At The Gates has been quiet for a short while, and sadly the reason being a serious fucking bummer.
At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg revealed he was identified with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma – a kind of oral most cancers – in 2023, and has been battling it ever since. He underwent main surgical procedure to take away a good portion of the roof of his mouth, adopted by two months of radiation remedy.
Remarkably, Lindberg revealed that the vocals for the band’s upcoming album have been recorded simply sooner or later earlier than his surgical procedure — largely in single takes — guaranteeing that the mission might be accomplished no matter his well being scenario. The as-yet-untitled document marks the primary time in a decade that Lindberg and Jonas Björler have labored with Anders Björler on a whole album’s value of fabric.
Keep sturdy, Tomas! You rule. At The Gates issued the following statement on the matter: “We wish to take a second to replace you on what’s been taking place with On the Gates, and to take action, we have to take you again a few yr and a half.
“Under, you may discover a message from Tomas, written this previous March 2025, the place he displays on the previous 15 months and the explanations for the radio silence. Nonetheless, in early Might, Tomas skilled a well being setback. Since then, he has been hospitalised and has been receiving devoted care in a specialised ward the place he’s being intently monitored across the clock.
“Whereas this can be a difficult time, we’re staying constructive however, even in a best-case-scenario we all know the restoration will take a very long time. We kindly ask that you simply respect Tomas’ and his household’s privateness throughout this era.
“We all know how a lot the band and the music imply to him — Tomas is extremely pleased with the brand new On the Gates album we have been engaged on, and we are going to attempt to get you extra particulars on this upcoming launch very quickly. Thanks to your ongoing help, persistence, and understanding.”
Lindberg‘s assertion is as follows: “Hiya everybody. I suppose a few of you will have been questioning why it has been so silent on the On the Gates entrance recently. Effectively, in December 2023, I used to be identified with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (a most cancers within the mouth and pallet) and have since then gone via lots, it has been a really powerful yr.
“First there was a serious surgical procedure, the place they took away an enormous a part of the roof of the mouth. This was adopted by radiation remedy for 2 months, and eversince it has been a protracted laborious path in the direction of restoration. Now, to start with of 2025, they’ve discovered some stays of the most cancers, and it’s inaccessible by surgical procedure or radiation. So, we are going to see what the following step is, however in all probability some type of chemo remedy, to maintain the most cancers in verify.
“Fortunately, we recorded vocals for the demos for the brand new album earlier than all of this occurred. The final model of the vocals, those that may find yourself on the album, have been recorded in ONE day, largely one takes, the DAY earlier than the surgical procedure, simply to ensure we HAD the album, so to talk. So the vocals have been really recorded BEFORE the remainder of the album…. a bit completely different, nevertheless it felt good to have it completed.
“We have now now determined to not wait any longer to launch this new album. We had first deliberate to attend with the discharge till we knew if/once I would be capable of sing once more, and we have been capable of help the discharge with reveals. Now when the whole lot concerning the future is a little more not sure it feels good to ship this album.
“It’s an album that all of us are very pleased with, and it is the primary time in 10 years that Jonas and I’ve labored along with Anders writing an albums’ value of music. It is a little more of a return to the ‘roots’, in all probability finest described as a mixture between the 2 final albums we did with Anders (Slaughter of the Soul and At Warfare with Actuality). Hope you all will take pleasure in it!
“Please respect that we do not wish to make an enormous factor about all this, and that I will not be answering interviews regarding the most cancers, the remedy or the restoration. We simply needed this to be out within the open, as we needed to clarify to our followers why now we have been quiet for such a very long time. I hope you all are nicely. Deal with your self, your family members and the time you might have on this earth.”
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