A study in patience and progress, Krater formed in 2003. In the band's earliest days - across two demos, two splits, and 2006's debut album - the Krater sound tended more toward pagan black metal, but powerfully so. Come 2008, however, a period of silence and self-reflection followed...
When at last those sounds arrived, Krater had taken on a new form: one partly tied to their earlier traditionalism, another more so modernized. This burst-chrysalis came in the shape of 2011's "Nocebo", and following yet another lineup shake-up, 2016's masterful "Urere", courtesy of current label home Eisenwald. However, with these still- poignant albums as the foundation, Krater have now delivered their magnum opus with "Venenare".