The Flames of the End
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The Flames of the End is a three-disc DVD set from Swedish metal band At The Gates. Its main feature is a 2-hour+ documentary detailing the history of the band and their successful reunion tour, directed by guitarist and founding member Anders Bjorler. The set also includes their set from Wacken Open Air 2008 on the second disc, and a collection of songs from various venues, music videos and deleted scenes from the documentary on the third. The set is packaged in a digipak with a 40-page booklet. Earache records has also made available a limited-edition set including an LP, CD, shirt, belt buckle, keyring, patch and 4 plectrums.[1] Bjorler has described the DVD as "a fine last document for the band".[2]
Disc One: "Under a Serpent Sun - The Story Of At The Gates"
- Introduction & Opening Titles [3]
- Reunion: From Vision to Reality
- The Early Years Part 1: From Nursery Rhymes to Death Metal
- The Early Years Part 2: The Schillerska / Billdal Connection
- The Early Years Part 3: The Grotesque / At the Gates Transition
- The Early Years Part 4: Creativity Unbound
- Gardens of Grief
- The Red in the Sky is Ours
- Reunion: Sweden Rock 2008
- With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness
- Exit Alf - Enter Martin
- Reunion: Graspop 2008
- Terminal Spirit Disease
- Reunion: Ruis Rock 2008
- Slaughter of the Soul
- Reunion: America re-visited
- Reunion: San Antonio, TX 2008
- Exit Anders
- Reunion: Bloodstock 2008
- Reunion: The Past is Alive
- Beyond the Gates
- Credits
- Interview with Tomas in Chicago 1996 (Deleted Scenes)
- Adrian, The Prankster (Deleted Scenes)
- The Tokyo Experience (Deleted Scenes)
- Elvis Has Left the Building (Deleted Scenes)
- European Mini-Tour with Therion 1992 (Deleted Scenes)
- Gods of Metal, Italy 2008 (Deleted Scenes)
- Tompa cleaning out the trailer (Deleted Scenes)
- Kingdom Gone (Music Video)
- The Burning Darkness (Music Video)
- Terminal Spirit Disease (Music Video)
- Blinded By Fear (Music Video)
Disc Two: "Purgatory Unleashed - Live At Wacken"
- Intro (backstage)
- Slaughter of the Soul
- Cold
- Terminal Spirit Disease
- Raped By the Light of Christ
- Under A Serpent Sun
- Windows
- World Of Lies
- The Burning Darkness
- The Swarm
- Forever Blind
- Nausea
- The Beautiful Wound
- Unto Others
- All Life Ends
- Need
- Blinded By Fear
- Suicide Nation
- Kingdom Gone
Disc Three: "Only The Dead Are Smiling"
- Slaughter of the Soul (Wetlands, New York, USA March 7, 1996)
- Cold (Wetlands, New York, USA March 7, 1996)
- The Swarm (Wetlands, New York, USA March 7, 1996)
- Blinded by Fear (Thirsty Whale, Rivergrove, IL, USA, March 10, 1996)
- Suicide Nation (Thirsty Whale, Rivergrove, IL, USA, March 10, 1996)
- Under a Serpent Sun (Thirsty Whale, Rivergrove, IL, USA, March 10, 1996)
- Suicide Nation (Ruisrock, Turku, Finland, July 4, 2008)
- Raped by the Light of Christ (Ruisrock, Turku, Finland, July 4, 2008)
- Windows (Ruisrock, Turku, Finland, July 4, 2008)
- World of Lies (Ruisrock, Turku, Finland, July 4, 2008)
- Nausea (Ruisrock, Turku, Finland, July 4, 2008)
- Slaughter of the Soul (Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, June 29, 2008)
- Cold (Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, June 29, 2008)
- Terminal Spirit Disease (Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, June 29, 2008)
- The Beautiful Wound (Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium, June 29, 2008)
- The Burning Darkness (Witchwood, Manchester UK, February 5, 1996)
- Through Gardens of Grief (Factory, Eskilstuna, Sweden, April 20, 1991)
- All Life Ends (Factory, Eskilstuna, Sweden, April 20, 1991)
- City of Screaming Statues (Factory, Eskilstuna, Sweden, April 20, 1991)
- Slaughter of the Soul (Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2008)
- Cold (Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2008)
- Under a Serpent Sun (Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2008)
- Slaughter of the Soul (Irving Plaza, New York, USA, July 9, 2008)
- Need (The Abyss, Houston, TX, USA, March 17, 1996)
- Neverwhere (Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece, September 21, 2008)
- Kingdom Gone (Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece, September 21, 2008)
Personnel
Reunion tour line-up
- Tomas Lindberg − vocals
- Anders Björler − guitar
- Martin Larsson - guitar
- Jonas Björler − bass
- Adrian Erlandsson − drums
Former members (archive footage)
- Alf Svensson − guitar (1990–1993)
- Tony Andersson − bass (1992)
- "Purgatory Unleashed" produced by Tue Madsen