Final month, the unhappy information that At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg had handed away after battling a uncommon, but aggressive type of most cancers hit arduous. We’d solely realized he was coping with such a dire well being challenge a month prior, but it surely’d been a long-time challenge and all of it sadly got here to a head.
Over the weekend, fellow Gothenburg, Sweden natives Darkish Tranquillity paid tribute to Lindberg by overlaying At The Gates’ observe “Blinded By Worry” of their hometown.
Lindberg was identified with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), which the Cleveland Clinic describes as a “uncommon sort of most cancers that impacts your glandular tissues [that] generally varieties in your salivary glands,” again in December 2023.
In line with these near him, Lindberg initially had a big portion of the roof of his mouth eliminated early on in his therapy and had additionally undergone chemotherapy following his analysis. Regardless of these efforts, docs discovered that the most cancers had returned earlier this 12 months. Following a significant “setback” that occurred this previous Could, it was then that At The Gates revealed Lindberg’s situation to the world and let followers know he was receiving “around-the-clock” care.
Regardless, Lindberg recorded vocals for the band’s forthcoming album. As a founding member of At The Gates, Lindberg was nicely regarded within the metallic world as a number one voice within the Swedish melodic dying metallic scene. He was additionally a member of some beloved initiatives like The Crown, Disfear, and The Nice Deceiver.
You may take a look at the tribute efficiency posted within the video beneath.