Elisabeth Kübler-Ross dying led to the book "On Death and Dying" in 1969. In it, she proposed the now famous Five Stages of Grief as a pattern of adjustment: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In general, individuals experience most of these stages when faced with their imminent death. The five stages have since been adopted by many as applying to the survivors of a loved one's death, as well. Kübler-Ross encouraged the hospice care movement, believing that euthanasia prevents people from completing their 'unfinished business'. In 1977 she persuaded her husband to buy forty acres of land in Escondido, California, near
Gardens of Grief as the time when At the Gates developed their musicianship, songwriting, and ability to work together. In comparison to tracks which featured on later recordings, Björler believes the songs are less structured. Due to a modest studio budget combined with inexperience, the EP's production "suffered a lot". However, Björler has described "Gardens of Grief" as "an ok debut EP". The opening lyrics to "All Life Ends" is nearly word for word identical to the opening lines of the monologue at the beginning of "". Gardens of Grief Gardens of Grief is an EP by Swedish melodic death metal band At