Atheist are a technical death metal band from Sarasota, Florida, active since the late 1980s. Their music fuses death metal aggression with jazz harmonics and intricate rhythmic structures - a combination that set them apart from virtually every other band of their era. The 1991 album Unquestionable Presence remains a cornerstone of the genre. After disbanding in 1994, the band reformed in 2006 and has continued touring and writing since.
The band completed a tour of South America with Cryptopsy, and frontman Kelly Shaefer confirmed that six songs have been written for the upcoming new album.
Shaefer announced in an interview for Altars of Metal plans to release the first new album since 2010 during 2025.
By September 2026, the new album had still not been released - the fifth album remains in preparation.
The record label Nuclear Blast released reissues of all four studio albums on CD and vinyl with new layouts.
Atheist and Cryptopsy performed a joint 29-date tour of Great Britain and Europe titled 'Unquestionable Blasphemy'.
