At The Gates (biography) :: The Nightmare of Being

Tracklisting
1. Spectre of Extinction (04:49)
2. The Paradox (04:43)
3. The Nightmare of Being (03:49)
4. Garden of Cyrus (04:25)
5. Touched by the White Hands of Death (04:07)
6. The Fall into Time (06:45)
7. Cult of Salvation (04:24)
8. The Abstract Enthroned (04:26)
9. Cosmic Pessimism (04:31)
10. Eternal Winter of Reason (03:38)
= 00:45:37

Drums recorded by Jens Bogren at Studio Gröndal, Stockholm, Sweden. Assisted by Ludde Näsvall.
Guitars and bass recorded by Anders Lars-Erik "Andy LaRocque" Allhage at Sonic Train Studio, Varberg, Sweden.
Vocals recorded by Per Stålberg at Welfare Sounds, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Strings, brass and wood instruments recorded by Martin Jacobson.
Saxophone recorded by Per Stålberg.
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden. Mixing assisted by Ricardo Borges.

All music and lyrics by At The Gates, except 9 lyrics by Eugene Thacker.

Artwork by Eva Nahon.
Layout by Carsten Drescher.

Line-up (left to right):
Adrian Erlandsson - drums
Jonas Björler - bass
Tomas Lindberg - vocals
Jonas Stålhammar - guitar
Martin Larsson - guitar

Additional musicians:)
Gunnar Hjorth - classical guitar on 1
Andy LaRocque - guitar solo on 1
Anders Gabrielss - saxophone on 4
Marcus Carlsson - bassoon on 5 & 6
Tino Fjeldli - violin on 5, 6, 8 & 9
Rajmund Follmann - cello on 5, 6, 8 & 9
Alberto Alvarez Garcia - clarinet on 5, 6 & 9
Fredrik Hulthe - viola on 5, 6, 8 & 9
Peter Nitsche - double bass on 5, 6, 8 & 9
Jill Widen - flute on 5
Lars-Erik Almberg - bass tuba on 6, 8 & 9

Vinyl editions:
- limited edition artbook including double deluxe blood red vinyl with 3 CD's (live CD + instrumental album CD's, extended 32-page booklet, a double-sided A2 poster and 4 art prints)
– black ice vinyl, limited to 300 (Century Media Record's webshop USA edxclusive)
- bright gold vinyl, limited to 300 (Supreme Chaos exclusive)
– lilac vinyl, limited to 300 copies (Napalm Records' webstore exclusive)
– sky blue vinyl, limited to 300 copies (EMP webstore exclusive)
– silver vinyl, limited to 300 copies (Bengans, Sweden exclusive)
– tan colored vinyl, limited to 300 (Decibel USA exclusive)
– transparent blue vinyl, limited to 300 (CM Webshop and CM Distro EU
– transparent petrol green vinyl, limited to 300 copies (Eyesore Merch, UK exclusive)
– Ultra Clear vinyl - 300x copies via Revolver USA
– white vinyl, limited to 300 (Nuclear Blast Records' webstore exclusive)
– bright gold & deep blood red splattered vinyl, limited to 500 (Amazon Germany exclusive)
– bone colored vinyl, limited to 500 (indie stores and CM webshop USA exclusive)
– black vinyl

Some editions include a bonus CD:
1. Red (King Crimson cover, live at Roadburn, Tilburg, Netherlands) (03:22)
2. The Scar (live at Roadburn) (03:08)
3. Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass cover, live at Roadburn) (03:37)
4. The Burning Darkness (live at Roadburn) (02:29)
5. Daggers of Black Haze (live in Stockholm, Sweden) (04:48)
6. Death and the Labyrinth (live in San Francisco, USA) (03:37)
7. A Stare Bound in Stone (live in San Francisco) (04:09)
8. Heroes and Tombs (live in San Francisco) (04:04)
9. The Night Eternal (live in San Francisco) (06:21)