RIP Tomas Lindberg of At The Gates

[shadowalk]

Should be all over the various metal news outlets by now.

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[Corpsepyre]

R.I.P :(

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

MOTHERFUCK :::::

[slugbait]

...fuck

At least he got to record vocals for the new album.

[Ryeknow2]

No words, fuck....

[jawn galliano]

really not ready for the legends to start dying off like this

RIP tomas

[Mesarthim]

FUCK.

FUCK CANCER.

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

really not ready for the legends to start dying off like this

RIP tomas

Right?

Dude was only 52 too.

[droidspawn]

I fucking hate 2025 with a burning passion

[Ryeknow2]

So bummed man

[User]

i'm on the lindberg train all day, he had so many albums

i would say he was the first metal vocalist i really paid attention to, cos i got so hard into ATG as a teenager, and he was doing lots of other stuff, so followed him around. love all his stuff from that period, kinda stopped following him around 2008 except for the new ATG albums

RIP, great unique vox, and a force in the metal scene

legacy assured

[User]

[Ryeknow2]

Yeah I was just revisiting those great deceiver albums, those nightrage albums were killer too....not to mention fucking CROWNED IN TERROR. What a fucking legacy, the best extreme metal vocalist of all time

I would think about how he was doing with his cancer treatments, thinking well "no news is good news" I suppose. Turns out it was the complete opposite. The next at the gates is going to be surreal, not doubt it's going to be a banger, but also bittersweet /w\

[droidspawn]

What a fucking loss guys. Good grief

[User]

yes the next ATG album is gonna be surreal, voices from the grave and all that

[Mesarthim]

yes the next ATG album is gonna be surreal, voices from the grave and all that

Taken from the upcoming At The Gates album “The Ghost of a Future Dead”, out April 24th, 2026 via Century Media Records.

In loving memory – Tomas Lindberg (1972 - 2025)

Video by Patric Ullaeus / https://revolver.se
Family and friends photos from At The Gates personal archives
Portrait photo of Tomas by Robert Samsonowitz / https://rbrt.org/

At The Gates line-up:
Tomas Lindberg - Vocals
Jonas Björler - Bass
Anders Björler - Guitars
Martin Larsson - Guitars
Adrian Erlandsson - Drums

[Dr. Gonzo]

I guess the band will grieve and then maybe find a suitable singer and carry on. Or not.

[Mesarthim]

I doubt it. they have too much of a legacy and never had another vocalist so the fans would never be on board.

[jawn galliano]

brotherman death is still touring, legacy don't mean shit. they'll start the auditions long before anyone has to get a day job

[agony bagony]

[Mesarthim]

Mehaps.

I've actually seen Death To All 4 times, so I ain't got nothing against them doing that. Would really need to be the right hard-on bearer to replace Lindberg.

[deckard]

was this album done before he died ?

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

If I remember correctly the whole recording process was a bit unorthodox. The vocals on the album were done before pretty much anything else. Those got recorded shortly before he had a major surgery that removed a large portion of the roof of his mouth.

[jawn galliano]

though i guess the big difference is you have nowhere to go but up with replacing chuck on vocals

[Mesarthim]

though i guess the big difference is you have nowhere to go but up with replacing chuck on vocals

[jawn galliano]

anyone who has a good thing to say about death vocals past SBG maaaaaybe leprosy needs to get their brain checked

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

Well I guess I'm going to get my brain checked cause I love ITP.

[zim]

though i guess the big difference is you have nowhere to go but up with replacing chuck on vocals

[jawn galliano]

Well I guess I'm going to get my brain checked cause I love ITP.

bad vocals!

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

Don't care

[Ryeknow2]

New song is fucking fantastic

Tompa is and never will be replaceable. It would be different if he quit or if he lost his ability to sing, and wanted the band to carry on, but in this case I think this is it for at the gates, and it probably should be

Lindberg will always be the greatest death metal vocalist of all time!

[User]

a true legend, wish i saw them more than the one time

[jawn galliano]

a true legend, wish i saw them more than the one time

[deckard]

If I remember correctly the whole recording process was a bit unorthodox. The vocals on the album were done before pretty much anything else. Those got recorded shortly before he had a major surgery that removed a large portion of the roof of his mouth.

damn, what a terrible situation