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 61 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 13 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 25 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[25] | 8 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[26] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "To Drink From The Night Itself 01 : CDME : Century Media". Century Media. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b "AT THE GATES: DEBUT SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR "TO DRINK FROM THE NIGHT ITSELF" TITLE-TRACK; ALBUM PRE-ORDER STARTING; TOUR OF LATIN AMERICA ANNOUNCED!". Century Media. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Joe Divita (30 March 2018). "At the Gates Will Obliterate You With 'A Stare Bound in Stone'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Video Premiere: AT THE GATES' 'Daggers Of Black Haze'". Blabbermouth.net. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "AT THE GATES Releases Video For 'The Mirror Black' Feat. ROB MILLER". Blabbermouth.net. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "AT THE GATES: - UNVEIL ARTWORK AND FIRST DETAILS FOR "TO DRINK FROM THE NIGHT ITSELF" ALBUM!". Century Media. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Greg Kennelty (26 February 2018). "AT THE GATES Unveil Artwork & Release Date For To Drink From The Night Itself". Metal Injection. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "AT THE GATES Announces New Guitarist; Next Album To Be Recorded This Winter". Blabbermouth.net. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "To Drink from the Night Itself by At the Gates Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Zorgdrager, Bradley (15 May 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ O'Connor, Andy (17 May 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Grow, Kory (30 May 2018). "Recent Metal Releases Show a Segmented Scene, But Its Core Power Remains the Same". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Mudrian, Albert (15 November 2018). "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Epstein, Dan (26 November 2018). "30 Best Albums of 2018". Revolver. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b "To Drink From The Night Itself - Limited Mediabook Edition (2CD) (CD)". CDON.COM. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – At the Gates – To Drink from the Night Itself" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – At the Gates – To Drink from the Night Itself" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – At the Gates – To Drink from the Night Itself" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "At the Gates: To Drink from the Night Itself" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – At the Gates – To Drink from the Night Itself" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – At the Gates – To Drink from the Night Itself". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "At the Gates Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2020.