At The Gates’ frontman Tomas Lindberg handed away on the age of 52 this past September after a battle with a kind of most cancers referred to as adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). He was identified with the uncommon most cancers on the finish of 2023, which ended up resulting in a surgical procedure that eliminated a part of his mouth and months of intense radiation remedy. Whereas Lindberg was in restoration for a time frame, traces of most cancers reappeared in early 2025, and by the center of the yr, Lindberg had been positioned in a long-term care facility and was receiving “around-the-clock” therapy. In September, he ultimately succumbed to his sickness, however not earlier than monitoring his vocals for the final At The Gates file.
At The Gates issued an announcement following Lindberg‘s passing, saying that: “Tomas handed away this morning following problems associated to his ongoing most cancers therapy,” the band detailed, “Regardless of intensive medical efforts, his life couldn’t be saved. Tomas – You have been an inspiration to us all. A real pal, each compassionate & sympathetic. You’ll at all times be remembered in your generosity and your artistic spirit. You may be eternally missed. Forever in our hearts.”
Forward of Lindberg‘s passing, the band revealed a letter from the frontman that he had addressed to the general public. The letter was written in March and described the well being setback he had skilled:
“Whats up everybody. I suppose a few of you might have been questioning why it has been so silent on the On the Gates entrance currently.
Properly, 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 by means of quite a bit, 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 ever because it has been a protracted onerous path in direction of restoration.
Now, at first 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 chemotherapy, to maintain the most cancers in test.
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, principally one takes, the DAY earlier than the surgical procedure, simply to verify we HAD the album, so to talk. So the vocals have been really recorded BEFORE the remainder of the album…. a bit completely different, but it surely felt good to have it achieved.
We’ve got 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/after I would have the ability to sing once more, and we have been in a position to help the discharge with reveals.
Now when every little thing 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 happy 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 greatest described as a combination between the 2 final albums we did with Anders (Slaughter of the Soul and At Struggle with Actuality).
Hope you all will take pleasure in it!
Please respect that we do not need to make an enormous factor about all this, and that I will not be answering interviews regarding the most cancers, the therapy or the restoration. We simply wished this to be out within the open, as we wished to elucidate to our followers why we have now 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 could have on this earth.
Tomas Lindberg / Gothenburg / March 2025”
And so, in his honour and to have fun the frontman’s birthday on October sixteenth, At The Gates have urged followers who’re wishing to do one thing in Lindberg‘s reminiscence to donate to a Swedish most cancers care. Particularly, pointing followers in direction of an already-established fundraiser with a purpose of simply over $26,000 ran by the Swedish Most cancers Society.
The band posted a hyperlink to the fundraiser on Fb, saying:
“At the moment it might have been Tomas’ 53rd birthday.
We miss you extremely ❤️❤️
For these of you who want to ship greetings or contribute to an excellent trigger, please take into account sending a donation to the official nationwide swedish most cancers fund setup in Tomas’ reminiscence. Just follow the link below.
The band is already a 3rd of the way in which to their purpose after simply solely two days of the fundraiser.
Wishing At The Gates and their followers nicely.
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