The Gate is a 2015 limited-edition live album by American experimental rock band Swans.

[1] The album was released on October 1, 2015 on band leader Michael Gira's Young God Records.

The other two recordings are the live versions of "A Little God in My Hands" and "Just a Little Boy," both from Swans' 2014 album, To Be Kind.

The album also includes a DVD documentary on Swans' To Be Kind tour.

Diehards will appreciate hearing Swans in the wild, but casual fans might be better off sticking with album cuts before crossing The Gate’s imposing threshold.