History YMMV / AtTheGates

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Considering it's one of the greatest metal albums of all time, ''Slaughter of the Soul'' is bound to get some hate. It's even their lowest rated pre-breakup album on Encyclopedia Metallum due to some metal purists resenting it for being a major influence on melodic metalcore.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Considering it's one of the greatest metal albums of all time, ''Slaughter of the Soul'' is bound to get some hate. It's even their lowest rated pre-breakup album on Encyclopedia Metallum due to metal purists resenting it for being a major influence on melodic metalcore.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Considering it's one of the greatest metal albums of all time, ''Slaughter of the Soul'' is bound to get some hate.

* VindicatedByHistory: As with SeinfeldIsUnfunny above; the huge influence of ''Slaughter of the Soul'' towards the melodic metalcore subgenre, coupled with the fact that Main/{{Metalcore}} itself has become a DeadHorseGenre leads to ''Slaughter'' becoming a significant album in heavy metal history. It is now seen as one of the four highly-influential MelodicDeathMetal albums along with ''[[Music/{{Carcass}} Heartwork]]'', ''[[Music/DarkTranquillity The Gallery]]'', and ''[[Music/InFlames The Jester Race]]''.

* {{Broken Base}}: ''To Drink from the Night Itself''. Was it a good follow up to ''At War with Reality'' or even ''Slaughter of the Soul''? Or was it a disappointing mess that just so happened to be tampered by Century Media[[note]]a major label, as of 2015 had been purchased by Sony[[/note]]?

* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: Tons of Main/{{Metalcore}} bands have copied the sound displayed on ''Slaughter of the Soul'', therefore it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Tons of Main/{{Metalcore}} bands have copied the sound displayed on ''Slaughter of the Soul'', therefore it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.

* VindicatedByHistory: As with SeinfeldIsUnfunny above; the huge influence of ''Slaughter of the Soul'' towards the melodic metalcore subgenre, coupled with the fact that Main/{{Metalcore}} itself has become a DeadHorseGenre leads to ''Slaughter'' becoming a significant album in heavy metal history. It is now seen as one of the four highly-influential MelodicDeathMetal albums along with ''[[Music/{{Carcass}} Heartwork]]'', ''[[Music/DarkTranquillity The Gallery]]'', and ''[[Music/InFlames The Jester Race]]''.

* FaceOfTheBand: Tomas Lindberg.

* ToughActToFollow: At the Gates released ''Slaughter of the Soul'' in 1995. Then they disbanded on a good note. Oh, wait! 2014 brought us ''At War with Reality'', and although it was critically acclaimed it's not on par with ''Slaughter''.

* FandomRivalry: With ''Music/DarkTranquillity'' and, to a lesser degree, ''Music/InFlames'', depending on who you ask. Unfounded, as all three bands have toured together, are all currently signed to the same label - Century Media Records, and helped each other from time to time.

* FaceOfTheBand - Tomas Lindberg.
* FandomRivalry - With ''Music/DarkTranquillity'' and, to a lesser degree, ''Music/InFlames'', depending on who you ask. Unfounded, as all three bands have toured together, are all currently signed to the same label - Century Media Records, and helped each other from time to time.
* ItsPopularNowItSucks - Considering it's one of the greatest metal albums of all time, ''Slaughter of the Soul'' is bound to get some hate.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - Tons of Main/{{Metalcore}} bands have copied the sound displayed on ''Slaughter of the Soul'', therefore it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.
* SignatureSong - "Blinded by Fear", the opening track of ''Slaughter of the Soul''.
* ToughActToFollow - At the Gates released ''Slaughter of the Soul'' in 1995. Then they disbanded on a good note. Oh, wait! 2014 brought us ''At War with Reality'', and although it was critically acclaimed it's not on par with ''Slaughter''.

* {{Broken Base}}: ''To Drink from the Night Itself''. Was it a good follow up to ''At War with Reality'' or even ''Slaughter of the Soul''? Or was it a disappointing mess that just so happened to be tampered by Century Media[[note]]a major label, as of 2015 had been purchased by Sony[[/note]]

* {{Broken Base}}: ''To Drink from the Night Itself''. Was it a good follow up to ''At War'' or even ''Slaughter''? Or was it a disappointing mess that just so happened to be tampered by Century Media[[note]]a major label, as of 2015 has been purchased by Sony[[/note]]

* VindicatedByHistory: As with SeinfeldIsUnfunny above; the large influence of ''Slaughter of the Soul'' towards the melodic metalcore subgenre, coupled with the fact that Main/{{Metalcore}} itself has become a DeadHorseGenre leads to ''Slaughter'' becoming a significant album in heavy metal history. It is now seen as one of the four highly-influential MelodicDeathMetal albums along with ''[[Music/{{Carcass}} Heartwork]]'', ''[[Music/DarkTranquillity The Gallery]]'', and ''[[Music/InFlames The Jester Race]]''.

* {{Broken Base}}: Did the band peak with ''The Red in the Sky is Ours'' and devolve into a sound that served as a bastardization of everything that extreme metal stands for, or did the band consistently improve until they released the fullest distillation of their sound with ''Slaughter of the Soul''? Ask a fan and the answer will be given to you vehemently and passionately.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks - The reaction from longtime fans to ''Slaughter of the Soul''.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - ''So many damn bands'' have copied the chug-heavy power riffing style present in ''Slaughter of the Soul'', it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks - As with the popularity reaction above, many fans really hated ''Slaughter of the Soul''; they're generally easier on ''Terminal Spirit Disease'', despite the fact that it was with ''TSD'' that At the Gates turned to melodeath.
** For many, the biggest complaint about ''Slaughter of the Soul'' has to do with the fact that the songs and riffs have less variety than any of the previous albums moreso than the change to melodeath itself. There's also the fact that the riffs from ''Slaughter'' [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny have been recycled by so many]] {{Metalcore}} bands, that some have even taken to retroactively labeling it as a Metalcore album.

** For many, the biggest complaint about ''Slaughter of the Soul'' has to do with the fact that the songs and riffs have less variety than any of the previous albums moreso than the change to melodeath itself. There's also the fact that the riffs from ''Slaughter'' [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny have been recycled by so many]] {{Metalcore}} bands, that some have even taken to retroactively labeling it as a Metalcore album. With Metalcore being TheScrappy of the metal world currently, the association automatically gives the album a fairly vocal HateDumb.

* FandomRivalry - With Dark Tranquillity and, to a lesser degree, In Flames, depending on who you ask. Unfounded, as all three bands have toured together, are all currently signed to the same label - Century Media Records, and helped each other from time to time.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - ''So many damn bands'' have copied the chug-heavy power riffing style present in''Slaughter of the Soul'', it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.

** For many, the biggest complaint about ''Slaughter of the Soul" has to do with the fact that the songs and riffs have less variety than any of the previous albums moreso than the change to melodeath itself. There's also the fact that the riffs from ''Slaughter'' [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny have been recycled by so many]] {{Metalcore}} bands, that some have even taken to retroactively labeling it as a Metalcore album. With Metalcore being TheScrappy of the metal world currently, the association automatically gives the album a fairly vocal HateDumb.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks - As with the popularity reaction above, many fans really hated ''Slaughter of the Soul''; they're generally easier on ''Terminal Spirit Disease'', despite the fact that it was with ''TSD'' that At the Gates turned to melodeath.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny - ''So many damn bands'' have copied ''Slaughter of the Soul'' it can be hard for first-time listeners to figure out what was so special about it.

* FandomRivalry - With Dark Tranquillity and, to a lesser degree, In Flames, depending on who you ask. Unfounded, as all three bands have toured together and helped each other from time to time.

* FandomRivalry - With Dark Tranquillity and, to a lesser degree, In Flames, depending on who you ask.