With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness

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With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness
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Studio album by
Released7 May 1993
RecordedApril 1993
GenreDeath metal
Length45:29
LabelPeaceville
ProducerAt the Gates
At the Gates chronology
The Red in the Sky Is Ours
(1992)
With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness
(1993)
Terminal Spirit Disease
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]

With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness is the second studio album by the Swedish death metal band At the Gates. It was re-released in 1993 with The Red in the Sky Is Ours and again in 2003 with bonus tracks.

Background information[]

Anders Björler, the guitarist, described With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness as At the Gates' "darkest album", and deemed the album's production as "heavier" than the group's previous work.[2]

Tomas Lindberg, the vocalist, said of the album cover: "The cover [...] is probably my favorite. It is a piece of art made by Swedish author/artist/composer Åke Hodell. The piece is called 220 Volt Buddha. Åke approved for us to use it for free, after inquiring about the music of the band and our approach, as soon as he understood that we were a non-commercial act. He has composed several pieces of abstract music, written radio plays and novels. You could consider him a modernist along the lines of Vladimir Mayakovsky. It was an honour for me to work with him and I think the blue tone matches the abstract music on the album perfectly. Åke died in 2000. He is greatly missed."[citation needed]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Tomas Lindberg, except where noted; all music is composed by Alf Svensson and Anders Björler, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Beyond Good and Evil" Svensson, A. Björler, Adrian Erlandsson2:42
2."Raped by the Light of Christ" A. Björler2:58
3."The Break of Autumn"Svensson, Lindberg 4:59
4."Non-Divine"  4:44
5."Primal Breath"SvenssonSvensson7:22
6."The Architects"A. Björler, LindbergA. Björler3:30
7."Stardrowned"  4:02
8."Blood of the Sunsets"  4:33
9."The Burning Darkness"  2:16
10."Ever-Opening Flower"  4:59
11."Through the Red" (contains a hidden cover of "The Nightmare Continues" by Discharge)  3:26
Total length:45:29
2003 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Neverwhere" (Live)6:04
13."Beyond Good and Evil" (Live)2:42
14."The Architects" (Demo)3:29
15."The Nightmare Continues ("Discharge" cover) (Hidden Track)" (Demo)1:15

Personnel[]

At the Gates[]

Additional personnel[]

  • Matti Kärki − vocals on "Ever-Opening Flower"
  • Åke Hodell − artwork
  • Noel Summerville − mastering
  • Eric Gunewall − photography
  • Tomas Skogsberg − production
  • Fred Estby, Lars Linden, Tomas Skogsberg − recording

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Morgan, Anthony (November 2007). ""The Flames of the End"? - Guitarist Anders Björler wishes to pen the final chapter in the glorious history of Swedish legends At The Gates". Lucem Fero. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
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