攻击性旋律死亡金属后起之秀，从创作上看来毫无花哨之处，没有什么革新和一鸣惊人，却不妨碍他们成为该类乐队的顶尖团，他们的音乐有着瑞典这片死亡音乐沃土的气息，流畅、暴虐、节奏快速而富有变化。 Swedish black metal band Gates of Ishtar was formed in 1994 by former members of the band Disrupt. A demo entitled Seasons of Frost got them a deal with Finland's Spinefarm label, on which their debut album, A Blood Red Path, appeared. The band recorded its second album, The Dawn of Flames, for Invasion; it was picked up by Metal Blade for release in the U.S. in 1998.