{"product_id":"6430077098305","title":"GATES OF SLUMBER – AWAKENING - CD •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 6430077098305 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: SVART RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: October 16, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gates of Slumber’s debut album and EP reissued in August\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSvart Records continue to reissue the works of Indiana’s true doom metal legends The Gates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Slumber by bringing back their debut album The Awakening and early EP Like a Plague\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon the Land in late August 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrushing debut The Awakening from 2004 is an album of raw, slow, monolithic traditional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoom with a gritty sound. Featuring heavy, battleaxe-in-the-gut riffs and depressing, slow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleads, The Awakening is strongly influenced by Pentagram and Candlemass, with Conanstyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003elyrical themes and Ozzy-like vocals. An essential, cult classic album for the fans of true\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gates of Slumber was formed by Karl Simon in 1998. Various people were in and out of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe group between 1998 and 2001, when the Blood Encrusted Deth Axe demo was recorded\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Jamie Walters aka Dr. Phibes\/Athenar (Boulder, Midnight) on drums and bass. In 2003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJason McCash took over the bass duties and was a long-time member of the band until his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003euntimely demise in 2014, after which Simon decided it was time to call it quits. That was until\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2019 when the renowned metal festival Hell Over Hammaburg wanted to bring the band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eback on stage to perform at the festival’s 2020 edition. Simon reformed the band with its\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal member Chuck Brown on drums and Steve Janiak on bass and got back to work,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich resulted in the new self-titled album released in 2024 on Svart Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE A\u003cbr\u003e1. Hell\u003cbr\u003e2. The Awakening\u003cbr\u003e3. The Judge\u003cbr\u003e4. The Jury\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE B\u003cbr\u003e1. Broken On The Wheel\u003cbr\u003e2. The Executioner\u003cbr\u003e3. Blessed Pathway To The Celestial Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e4. The Burial\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SVART RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67700411957347,"sku":"6430077098305","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_77401c7e-1b15-4d05-b88c-8c2d7f85dcab.jpg?v=1792104277","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/6430077098305","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}