Emerging from the shadows of Chile, the dark metal outlet ATER continues to deliver sinister glimpses from their upcoming third album “Everlasting” (release: January 27, 2027 via Torque Records). After teasing fans last year with the reveal of the vampiric single “Venus,” and the release of “Sleep” this September, they are now unleashing another taste of their new work: the lyric video single “Heart Of Glass.”

Underlined with a dark, heavy, and desolating sound, as well as gloomy animations, “Heart Of Glass” is telling the story of blind devotion that turns into ill worship. The song describes heartbreak with the strong metaphor of literally getting your heart taken from you and turned into glass, to then be shattered to little pieces. The lyrical self surrenders to the powers his lover possesses over him – nothing is left but a bleak hope to meet death and be granted relief.

Check out the single: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ater/heart-of-glass

Although not a concept album, “Everlasting” is an anthology in which each song represents a chapter in a passionate and ill love story. This love will transcend lives, and shall never be truly fulfilled. It’s the kind of undeniable true love which begins with endless passion but over time turns sick and poisonous. Lies, depression, manipulations and broken hearts, as well as adoration, lust and worship all contribute to the themes depicted in this collection of eight songs. ”The songs were pouring out of me,” singer Fernando Bühring comments. ”Once I had all the music written, the lyrics and themes started coming to me, as well as the title. It was all very natural; I just followed the feelings the music gave back to me and – as always– poured a lot of my personal life and tribulations in there”.

These new songs show ATER’s ability to create emotionally charged music filled with intention and identity. Frontman Fernando took a very personal challenge in writing these songs and in developing his singing voice. The result is theatrically compelling, emotional, and intimate. This fresh new sound and themes give the album a strong emotional edge that is enhanced by the heaviness of the riffs and the density of the production. Seeking to follow no trends and being intimately honest with themselves was set as the ground on which ATER’s new album would be created. “Everlasting” can be described as doomier, more melodic, structured, and approachable compared to the band’s previous releases. This new work incorporates sounds from Goth and Doom without leaving behind their brand of extreme metal, creating a new and unique sound full of identity and originality which ATER classify as Dark Metal. They seek to evolve with “Everlasting” by creating a sound of their own through songs that all stand on their own, contained in a cleverly crafted album with no fat, intros or outros. It is meant to hit your feelings deeply throughout the whole listen.

The album was recorded and produced by ATER’s frontman Fernando Bühring, mostly at his Torque Records recording studio. The band collaborated with Thomas Geiger, who handled vocal production and recordings, mixed by star-producer Dan Lancaster (Bring Me the Horizon, Muse), and mastered by Tony Lindgren.

“Everlasting” Tracklist
1 – Venus
2 – When At Night
3 – Heart Of Glass
4 – Neverlasting
5 – Make Me Bleed
6 – Ketamine
7 – Sleep
8 – With You Came The Winter

Preorder “Everlasting”: https://torquerecords.cl/ater-everlasting-preorder/

About ATER

Founded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Fernando Bühring, ATER is a Chilean Dark Metal band from the city of Santiago. They were formed in 2010 but really began to be active in 2018 with the release of their debut album “Eternal Gray Spiral.” The band is known for their dark, emotive sound and captivating live performances. Their musical influences include bands like Swallow The Sun, Type O Negative, Opeth, Behemoth, Gojira, and Vildhjarta.

ATER’s second album “Somber” was released in 2024 and catapulted the band into the global metal scene. In 2025, the band played over 100 shows in support of the album and participated in many international tours with bands such as Cradle of Filth, Patriarkh, Hate, Venom Inc. and many more. “Somber” is still celebrated for its sheer heaviness and dense ambient elements.

Their upcoming third album “Everlasting” (release: January 27, 2027 via Torque Records) can be described as doomier, more melodic, structured and approachable than their previous releases. This new production incorporates sounds from Goth and Doom, without leaving ATER’s original sound behind – making for an album unique in sound, full of identity and originality.

Lineup (live):
Fernando Bühring (bass, main vocals)
Vincent Zbinden (drums)
Christian Vallejos (guitar)
Javier Ciudad (guitar)

Lineup (studio):
Fernando Bühring (bass, guitars, vocals, synth)
Vincent Zbinden (drums)
Matías Acuña (synth on “Ketamine”, backing vocals)

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Chilean Blackened Thall outfit ATER is proud to unleash their gripping new single, “Venus.” The track serves as the first glimpse into the band’s upcoming full-length album, ‘Everlasting,’ set for release in 2026 and produced by acclaimed producer Dan Lancaster (Bring Me The Horizon, Muse). The new track arrives alongside an official music video, available below.

“Venus” captures ATER’s signature fusion of blackened ferocity and modern thall precision, blending dissonant atmospheres, punishing rhythms, and melodic undercurrents that reflect the band’s continued evolution. The single marks a bold new chapter for the Chilean collective, pushing their sound into deeper emotional and sonic territory while maintaining the visceral power that has defined them since their formation.

Founder and frontman Fernando Bühring comments:

“New single and video ‘Venus’ dropped today! Catch us on the road this fall for the Morbidfest tour with Possessed, Terrorizer, Massacre, and Nightfall. Merry Samhain from all of us at ATER — see you in the pits!”

“Venus” on Spotify

Kicking off next month, ATER will be touring Europe as part of Morbidfest  alongside Possessed,  Terrorizer, Massacre and Nightfall. The tour will begin on November 24th in Warsaw, Poland  at Progresja and conclude on December 19th at La Machine Du Moulin Rouge in Paris, France. For the full list of dates, please see below.

Morbidfest
w/ Possessed, Terrorizer, Massacre and Nightfall
11.24 – Warsaw (Pol) Progresja
11.25 – Gdansk (Pol) B90
11.26 – Coesfeld (Ger) Fabrik
11.27 – Copenhagen (Den) Richter
11.28 – Gothenburg (Swe) The Abyss Fest
11.29 – Gothenburg (Swe) The Abyss Fest
12.01 – Bochum (Ger) Matrix
12.02 – Leipzig (Ger) Hellraiser
12.04 – Bucharest (Rom) Quantic
12.05 – Belgrade (Srb) Zappa Barka
12.06 – Kosice (Svk) Collosseum
12.07 – Krakow (Pol) Hype Park
12.09 – Brno (Cze) Fleda
12.10 – Vienna (Aut) Szene
12.11 – Graz (Aut) Explosiv
12.12 – Lindau (Ger) Vaudeville
12.13 – Eindhoven (Nld) Eindhoven Metal Meeting
12.14 – Karlsruhe (Ger) Substage
12.15 – Milan (Ita) Magazinni Generali
12.16 – Rome (Ita) Orion
12.17 – Aarburg (Sui) Musigburg
12.19 – Paris (Fra) La Machine Du Moulin Rouge

Founded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Fernando Bühring, ATER is a Chilean dark-metal band from the city of Santiago. Formed in 2010 but really began to be active in 2018 with the release of their debut album ‘Eternal Gray Spiral.’ The band is known for their dark, emotive sound and captivating live performances.
 
ATER’s sophomore release ‘Somber’ was released in 2024 and catapulted the band into the global metal scene. The band has been touring extensively in support of the album and participated in many international tours with bands such as Cradle of Filth, Patriarkh, Hate, Venom Inc. and many more. This album is known for its sheer heaviness and dense ambient elements.
 
In 2025 the band released the single “The Fall” which has become one of the band’s most popular tracks and best live show moments.

Currently, ATER is working with producer Dan Lancaster on their upcoming album ‘Everlasting’ which will be released in 2026.

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Chilean metal extremists ATER have revealed an utterly brutal new single today titled “Descending,” accompanied by an unsettling, nightmarish video created by Wizardhead (Meshuggah). The track appears on the band’s highly anticipated and sophomore album, ‘Somber,” that’s out April 19th from Torque Records. 

ATER’s most technical and heaviest song of their catalog, “Descending,” takes listeners on a dark journey, immersing them in a deep, haunting sound that blends dense ambience and raw sonic power. 

ATER’s founding vocalist/bassist Fernando Bühring comments about the song:

‘’Descending is one of the more straightforward songs in the album and, to me, the darkest song ofthebunch. ThelyricsforthissongareverypersonalandIwrotethemduringa very dark period of my life. It turned out to be one of my favorite songs in the new album. It was chosen as the second single in advance of ’Somber’ because it contrastswiththefirstsingle‘IgnisImmortalis’,whichisalonger,epicsong. ‘Descending’ is shorter and to the point. It will take you to the dark side of your own self right away.’’

Speaking about the video Bühring says:

‘I personally really enjoy when music videos are an artistic interpretation of the song they are portraying rather than the typical band-in-a-room approach. I always liked stop-motion, animations and more cinematic approaches to music videos.
Back in November of 2022 the video for ‘They Move Below’ by Meshuggah came out and I was blown away. At the time not very aware of how AI was making its way into polemics in the art and music industries. I honestly still do not care.

I approached Wizardhead with the idea of him doing a video for ‘Descending’ and he started to work shortly after. During this time I learned more about the creation process and realized that AI is just another tool. To get something out of the AI engines, the artist has to input data, images, footage and whatever else it may require to create their vision, then manipulate the engine to refine their work and sculpt it into the primary vision. The artist is still doing art. Just a different and new set of tools.”

Wizardhead adds:

“When I listened to ‘Descending,’ with my eyes closed, I witness a continuum of souls being pulled down into a place of remoteness and hopeless submission to some kind of unrelenting force manipulating and consuming them. Something beyond hell, more alien and incomprehensible. I explored representing a visitation of this place in many attempts, by assembling structures like tunnels and fractal spaces, then applying diffusion approaches to embed faces and body forms into the walls and shapes of the environment. I also wanted constant motion, swirling and undulating, to imply this is an active and conscious experience for the unfortunate denizens. This final version is one I feel deeply connected to and unsettled by, and I hope it becomes a place for others to visit and contemplate again and again as I do.“

The South American band’s follow-up to 2018’s ‘Eternal Gray Spiral,’ is a cataclysmic melding of black, death, progressive and thrashing groove for one of the year’s devastating heavy metal records.

Watch the video for the band’s initial single “Ignis Immortalis“: https://youtu.be/ZZc5ukOI4Qc

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‘Somber’ Tracklisting:

1. Striges
2. Descending
3. Somber
4. Through The Portal
5. Ignis Immortalis
6. Shrine
7. Sæculi Fine
8. Solitude

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Monolithic Chilean extreme metal band ATER will unleash their long-anticipated sophomore album, ‘Somber,” on April 19th with Torque Records. The South American band’s follow-up to 2018’s ‘Eternal Gray Spiral,’ is a cataclysmic melding of black, death, progressive and thrashing groove for one of the year’s devastating heavy metal records.

Commenting on the impending record’s release, ATER states:

“We are extremely excited to finally reveal our new album ’Somber’. After hard years in the making, we have completed our vision. ‘Somber’ represents a new chapter for ATER, as you are about to see. We have found our sound with ‘Somber’ and we are thrilled to finally release it. We cannot wait to bring this new music live to as many audiences as we possibly can. We have created something unique blending our influences into a new sound that we don’t know how to label yet. We are interested to see what people will name our sound and what sub-genre of metal we will be related to. For the artwork of this album we have worked with the fantastic Erik Kirchner, who captured the world of ‘Somber’ better than anybody could. Hope to see you all on the road!“

The band has debuted the crushing new single “Ignis Immortalis.”

Stream “Ignis Immortalis“: https://ditto.fm/ignis-immortalis

ATER adds about the single:

“We have selected ‘Ignis Immortalis’ as the first single from our new album ’Somber,’ because it represents where we are as a band today and encapsulates well what the album has in store for our listeners. This track is special to us, as it was the first collaboration between main writer Fernando and guitarist Josh. After writing it over the span of almost two years, Fern came up with a demo of the song and after presenting it to the band, Josh took it and wrote all the lyrics and melodies.

Fernando comments:
¨This was a challenging song to compose. The first half of intro and fast black metal section was written early in the writing process of ‘Somber’. It was very difficult to come up with music to follow after those sections and it took me over a year to finally figure it out. Once it was done, Josh was very inspired by it and surprised us all with all the lyrics.“

‘Somber’ Tracklisting:

1. Striges
2. Descending
3. Somber
4. Through The Portal
5. Igris Immortalis
6. Shrine
7. Sæculi Fine
8. Solitude

About ATER:

ATER is an enigmatic band that was born in Santiago, Chile in 2010, out of the mind of Fernando Bühring @fernando.ater. Originally named ¨Aeons Collide¨ to later be re-named ¨ATER¨ in 2013. 

ATER went on to become an international band lead by funding member, Chilean multi-instrumentalist Fernando ¨Feroz¨ Bühring.

After meeting at a Meshuggah show in Los Angeles, days after the release of their debut album ‘Eternal Gray Spiral,’ ATER was joined by the talents of Josh “Sol” Seguin and Stephan “Kalani” Seguin, playing guitar and drums, respectively. 

With a new lineup and a new vision, Fernando took the lead on songwriting for their new album titled ‘Somber,’ combining sounds from black and death metal to progressive and heavy Meshuggah-inspired syncopated grooves. Pushing the boundaries of the instrumentation by bringing the tuning down to low earth-shattering frequencies, all topped with demented-sounding low growl vocals, reminiscent of bands like Septicflesh, Hate and Belphegor, plus the heavy ambience and clean sections that became ATER´s signature with the first album ‘Eternal Gray Spiral.’

‘Somber‘ was recorded during the Covid pandemic and was mixed by Fernando in a temporary studio in Mexico City where he was quarantined during restricted times. The album was then mastered by non other than Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound (Mastodon, Gojira, Korn).

Tagged by fans —who already have seen them live— as “Blackened Thall,” the new album ‘Somber‘ can be described as one of the heaviest, darkest and most extreme works ever created in metal. Every song on the album carries a story, creating an immersive experience for the listener from beginning to end, thanks to the album’s clever songwriting, unique structuring and heavy, dark ambience.

ATER’s sophomore album ‘Somber‘ is ready to see the light in 2024. The band worked closely with renowned artist Erik Burton Kirchner who created the artwork for the album. He managed to portray the darkness of the music and brought the entire work to newheights.

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