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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. This would be the last album with guitarist Alf Svensson who left the band after its release.
| With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness | ||||
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| Released | 7 May 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April 1993 | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 45:29 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
| Producer | At the Gates | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[3] |
Background information
editAnders 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.[4]
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
editAll lyrics are written by Tomas Lindberg, except where noted; all music is composed by Alf Svensson and Anders Björler, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beyond Good and Evil" | Svensson, A. Björler, Adrian Erlandsson | 2:42 | |
| 2. | "Raped by the Light of Christ" | A. Björler | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "The Break of Autumn" | Svensson, Lindberg | 4:59 | |
| 4. | "Non-Divine" | 4:44 | ||
| 5. | "Primal Breath" | Svensson | Svensson | 7:22 |
| 6. | "The Architects" | A. Björler, Lindberg | A. Björler | 3:30 |
| 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 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editAt the Gates
edit- Anders Björler − guitar
- Jonas Björler − bass guitar
- Adrian Erlandsson − drums
- Alf Svensson − guitar
- Tomas Lindberg − vocals
Additional personnel
edit- 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
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Jaedike, Jan. "AT THE GATES- With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness". Rock Hard. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ 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.