Tomas Lindberg , the lead singer of the Swedish death metal band At the Gates , died “this morning following complications related to his ongoing cancer treatment,” his bandmates wrote on social media. “You were an inspiration to us all,” they added. “A true friend, both compassionate and sympathetic. You will always be remembered for your generosity and your creative spirit.” Lindberg was 52 years old.

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Lindberg came up in the city’s metal scene, trading tapes with fellow teenagers and designing the logo for Norwegian band Darkthrone. He adopted the pseudonym Goatspell upon joining his first band, Grotesque, who helped spearhead Gothenberg’s emerging death metal scene in the late 1980s. He co-founded At the Gates in 1990, and the band’s 1992 debut, The Re

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