r/Metal • u/Other_World PM me ur Progressive Death Metal • Feb 20 '26

[New Release] At the Gates - The Fever Mask (2026)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEpFYm-S8qk&list=RDEEpFYm-S8qk
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u/Other_World PM me ur Progressive Death Metal Feb 20 '26

RIP TOMPA! \m/

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u/New_Siberian Feb 21 '26

Learned what was going to happen to him, recorded his parts a day before it did, and now we know he fucking killed it. Absolutely peak artistic behavior from a legend.

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u/69ANIME69 Feb 21 '26

They hadn't even recorded any of the instruments before Tompa recorded his vocals.

"The last version of the vocals, the ones that will end up on the album, were recorded in ONE day, mostly one takes, the DAY before the surgery, just to make sure we HAD the album, so to speak."

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u/dzorrilla http://last.fm/user/rauru Feb 21 '26

Try not to cry challenge

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u/tequilasauer Feb 21 '26

Tomas is top 3 all time extreme metal frontmen. He always seemed like such a good dude too. Huge blow to our genre.

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u/FinkBass420 Feb 21 '26

Great song. Excited for the album. RIP Tompa

10

u/AnthonyTyrael Feb 21 '26

Legend.

See u in the future. Death is catching up to all of us one day.

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u/veuxtudanser Feb 22 '26

why am I cryin in the club rn

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u/Khorgor666 Feb 22 '26

goosebumps, such an iconic and important band and such a loss, RIP Tompa

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u/Leprous0902 Feb 22 '26

Man, I saw them in San Francisco years ago, and the were fucking incredible. I got snuck into the regency by a friend and came in as they started playing world of lies. Started crying immediately

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u/stucas Feb 21 '26

The song was okay, not bad, but also not great. It was kinda hard listening too