At the Gates Vocalist Tomas Lindberg โDies at 52
Tomas Lindberg, the influential vocalist for Swedishโค death metal bandโฃ At theโ gates, has died. Heโ was 52 years old. the news wasโ confirmed by Loudwire onโ may 16, โ2024, though a cause of death has not been publicly released. Lindberg’s passingโ marks a notable loss for the extreme metal community, impacting generations โof โmusicians and fans inspired by his pioneering work.
Lindbergโ wasโข a central figure in the Gothenburg metal scene,credited with helping to define the melodic death metal subgenre. โForming At the โคGatesโ in 1989, he propelledโ the band to international recognition with albums like The Red in the Sky Is Ours (1993) โคand Slaughter of the Soul (1995). Though the band initially disbanded โin 1996, they โreformedโข inโข 2002 and continued to tour and record, releasing their most recent album, โฃ The Nightmare of Being, in 2021. Beyond At the Gates, Lindberg was involved in numerous otherโ projects, including Disfear, Skitargn, and Bastard.
In a recent interview, Lindberg reflected on his โcareer shift, noting he had begun teaching ninth grade after years of performing for “more adult kids.” He described the work as challenging, acknowledging the exhaustion but emphasizing โฃthe daily rewards.
Fellow musicians have begun to expressโค their grief and admiration.โค Arch Enemy guitarist โฃMichael Amott, who first met Lindberg at age 18, remembered reconnecting โคwith โขhim during a 2019 tour, calling him “one of the true OGs of the Swedish death metal scene.” Municipal Waste frontman Tony โฃForesta credited At the Gates as his โฃ”gateway drug โฃinto death metal,” praisingโ Lindberg’s authenticity and immeasurable โimpact. Opeth founder David Isberg also shared a tribute, quoting lyrics from At the Gates’ 1991 demoโข Gardensโข of Grief.
Lindberg is survived by his family. Loudwire extends condolences to his loved ones,bandmates,and the wider metal community.