Terminal Spirit Disease is the third album

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 by Swedish

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 melodic death metal

Melodic death metal

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 band At the Gates

At the Gates

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. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in music

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) and re-released in 2003 with bonus tracks. This is their first album to sound more like melodic death metal.

Background information

Guitarist Anders Björler commented that he couldn't "remember much" from the recording sessions for Terminal Spirit Disease. When compared to At the Gates' older material, Björler felt the tracks "were simpler and more to the point". A violin and cello are featured on the song "And the World Returned", cited as an example of the group's attempt to explore "ideas which were a little different".

Track listing

Digipak

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 reissue released in 2003 includes 3 additional live tracks from 1993 live-in-studio session for MTV Europe

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Band members

• Tomas Lindberg
  Tomas Lindberg
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   – Vocals
• Anders Björler
  Anders Björler
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   – Guitar
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• Jonas Björler
  Jonas Björler
  Jonas Björler is the bassist and one of the founding members of the melodic death metal band At the Gates, along with his twin brother Anders Björler, Tomas Lindberg, Alf Svensson, and Adrian Erlandsson....
  
   – Bass
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• Adrian Erlandsson
  Adrian Erlandsson
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   – Drums
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• Martin Larsson
  Martin Larsson (guitarist)
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   – Guitar
  Guitar
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Guest members

• Peter Andersson - Cello
  Cello
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• Ylva Wahlstedt - Violin
  Violin
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