Digipak CD。迷幻黑金属，2024年新专辑。

在这张名为“…of the River Styx”的新专辑中，乐队继续发展他们独特的风格，融入了更多对 80 年代合成器/迪斯科音乐和哥特摇滚的明显致敬。虽然 Magick Metal 的有争议的创始人 Black Magick SS 的影响仍然很明显，但 The Gates 很容易就成功地在音乐、概念和视觉效果方面脱颖而出，并证明他们也有潜力通过以 Magick Metal 形式赋予世界的宇宙光辉来启迪受苦受难的人类集体意识。

他们再次展示了他们创作歌曲和旋律的不懈能力，作为粉丝，你根本无法停止聆听，直到它们成为你生命的一部分。和以前一样，歌手 Galigula 真正闪耀，他在最后一首曲目“Blind Descent”中清晰的声乐表演让你觉得你正在听的正是 The Cure 的 Robert Smith 的巅峰之作，展示了 Galigula 作为歌手的惊人天赋。

Gates 的“...of the River Styx”巩固了乐队作为独特才华横溢的音乐家的地位，他们敢于冒险进入尚未征服的音乐领域并永远留下不可磨灭的印记。

Collector's Edition in 4-panel Digipack, limited to 999 copies. 

The Gates play „Magick Metal“, combining their own brilliant interpretation of old school Occult Rock, Gothic/Death Rock and Psychedelic Metal with additional Black Metal vocals. Visually, they use classic psych imagery such as colourful artwork and magic mushrooms in combination with occult symbols, while their lyrics also focus on classic forms of occultism and psychedelic experiences.

Seemingly out of nowhere, in 2021/22 they delivered with their debut "...of Pandemonium" an absolute killer album full of occult hymns that quickly found many fans and helped them to gain a very dedicated fan base.

About a year later followed the equally phenomenal EP “As Above, So Below”, first released digitally and as a split-LP with Behrosth, and in 2024 finally reissued as a stand-alone MCD and MLP alongside the band’s second album.

On this new album, entitled “…of the River Styx”, the band continues to develop their unique style, incorporating more noticable nods to 80s synthesizer/disco music and Gothic Rock. While the influence of the controversial originators of Magick Metal, Black Magick SS, is still noticable, The Gates easily manage to distinguish their album in terms of music, concept and visuals, and prove that they, too, have the potential to enlighten the suffering collective human consciousness through the cosmic brilliance that was given to the world in the form of Magick Metal.

Once again they show their unfailing ability to write songs and melodies that as a fan you simply can’t stop listening to until they have become a part of your very being. As before, singer Galigula truly shines, and his clean vocal performance on the final track “Blind Descent” makes you think you’re listening to none other than The Cure’s Robert Smith at the top of his game, showcasing Galigula’s incredible talent as a vocalist.

The Gates’ “…of the River Styx” solidifies the band’s status as uniquely talented musicians that dare to venture into as yet unconquered musical territories and forever leave their indelible mark.