The fifth studio long-player from the Gothenburg-based Swedish melodic death metal veterans, At War with Reality is also the first outing from the group since 1995's Slaughter of the Soul, a record that for all intents and purposes was to be their last. After reuniting in 2008 for a series of reunion shows, the band brushed off rumors of a potential return to the studio, but by 2012, frontman Tomas Lindberg began hinting at the possibility of new material. Released just two years later, the resulting Century Media-issued At War with Reality is a largely story-driven album built around the concepts of magical realism.