They are both excellent headphone for these genres and excel in very different areas so it is very difficult to judge which will suit you better. The bass on the atrium is full and hefty. It hits like a truck when the track calls for and is one of most dynamic sounding headphone I've heard. Bassline textures are rendered slightly better on the Atrium imo. There is also a tad more midrange presence on the Atrium and that gives guitar tracks a bit more bite. The verite is faster and tighter sounding. It is also a touch more resolving and cleaner sounding than the Atrium. One of my favorite aspect of the Verite is it's amazing separation and layering. That being said, neither headphone falls far behind each others strengths. The Verite does have plenty of slam and tactility while the Atrium is also exemplary in it's resolution, layering and separation. I own both and do not plan on selling either as they are just so different.