The Ghost of a Future Dead is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band At the Gates. The album was released on 24 April 2026 by Century Media. It is the band's first album to feature co-founding guitarist Anders Björler since 2014's At War with Reality and features Tomas Lindberg's final recordings, who recorded his vocals shortly before his death in 2025.

Background Following the release of The Nightmare of Being (2021), At the Gates began work on their eighth studio album after guitarist Anders Björler rejoined the band in 2022. Recording progressed intermittently due to vocalist Tomas Lindberg’s diagnosis with adenoid cystic carcinoma in late 2023.

Lindberg recorded vocal demos for the album prior to undergoing surgery, and these performances were later incorporated into the final release. Work on the album had been largely completed by mid-2024, but its release was postponed as Lindberg underwent treatment.

Lindberg died on 16 September 2025, at the age of 52. The band subsequently confirmed that the album would be issued posthumously and would feature his final recordings, and serving as a tribute, fulfilling his wishes for the album’s title, sound, sequencing and artwork.

Track listing

Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal, except where noted.

At the Gates Tomas Lindberg – lead vocals Anders Björler – guitars Martin Larsson – guitars (1–10, 12) Jonas Björler – bass (tracks 1–10, 12) Adrian Erlandsson – drums (1–10, 12)

Additional musicians Charlie Storm – keyboards (1) Fredrik Wallenberg – background vocals (3) Gunnar Hjorth – classical guitar (11)

Additional personnel Jens Bogren – production, engineering, mixing Alexander Backlund – engineering Per Stålberg – engineering (1–10, 12) Tony Lindgren – mastering Robert Samsonowitz – artwork

Charts + Chart performance for The Ghost of a Future Dead Chart (2026) Peakposition French Physical Albums (SNEP) 44 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 11 German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4 Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon) 16 Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan) 60 Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) 14 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 1 Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 1 UK Albums Sales (OCC) 32

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