Everlasting

Although not a concept album, “Everlasting” (release: January 27, 2027) 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.