ATER presents the heartbreak and rejection behind Heart Of Glass through a music video displaying the song's lyrics. Available now, the single previews Everlasting, scheduled for January 29, 2027 via Torque Records, with pre-orders available.
The band identifies the song as a return to heavier tones and a personal account rooted in the life of frontman and lyricist Fernando Bühring. The supplied related announcement describes it as the album's second and final advance single.
ATER comments: “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 the track, followed by slow, heavy passages, guttural vocals and somber clean vocal lines. Those elements frame the song's anguish and despair within the gothic romanticism explored on Everlasting.
Bühring produced the album, which was recorded at Torque Records. Daniel Lancaster handled mixing, and Tony Lindgren of Fascination Street Studios mastered it. Travis Smith created the album cover; the separately credited artwork for the single Sleep is by Bühring.
Based in Santiago, Chile, ATER describes its music as Dark Metal or Extreme Dark Metal, drawing primarily from extreme metal and gothic rock. Fernando builds compositions around guitars and bass, with bass parts often centered in the mix. The band's supplied background describes modern, organic production and an introspective, emotionally open approach to gothic romanticism.
ATER released its debut album, Eternal Gray Spiral, through Insania Recordings in 2018. Its second album, Somber, followed through Torque Records in 2024, preceding the 2025 singles The Fall and Venus. Venus also opens the forthcoming Everlasting.
The band's earlier 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. ATER performed 110 shows in 2025, including support for CRADLE OF FILTH in Santiago, Chile, and an appearance at Turock Festival in Essen, Germany.
ATER's 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
