E-L-R
ATROPA

Art is regularly born from strong emotions. Metal and related genres often thrive on the darker side of the human experience. Both commonplace truths apply to E-L-R's third album "Atropa". "Atropa" was shaped by a period of profound transformation and illness, leading to an artistic exploration of survival, endurance, and irreversible change. Stylistically, the Swiss duo effortlessly balance doomgaze and post-metal with something that is darker and harsher, which is also harder to put a tag on. E-L-R refer to their sound as something that drifts between weight and dissolution, beauty and poison. Lyrically, the songs on "Atropa" pass through stages of grief, delirium, obsessive love, and resilience. The poetic lyrics linger in a liminal space where yearning, loss, and transformation become indistinguishable. E-L-R are the brainchild of bass-player I.R. and guitarist S.M., who also share vocal duties and founded the band in the Swiss city of Bern in 2016. They were soon after joined by drummer M.K., whose emotive style was a perfect fit. In the early stages of the creation of "Atropa", M.K. was sadly forced to leave the band due to health issues. Following a difficult and at times painful recording process, E-L-R present their most complete album yet that takes its listeners on an emotional rollercoaster ride that burns with passion. "Atropa" inhabits the threshold where the irreversible begins — when the arrow is loosed, and the world can no longer remain the same. Now and always, we are all bound to follow the trajectory of such an arrow.