In May of 1995 AT THE GATES entered Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden, to record what would be their fourth and final full length, SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL. Unbeknownst to the band's members - it would become the most influential death metal album of the next decade.While the metal community's response was overwhelmingly positive, the fallout wasn't fully ascertainable until many years later, when Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and many other now high profile metal/hardcore crossover acts began incorporating what soon became known as the Gothenburg Sound into their sonic templates. Vocalist Tomas Lindberg's immortal command -