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The band reunited in 2007 to play a series of shows. They continued to perform live sporadically over the next few years, but claimed they would no longer record until, in 2014, a full 19 years after the release of their last album, they announced that they would be issuing a new studio effort. At War with Reality, a concept album inspired by the literary genre of magic realism, was released in October through Century Media and was every bit as powerful as their previous releases. After extensive touring, the band took a breather that was extended by the departure of guitarist and songwriter Anders Björler in 2017. Jonas Stålhammar (Crippled Black Phoenix, the Lurking Fear) was hired as a permanent replacement. At the Gates re-assembled at Parlour Recording Studios in London with producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, the Haunted, Dimmu Borgir) and completed their sixth full-length by year's end. To Drink from the Night Itself was announced in January of 2018 with the pre-release of the title track single and video. The album was issued in May, just prior to the band's summer tour. Their seventh album, The Nightmare of Being, followed in 2021 and featured some of their most adventurous music to date, expanding on their latter-day prog and Krautrock influences. ~ Jason Birchmeier & James Christopher Monger, Rovi
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