Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates recently released "The Flames of the End", a three-disc DVD set including the band's 2008 Wacken performance, through Earache Records. Now, Earache is due to release "Purgatory Unleashed - Live at Wacken", a standalone CD and vinyl LP release of the same iconic Wacken show, on Monday, March 22nd."Purgatory Unleashed - Live at Wacken" features 18 live tracks of classic At The Gates songs from the band's legendary performance at the Wacken festival in Germany in 2008. Mixed by TUE MADSEN (VADER, WINDS OF PLAGUE), "Purgatory Unleashed" sees AT THE GATES in possibly their best form yet and bowing out at the top of their game.
The limited edition first pressing of the "Purgatory Unleashed - Live at Wacken" CD includes a free AT THE GATES woven patch, plus a free band member signature guitar plectrum, and comes housed in a special slipcase.
The album is also available on limited edition double vinyl LP, which comes housed in a gatefold sleeve and includes a free AT THE GATES poster. The vinyl version is available in the following, strictly limited colours:
Black and Green mix vinyl - 100 copies
Yellow vinyl - 200 copies
Light Blue vinyl - 300 copies
Black vinyl - 1400 copies
AT THE GATES guitarist ANDERS BJORLER comments: "The Wacken show is a very proud moment for myself and At the Gates. It was one of the best shows of the reunion summer. For the mixing we used mastermind Tue Madsen, and we are very happy with the result."
AT THE GATES frontman TOMAS LINDBERG adds: "This show stands out as one of my career highlights; I'm very proud of what we achieved during the summer of 2008 and the Wacken show is a very good summary of that experience. Thanks for everyone who attended!!!"
