I saw At the Gates a couple of days ago. It was a great show. It’s been a really long week for me so I’m not going to say too much about the show, other than it was everything I was hoping that it would be.
All of the best songs were played (they were the same as on the setlist announced on Babbermouth awhile ago- no link for the moment because Blabbermouth appears to be down), the band was really tight and the energy from the band and the crowd was high and intense. Everyone was having a great time (except for the guy I saw pulled down from crowd-surfing by security). My only disappointment was Tomas’ vocals, which were a little more hardcore/screamy than his really grim screams from back in the day, but he delivered a very exuberant performance with good showmanship, so I can’t speak too harshly of his vocals, which he has obviously evolved over the last decade or so.
Aside from ATG themselves, I had perfect timing going to the show. I arrived just as the previous band ended and I scored an awesome place to stand to watch the show. Also, I got the news that motherfucking Carcass, the Gods of Grind themselves, are going to be playing in Seattle on September 21st. To prepare, I’ve already started going through the discography repeatedly. Seeing Suffocation for the first time in 11 years and 1349 will be great, too.
