10.02.2026 – At the Gates
At the Gates – Raped by the Light of Christ
Album: With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness
At the Gates re-recorded this song in 2018, 25 years after the original song came out. I prefer the original, though. The guitar tone combined with the vocals just hits right for me. But maybe check out the re-recording as well.
That being said, With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness is not my favourite At the Gates album. It's not even in the top 100 list I mention so often in these posts. I won't say what ranking the two At the Gates releases that made the list are yet, but here's a hint: They're near the top.
When Tompa died last year, it really got to me. I think this was the first time that someone who's music I really cared about died. For the most part, either they're still alive or they died before I started caring about their music.