At the Gates - Raped by the Light of Christ

[djmassey2]

dat riff 

[carveyournamein]

If I am to today admit "Slaughter of the Soul" might be their best, I will do it but only say that it is just... incrementally better in an exceptional way atypical of most bands who run out of ideas after one album, not that "Slaughter of the Soul" is truly superior to this one.

[travelinstygian]

Just saw ATG for the 2nd time a few days ago at the mighty Bloodstock open air in derby, England and once again they were fucking awesome \m/

[thebloodofmyenemies]

"I'm free to die when I wish" All spoken...

[garryOBJ]

This album is great!!..but Slaughter Of The Soul is still their greatest..:)

[argovarius]

@garryOBJ that abum isn't their greatest... that album is THE BEST METAL ALBUM EVER.

[Mrgiuliorem]

this song makes me cry

[sukablianah2]

why the song stops so suddenly? I thought i had a broken file on my mp3 player, so i went here and its the same shit...

[EverxOpeningxFlower]

@sukablianah2 The ending is the intro of the next track on the album.

[Vampire654]

4 people were raped by there local priests.

[MinistryOfProng]

Best at the gates song ever!!

[omnipotentense]

Religion is for the weak minded. The ones with true knowledge know there be no need for explanations or pleads of hope to a greater power, nor to live on the belief that if they are good at heart and soul they will be rewarded for eternity. I act well for I know acting well rewards me in my life, it is tangible, and even more something I know will be there, not a insane hope with no proof nor any fact. I find it quite humorous all of the psychopaths confided by their actions, still in belief...

[mtot1234]

@omnipotentense religoin is not a belief in a higher power the explanation to how things work

the correct definition for religion is what you believe in. so in if you are an atheist, and believe in no god or you believe in science, then that is your religion.

so you are saying you are weak minded......

[deadpisser88]

@mtot1234 Not believing in a god is not a religion. Why would I dedicate myself to the non-belief in god? What a pathetic existence. It's just an attribute to ascribe yourself based on an objective view of the world. I am an atheist. Nothing more to it.

Science definitely isn't a religion in the most literal sense of the word. People look to science to real answers, yes, but based on observation and accumulated data of the natural world around us. Religion does not do that.

[KonstigaKenny]

The intro sounds exactly like Bathory- a fine day to die

[KingOfPain696]

@KonstigaKenny

Quite right but it's not so equal... great inspiration from both, anyway

Is somebody owning original vinyl LP, mai I ask?

[Krill8888]

Not my favourite AtG song, but I love the intro and the first half. So sinister.

[xSpiritWithinx]

Have you noticed music tastes better in summer?Especialy At The Gates!And summer is just ahead!Cheers mates!

[BrimstoneLandscapes]

Melodic death metal that can still be called DEATH METAL. Unlike Slaughter of the Soul, which is basically the first melodic metalcore album.

[Unblacken]

@BrimstoneLandscapes dude that is completely false. melodic metalcore is like killswitch engage. its pure melodic death metal. no core

[Sronpop]

Perfection, how the fuck did they write music so good. They nailed everything. The tone, the riffs, the lyrics, the groove, the aggression, the brutality. Fuck, there will never be another ATG.

[deprofundisgr]

In my opinion, metal (and all kinds of music) is getting recycled more and more nowadays. Unfortunately this music wont come out again...So let's keep the "flames" alive

[defixarsig]

This is what i call a masterpiece!

[MasterChince]

Yes........ this is undoubtedly a masterpiece............ hear ye hear ye.... all mother fucking rise !

[corpusc]

this was ATG at the top of their game. along with a few songs on Gardens Of Grief (like Souls of the Evil Departed), and The Red in the Sky is Ours. Stardrowned (my fave ATG song) is also on the same album as this.

[kodydarkk]

Album came out when i was born lol.

[skatezombie83]

Bathorys fine day to day was an obvious influence ,but The lord damn me I louve both songs.

[glutterdestroyer]

I love the acoustic guitar in the beginning.

[mtot1234]

im probably going to get spammed for this but,

im christian, proud, and FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG

[DENO393]

motherfucker.

[mtot1234]

well whatever, i cant just aprreciate good death metal

[Fluffypopcicle]

i myself am a christian...and i am ashamed by the fact that i find this funny XD no seriously though if you want to be an atheist alright. if you want to be a christian alright. i will get into religious arguments but youtube is the last place to do it lol.

[armaks]

Christ rapes your mom, and occasionally has a threesome with Satan.

[towliee59]

he raped me once..

[ristuksenvittu]

you are right because there has never been one.

[montorovegan]

brutal

[Leakx5]

Fucking amazing song

[notsovirgin]

ATHEISM F T W

[Fifthking]

it's like a journey through the world of dark fantasy

[tomasroos]

I'm not that into religion...neither Christianity nor Satanism or any other stupid stuff like Islam. A real man kneels to no one. Now to my point....I remember the first time I heard this song...I thought I was gonna cum in my pants, I had goosbumps, the hair on my body was standing like the spikes on a hedgehog. At The Gates is one of the things Sweden can be truly proud of. Heja Sverige!!!

[einescheisse]

Our bodies have adapted over the years to meet the needs of our environment. How do you explain vestigial organs, not only in humans but in other species? Why do whales have hip bones?

[collin482]

@einescheisse vestigial organs are remnants of earlier periods in a species evolution, when things such as hip bones would be necessary.

[einescheisse]

@collin482 It was rhetorical question to the conversation 9 months ago.

[tomasroos]

looks like someone got out on the wrong side of the bed.....listen you biblebashing little freak...people like you are the reason this world suffers from religious wars. My belief is that religion is for the weak. People with enough backbone doesn't need an excuse when shit goes bad....God works in mysterious ways and all that nonsense. But by all means, pray to your God and cry yourself to sleep on your cockshaped pillow if that's what makes you happy...weakling.

[grishnakk789]

you fucking animal clean the cum of your face!!!

What the fuck are you even doing here?

looks At the gates it's too brutal for you!

[Rectalbirth666]

best at the gates song, fuckin brutal*****

[cutuppens]

they absolutely killed in sf 08, nailed every bit of this and all their other gems. the $40 dollar hoody was worth it..

[raiman]

I was at that show. It was awesome even though Anders amp head exploded.

[urbancasbah]

best song, best album...

[maturystyka]

shit, i love this calm intro and powerful, epic enter!

[dennispouka]

I must admit this is the BEST title for a song I have ever heard, moreover this is a good song.

[oliviaunearthly]

bah, this song is so hauntingly beautiful...

[soccaboydude11]

Holy fuck.

I died and was resurrected again at 0:40.

[bumzurvaj]

I wish it was a longer song. But still, what a masterpiece.

[flupusbarbosa561]

OMG I KNOW

the song is roughly 3 minutes, but i think the way the song is written (roughly 40 seconds acoustic, the rest is hard) is what makes it sound shorter

[sonofmaguever]

what a fucking momumental title!! Genius!

[arrestedshrimp]

HELL YES FUCK RELIGIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOON. i fucking hate religion. religion is a easy way out of life for people who have no reason in life but to pay thousands of dollars donating to a fake cause.

[YokoKawashima]

ahh. this song means so much.

makes me cry, for the ones lost and the one who i might lose.

i love you.

[Warmoose76]

Anti religous lyrics are the best!

[aesthetic666]

Yay, fuck religion. :}

[xisengrinx]

"fuck religion"

u have 666 in ur name

satanism is a religion

and 666 is derived from satanism wether or not metalheads use it or not

[Mrgalaxy]

Actually 666 is derived Christianity, as is Satanism.

[raiman]

Satanism is a term that refers to a number of related belief systems. Their commonality is that they all feature the symbolism of Satan or similar figures. Originally, this figure was the one who challenged the religious faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible. (wikipedia) LeVay Satanism is more like a rejection of all religion. The only thing it has in common with the Satan of the Bible is the name. They stand for Individualism and a Hedonistic way of life.

[malicebeast]

exactly :] stupid people need to google stuff im laveyan so ignorant people annoy me when i see that kind of stuff

[raiman]

The problem with it as I see it is it's a religion about the rejection of religion which makes no fucking sense. To me at least. Maybe you can enlighten me. While some of it's philosophy makes sense I feel the "magic" rituals and "prayer" is a little retarded. Is it kinda like the secret where you believe something will happen and through sheer will it does?

[malicebeast]

Its not real magic or rituals. One point in satanism is that we created our imaginative things for a reason. Using your imagination in that way helps you subconciously unlocking things and answer questions. Just like sleeping and waking up to know something you forgot. The magics are just metaphors for ways to control things around you with your actions. By manipulating people and situations to your advantage which goes with the machivellian thoughts of satanism

[raiman]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Furztuete]

Fuck the devil. I have great respect to my creator. At the gates are great.

[boogernoogie]

hahahahahahahahahahaha that's some funny shit, dude!!!! you're a real funny guy :) seriously, just made my day. in fact, both you fuckers are funny. you guys are like abbot and costello, spade and farley, chan and tucker; classic shit!! have a good one!! and if you already have a good one, i'll bet you want a longer one ;)

[boogernoogie]

hahahahahahahahahahaha that's some funny shit, dude!!!! you're a real funny guy :) seriously, just made my day. in fact, both you fuckers are funny. you guys are like abbot and costello, spade and farley, chan and tucker; classic shit!! have a good one!! and if you already have a good one, i'll bet you want a longer one ;)

[ledgm108]

lame only 738 views. it should be 738,000,000!!!

[flupusbarbosa561]

i know right lol

[BurntMetal]

@ledgm108 But that's over 9000?!



[raiman]

I have 4 on my channel I'll post more later if you would like.

[flupusbarbosa561]

I MUST HAVE MORE lol

[flupusbarbosa561]

any more songs from this album?

i can only find like 3 on youtube

[gf2zt2yw]

yheaaaaaaa i fucking like this song

[IrishGuitarist]

This song is the best At The Gates song...EVER!

I got goosebumps the size of Russia when I first heard this song and it still gives me the chills whenever I hear it.

AT THE GATES!!!!!!

[Meemperor]

Thanks for posting ! Amazing song.

[YokoKawashima]

word, this song is life.

[STW15IF]

I was just about to post a video with this song, but since you already have, I'll do a different one.

One of the best songs from one of the best bands ever.

Thansk for posting.