Ater Era/Sinistria/On Parole Productions/2026 Full Length Review

 

  Ater  Era  are  a  band  from  Slovenia  that  has  had  music  reviewed  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2026  album  "Sinistria"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  on  Parole  Productions.

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast b eats  can  be  heard  along  with  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  elements  of  doom  and  sludge  metal.   

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with   the  album  also  adding  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast parts.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  also  bring  in  more  of  an  old  school  extreme  metal  style.  The  album  also  has  its  atmospheric  moments  Most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  as  well  as  some  death  metal  growls  also  being  used  at  times,  when  tremolo  picking  is  added  into  the  faster  riffing  they  also  give  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling.  spoken  words  are  also  introduced  on  a  later  track  and  clear  singing  can  also  be  heard  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  oppressive  themes.  .

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Ater  Era  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black,  sludge  and  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Gorging  On  Devilries"  and  "Um  Na  Dnu".  8  out  of  10.

Bandcamp: https://ater-era.bandcamp.com/music
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Ater Era/In Autumn's Solitary Decline/Mater Tenebrarum/2011 CD Review

  Ater Era are a band from Slovenia that plays a very raw and primitive form of black metal with a melodic edge and this is a review of their 2011 album "In Autumn's Solitary Decline" which was released by Mater Tenebrarum.

Drums range from slow, mid paced to fast playing with some blast beats being thrown in at times, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful tone with heavy black metal riffing that dominates throughout the recording.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast black metal riffs that are very raw and primitive sounding with a good amount of melodic riffing being thrown into the music as while as a brief use of a thrash riff in addition there is a small amount of clean playing being utilized on a couple of songs while the lead guitars when they are utilized are very primitive sounding melodic black metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals are all high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics cover dark, anti religion/communism and depressive themes, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it while you can still hear all of the musical instruments that are present on this recording.

In my opinion Ater Era are a very great sounding raw and primitive black metal band with a melodic edge and if you are a fan of this style, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Vest" "Vortex" and "Red Thorah". RECOMMENDED BUY.

http://matertenebrarum.bandcamp.com/album/in-autumns-solitary-decline