In Part 2 of Ross Baker’s feature interview with Tomas Lindberg, the subject of the legacy of At The Gates comes up, naturally. A modest figure, Lindberg contemplates the significance of the impact his group have made upon the modern extreme music scene somewhat hesitantly:
“The Gothenburg sound was a very diverse scene. We, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames and Dissection all sound very different. I think the second wave of bands like Arch Enemy and Soilwork are the bands that spawned the American Metalcore scene. These bands reference the originators and it has helped our legend grow but I don’t feel responsible for that movement. We are a death metal band.”
“I don’t feel guilty for the Metalcore thing as we don’t have anything to do with it at all.”
WORDS BY ROSS BAKER
LIVE PHOTO BY SUSANNE A. MAATHUIS