The Red in the Sky Is Ours

The Red in the Sky Is Ours
Studio album by
At the Gates
Released27 July 1992
RecordedNovember 1991
GenreDeath metal
Length45:46
LabelPeaceville
ProducerAt the Gates
At the Gates chronology
Gardens of Grief
(1991) 		The Red in the Sky Is Ours
(1992) 		With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness
(1993)

The Red in the Sky Is Ours is the debut album by the Swedish death metal band At the Gates released on 27 July 1992. It was re-released in 1993 along with With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness and then in 2003 with bonus tracks.

Background information

When At the Gates began recording The Red in the Sky Is Ours, the group had been together for a mere year.[1] In comparison to 1991 EP Gardens of Grief, guitarist Anders Björler feels that The Red in the Sky Is Ours is more structured. In certain instances, Björler deems the record "experimental" nonetheless.[1] At this time, the group's members started to learn about one another musically. Björler was at the time very inspired by guitarist Alf Svensson's ideas, and called them "over the top" and "extremely challenging". However, Björler went on to comment that the group "tried too hard to impress people with too many riffs and weird songwriting".[1]

Björler has criticised the production also, dubbing it "weird" and "very weak-sounding".[1]

Reception

Decibel awarded the album an induction into the Decibel Magazine Hall of Fame in September 2014, becoming the second At the Gates album to receive such award.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Red in the Sky Is Ours/The Season to Come"4:41
2."Kingdom Gone"4:40
3."Through Gardens of Grief"4:02
4."Within"6:54
5."Windows"3:53
6."Claws of Laughter Dead"4:02
7."Neverwhere"5:41
8."The Scar"2:00
9."Night Comes, Blood Black"5:16
10."City of Screaming Statues (excluded from vinyl pressings)"4:37
Total length:45:46
2003 re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."All Life Ends" (Live) 
12."Kingdom Gone" (Live) 
13."Ever-Opening Flower" (Demo) 

Credits

At the Gates[3]

Songwriting Credits:

  • 1. The Red in the Sky Is Ours/The Season to Come - (Björler/Lindberg)/(Traditional)
  • 2. Kingdom Gone - (Björler, A./Svensson/Lindberg)
  • 3. Through Gardens of Grief - (Svensson/Björler, A./Lindberg)
  • 4. Within - (Svensson/Björler/Lindberg)
  • 5. Windows - (Björler, A./Lindberg)
  • 6. Claws of Laughter Dead - (Svensson/Björler/Lindberg)
  • 7. Neverwhere - (Svensson/Lindberg)
  • 8. The Scar - (Björler, A./Lindberg)
  • 9. Night Comes, Blood Black - (Svensson/Björler, A./Lindberg)
  • 10. City of Screaming Statues - (Svensson/Björler, A./Lindberg)

Recording Line-Up:

Guest musician:

  • Jesper Jarold – violin on "The Season to Come", "Through Gardens of Grief", "Within" and "Neverwhere"

Photography:

  • Göran Björler - front and back cover
  • Lisa Hillström (former Haggren) - live photos


References

  1. ^ a b c d Morgan, Anthony (November 2007). ""The Flames of the End"? - Guitarist Anders Björler wishes to pen the final chapter in the glorious history of Swedish legends At The Gates". Lucem Fero. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  2. ^ Dick, Chris. "At the Gates – "The Red in the Sky is Ours"". Decibel. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ The Red in the Sky Is Ours back cover. Freecovers.net. Retrieved 18 October 2011.