BiografieDies Ater is a german (Berlin) Black Metal Band preferring an atmospheric and melodic style to express their emotions and feelings.
Dies Ater was founded by Nuntius Tristis (vocals & guitar) in autumn ´94. It did not take much time to realize that it was very difficult to express and create all the music by his own. So he was looking for some companions. After a long and very careful search he found Impurus (drums), who was playing in a small Death-Band before, and Obskur (bass).
But the line-up was not complete. Another guitar-player was still missing. Torgrim (lead guitar) filled this gap.
So the band could start.
The first thing to do was to find a name. Dies Ater seemed to fit in the best way. It stands for "a black/fatal day".
The first step to glory was the recording for the Demo called Rabenflug in 1996. It took a while until it could be released, because the studio-works in the Orkikiller-Studio were tough and difficult ones. But finally the four songs "Filius Tenebrae", "A mourner´s dream", "Rabenflug" and "Engelsnacht" sounded quite good (for a demo).
The responses from fans and magazines were very pleasant. And so Dies Ater played many concerts (for example with "Nagelfar", "Ablaze my sorrow", "Cryogenic"), wrote small interviews and got some label-offerings (Kettenhund Rec., Solistitium). "Dies Ater" finally signed at the english label Mordgrimm Records. They were the third band who were signed (after "Covenant" and "Osculum infame"). To intensify their expressions Ole Caust (keyboard) joined the band.
Winter ´98 the Spiderhouse-Studio (Harris Johns) was booked for the Reign of Tempests-recordings. Harris Johns´ working-style is a very professional one and so is the sound on the CD. The press was impressed by this intensity and power that this german guys released. So they got good critics followed by some gigs.
After some financial problems at Mordgrimm Dies Ater deceided to leave this label. Many offerings followed. And after serious considerations, they signed at Last Episode. A label which have good possibilities to support them.
Short time later (May 2000) they entered the Blue House Studio and recorded their second album Thorugh weird woods. The man on the mixer was Jens Bachmann.
Dies Ater played at some bigger festivals, like the Wave-Gothic-Meeting ein Leipzig, the "Under a the black Sun"- and the "Summer Breeze" festival.
The release of the latest album, ´Through weird Woods´, was the Septembre 25th 2000.
As it was expected this new album was definitely a great success for Dies Ater.
The press confirmed the massive advance concerning sound, Songwriting and even the lyrical style.
But after this release Dies Ater faced a serious problem they’ve faced some years ago. The money-problem of the label!
Cause of many unpaid bills Last Episode run out of cash. That’s why the time between the
recording and the release of ‘Chanting evil’ took so long.
In the meantime the demos ‘Rabenflug’ from Dies Ater and ‘Ignis occultus in…’ from Cryogenic were re-released
on Fog of the Apocalypse. This ‘jewel’ was limited to 300 pieces and is to become a very rare collectors-object.
K. Jakob, the leader of LE, managed to establish a new label, free of all the retarding things which paralyzed LE.
This new label is called NeonKnights. ‘Chanting Evil’ will be the second release on this new label. Quelle: http://www.diesater.de/home_diesater.htmlDiscografieRausch Der Macht - EP limited

Chanting Evil - CD

Dies Ater / Cryogenic Split - CD

Through Weird Woods - CD

Reign Of Tempests - CD

Rabenflug - Demo







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