Santiago-based ATER place personal heartbreak at the centre of their return to heavier tones on Heart Of Glass. The single and accompanying music video are available now, offering another look at Everlasting, scheduled for January 29, 2027 through Torque Records. Album pre-orders are available.
The supplied related announcement identifies the song as the second and final advance single from the forthcoming record. Its themes of rejection and despair draw directly on the life of frontman and lyricist Fernando Bühring, with displayed lyrics incorporated into the video.
ATER explain: “Going back to our heavier tones, 'Heart Of Glass' represents what the new album is all about. Quite a personal song and very rooted in the life of our frontman and lyricist, Fernando. A music video with displayed lyrics has been prepared with the release to convey the despair. This song is for those who have been broken hearted, we hope it resonates with you.”
The announcement describes a pulsing heartbeat opening into slow, heavy instrumentation, persistent rhythms and guttural vocals, balanced by sombre clean vocal lines. That combination sits within the band’s self-described Dark Metal or Extreme Dark Metal approach, built primarily from extreme metal and gothic rock.
Bühring’s compositions develop around guitar and bass, with bass parts often prominent in the mix. The band describe their production as both modern and organic, pairing emotionally direct, introspective writing with a contemporary approach to gothic romanticism.
Everlasting was produced by Bühring and recorded at Torque Records. Daniel Lancaster mixed the album, while Tony Lindgren of Fascination Street Studios handled mastering. Travis Smith created the album cover; the separate artwork credit for the single Sleep, also included on the record, belongs to Bühring.
The album follows ATER’s debut Eternal Gray Spiral, released in 2018 through Insania Recordings, and their second album, Somber, issued in 2024 via Torque Records. The singles The Fall and Venus followed in 2025; Venus also opens Everlasting.
ATER’s recent live history includes 110 shows in 2025, among them support for CRADLE OF FILTH in Santiago and an appearance at Turock Festival in Essen, Germany. Their European touring includes Epic Prophecy Europe 2024 with BATUSHKA, VLTIMAS and GOD DETHRONED; Beyond The Black Tour Europe 2025 with VENOM INC, KRISIUN and HATE; and Morbidfest Tour Europe 2025 with POSSESSED, TERRORIZER, SUICIDAL ANGELS and NIGHTFALL.
The lineup comprises Fernando Bühring, Vincent Zbinden, Christian Vallejos and Javier Ciudad.
- Venus
- When At Night
- Heart Of Glass
- Neverlasting
- Make Me Bleed
- Ketamine
- Sleep
- With You Came The Winter
