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Metal Hammer · Aug 18

“He felt like a metal uncle, and it’s so sad that he got taken away at such a young age”: Orbit Culture pay tribute to late At The Gates singer Tomas Lindberg

The rising stars were part of Lindberg’s final tour before he died of complications in his cancer treatment

Metal Hammer · Aug 11

"He had a cast of a human skull, because he was interested in the occult." The Life and legacy of At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg: the godfather of melodic death metal

From dabbling in occultism to pioneering a whole new school of death metal, Tomas Lindberg was a figure unlike any other

Metal Hammer · Jun 5

“With all the stuff surrounding his illness and eventually passing, I had a hard time listening to it”: At The Gates drummer couldn’t listen to new album until “recently”, due to late singer Tomas Lindberg’s cancer battle

Adrian Erlandsson admits he hasn’t yet read the lyrics of the Gothenburg innovators’ upcoming record, The Ghost Of A Future Dead

Metal Hammer · Apr 21

"We miss your smile, your warmth, your creativity, your compassion and your humour." Following his death last year, metal legends At The Gates have posted a moving new tribute to their singer Tomas Lindberg

The melodic death metal innovators have also explained how they were able to record their new album following Lindberg's cancer diagnosis

Metal Hammer · Mar 18

"This album is his legacy." Following the devastating death of their frontman, friend and beloved figurehead of extreme metal, Tomas Lindberg, At The Gates have released an emotional new video and details of new album The Ghost of a Future Dead

Watch the moving video for new At The Gates single The Fever Mask now

Metal Hammer · Feb 20

“We miss you incredibly”: At The Gates urge fans to donate to Swedish cancer charity following death of frontman Tomas Lindberg

Lindberg died in September after being diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare oral cancer

Metal Hammer · Oct 17, 2025

“Chances are your favourite musicians owe this band a debt of gratitude”: Your essential guide to every At The Gates album

We revisit and review every entry in the death metal maestros’ game-changing discography

Metal Hammer · Sep 18, 2025

At the Gates’ Tomas Lindberg’s introspective lyricism broke new ground in death metal

The late frontman refused to adhere to the lyrical conventions of the genre, surveying suffering in a peerless wailing screech that will echo across the history of heavy music

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025

At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg dead at 52

Tomas Lindberg passed away this week following a lengthy battle with cancer.

BANG Premier · Sep 17, 2025