begin recording their fifth album At War with Reality in June/July for a tentative October/November 2014 release. On 14 August, the band announced they had completed the album and that it would be released on 28 October. In a November 2014 interview, Lindberg was asked whether At War with Reality was At the Gates' final album or the band would continue recording. His response was, "We can't say really. We have no plans of stopping but we've broken promises before so it's best not to say anything." The band concluded the At War with Reality world tour in August 2016, which had run for almost two years following its release. The quote on the track "El altar del dios desconocido" is taken from the novel On Heroes and Tombs written by Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato. Reception Upon release, At War with Reality received universal acclaim. Ray Van Horn Jr. of Blabbermouth.net rated the album eight-and-a-half stars out of ten, and called it "probably the most anticipated metal album" of 2014. He finished his review by saying that, "At the Gates make mincemeat out of this album and efficiently plot most of their songs to wrap in far less time than their acolytes. The average song on At War with Reality clocks in between two-and-a-half and four minutes, yet all feel like far more has transcended. That's something special. Inadvertently and unfairly credited for the ascension of metalcore, At the Gates releases a demonstrative comeback album that's simply metal, forget the 'core-rellations." At War with Reality was At the Gates' first album to chart in multiple countries. It peaked at number three on the Swedish chart Sverigetopplistan and reached number 53 on the US Billboard 200. Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. At the Gates Tomas Lindberg – vocals Anders Björler – guitar Martin Larsson – guitar Jonas Björler – bass Adrian Erlandsson – drums Production Costin Chioreanu – artwork, design Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering Fredrik Nordström – producer, recording, engineering Henrik Udd – recording, engineering Johan Henriksson – recording, editing El Altar del Dios Desconocido Anton Reisenegger – spoken word Danny Biggin – recording Charlie Storm – mixing Charts References 2014 albums At the Gates albums Century Media Records albums Concept albums