Swedish melodic death metal legends At The Gates have shared a new taste of their upcoming album with the release of the single “The Dissonant Void,” the second preview from their next full-length record
The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming studio album The Ghost Of A Future Dead, due out April 24, 2026 via Century Media Records. Alongside its digital release, the song has also arrived with an official video directed by longtime collaborator Costin Chioreanu (Twilight 13 Media), further expanding the visual world surrounding the album.
Describing the new single, the band stated: “We are proud to unveil the second track from The Ghost Of A Future Dead: ‘The Dissonant Void’. Originally considered to be the title track — it’s a powerful, melodic and to the point track with the classic AT THE GATES style sound.”
“The Dissonant Void” follows the previously released material from what will be the group’s first new album since 2021’s The Nightmare of Being. The upcoming record carries additional emotional significance, serving as a tribute to late frontman Tomas Lindberg, who passed away in September 2025.
Recorded and mixed at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren, the album also features artwork by Robert Samsonowitz. According to the band’s description, the record continues to push their sound into darker and more conceptual territory while remaining rooted in their signature style.
The newly released video for “The Dissonant Void” is also the opening chapter of an ambitious visual project. Costin Chioreanu has crafted an extensive film-based concept that will accompany the entire album, blending painting, editing, filming, and production into one continuous narrative experience.
Chioreanu commented: “‘The Dissonant Void’ is the peak of the iceberg, as a whole visual universe got born out of the void written so masterfully in lyrics by Tomas and expressed magically by the band through their unique heavy metal approach. This video, together with the whole The Ghost Of A Future Dead movie, represent my ultimate homage to the genius which will forever remain as Tomas Lindberg. It was a colossal task to express visually the depth and the darkness of these lyrics and music for an entire album, which also is most probably the darkest record I ever worked for.”
The Ghost Of A Future Dead track listing:
01. The Fever Mask
02. The Dissonant Void
03. Det Oerhörda
04. A Ritual Of Waste
05. In Dark Distortion
06. Of Interstellar Death
07. Tomb Of Heaven
08. Parasitical Hive
09. The Unfathomable
10. The Phantom Gospel
11. Förgängligheten
12. Black Hole Emission
