For me, it's the greatest metal album ever. In terms of mood, songwriting, production, it's flawless.
It's the main reason why I picked up the guitar. I wanted to know how they create these sounds, melodies.
I learned all the songs (probably not perfectly), and most of the time, that's what I play on the guitar
Please, share your thoughts about the album!
And post your covers if you have!
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 00:33
by Akkush
I start with my shitty attempt to play the tapping part from Summoning Redemption!
Sorry for the bad quality, that's the best what I have...
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 00:47
by vO)))id
Was able to play the entire album but that is so many years ago...
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 00:48
by vO)))id
I bought the CD on the release date and the vinyl some years after. I definitely love the record a lot
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 04:17
by H4T3M4CH1N3
If I had to define it, it would surely be like a tank destroying jerks left and right. The most important album of my life, one of the most revolutionary within the genre. Happy 20 Years "Gateways To Annihilation".
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 04:39
by vO)))id
Yeah it's definitely where Gojira and Behemoth got a lot of inspiration from when this came out.
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 06:11
by happiness and harmony
gateways was one of the first death metal albums i owned, it’s still my favorite MA by far
wish i’d known about the anniversary earlier, i would have jammed it this morning while working
gateways :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 17 Oct 2020, 06:18
by H4T3M4CH1N3
My little "Gateways" collection, although I now own two Gateways shortsleeves and looking for a longsleeve.
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 20 Oct 2020, 21:44
by Akkush
It’s “funny” that there is nothing posted about this on the MA facebook page...
It’s “funny” that there is nothing posted about this on the MA facebook page...
Noticed the same, not funny at all
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 21 Oct 2020, 00:22
by Akkush
I can't imagine that there isn't a simple person in their crew who didn't noticed it.
It's so lame that they can't make a simple post about this. Makeing a "Anniversary Editon" T-shirt or whatever is kinda effortless thing for such a BIG band like Morbid Angel... isn't it? :(
At least their masterpieces are here for us forever
I can't imagine that there isn't a simple person in their crew who didn't noticed it.
It's so lame that they can't make a simple post about this. Makeing a "Anniversary Editon" T-shirt or whatever is kinda effortless thing for such a BIG band like Morbid Angel... isn't it? :(
At least their masterpieces are here for us forever
they mentioned it on their official instagram
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 21 Oct 2020, 00:35
by Methuselah Honeysuckle
I mean I've been here since the board opened and I didn't even realize it
I can't imagine that there isn't a simple person in their crew who didn't noticed it.
It's so lame that they can't make a simple post about this. Makeing a "Anniversary Editon" T-shirt or whatever is kinda effortless thing for such a BIG band like Morbid Angel... isn't it? :(
At least their masterpieces are here for us forever
they mentioned it on their official instagram
Well, then the problem is that I'm too old, I don't watch instagram
I can't imagine that there isn't a simple person in their crew who didn't noticed it.
It's so lame that they can't make a simple post about this. Makeing a "Anniversary Editon" T-shirt or whatever is kinda effortless thing for such a BIG band like Morbid Angel... isn't it? :(
At least their masterpieces are here for us forever
i think it makes perfect sense, morbid angel isn't an active band any more
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 21 Oct 2020, 22:45
by jawn galliano
i remember buying this at borders and my car wouldn't start when i went to leave
when i finally got home i jammed it while playing FF9
We had a hard-on bearer cybermetatron who had loads of really well done solos recorded and his channel just seems to have gone. What a bummer. Don't know what happened to him, anyone know?
We had a hard-on bearer cybermetatron who had loads of really well done solos recorded and his channel just seems to have gone. What a bummer. Don't know what happened to him, anyone know?
Well I want to, but currently I don't have any equipment to record anything in decent quality :(
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 15 Apr 2021, 04:10
by Svartmetall
Caught them in a tiny club in Newport, Wales on this tour (when Jared was subbing on bass & vocals) and they utterly crushed.
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 16 Apr 2021, 08:46
by User
\m/
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 06 May 2021, 19:43
by Abzu
This came out in my irc days. I was spending a lot of time on #mp3_deathmetal (I thiiink... there were a lot of variations like #mp3-deathmetal #mp3deathmetal etc., and I forgot which one I was in) and one of the ops had a weekly death metal radio show. He got an advance copy. Of course, he ripped it immediately. We were all floored. Such an amazing album. I later on bought it on release day.
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 06 May 2021, 19:45
by vO)))id
Shoutcast winamp metal radio days... wow, good memories but the quality back then was horrible.
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 06 May 2021, 19:58
by Abzu
So many good times... so much to discover still. I remember it like a sense of wonder, going through these massive file serve lists for interesting things I'd never heard of to queue up and download, or just letting Shoutcast run and having something random and awesome cross my path
Re: Gateways to Annihilation 20th anniversary!
Posted: 06 May 2021, 20:59
by User
audiogalaxy popped my cherry, 2000-2001
i never really got into IRC but of course experimented a bit. the first porn i ever saw was sent to me on IRC in 1998... so i was 11 turning 12. it was a chick fucking a horse. it is seared into my memory. seriously. to this day. cannot remove it