"Innate Passage" is the 6th full-length album by Elder. Want to support us? Order on 2LP/CD directly. US edition: tinyurl.com/ElderUS EU edition: tinyurl.com/ElderEU www.beholdtheelder.com
I'm old now, I still love metal (my first music love) but I feel the peak of that genre kinda had it's day. Sometimes I think it's just me.. getting older (like my heart is no longer longing for metal), but then along comes Elder and makes me question all of that! How are they still managing to find these gold riffs, blend them into absolute masterpieces AND... in 2022! I really thought all that could have been (with metal) has been. For the first time in YEARS I feel like child again discovering what was so good about metal to begin with all over again with freshness that I have been yearning for decades! In Elder we Trust.
I am so happy I discovered this band! The moment I heard the song, I felt an amazing feeling in my stomach like I’ve been listening to this band for years 😮🫶🏻
Absolutely amazing! How does one band come up with more killer riffs in one song than other bands ever do in their lives? How do they do that AND put it all together like a cross between Beethoven and Homer!? So lucky to be able to experience this music...especially right now, when it's new; we can tell people, 20-30 years from now, what it was like to listen to this legendary stuff before the band got revognized by the world...
The section from 3:36 to 4:17, what an amazing way to really set off the album. I've spent too many relistens trying to figure out what was going on. The drumming is stellar, and the interplay between them, the vocals and the guitars is so ridiculously satisfying to me! And from there it just takes off. Amazing record once again guys!
Patiently waiting for announcement of the next North American Tour dates...... NOT I can't freaking wait. Elder will just have to be on repeat until then. 💪
Elder going from strength to strength. Keep pushing the envelope guys! Nice to hear more vocal harmonies, they bring depth and a maturing feel. I hope the studio recordings of these new tracks do them justice on CD/vinyl. After buying "Relectiins of a Floating World" I was a little sad the quality of the recordings (mixing/ mastering?) fell a little short compared to the quality of the material.
How am I just now discovering Elder??? I've been listening to numerous bands within the progressive genre, actively searching for new music on a regular basis. It's baffling that this wonderful band has escaped me for so many years. I'm only one record deep with five more to go, I really hope I won't be disappointed :D But Innate Passage is promising, no doubt!
Great track since I'm a keyboardist I like the synth structures and the riffs off keyboards. I like the album just cause at least they have some keyboard structures too.
My vinyl that my parents pre ordered me for Christmas came today. Armageddon Shop records are mastered beautifully-nice and loud and just sound amazing all the intricacies are clear and they did a fantastic job get yourselves a copy before you cant for awhile. They outdid themselves as always..feel like they are predicting something major thats about to occur, like the cataclysm were due for. A little matrix reset, if you will. Glad to have gotten to hear Elder and zappa and Rachmaninoff and Opeth and Mastodon. And some El&P baby before we get pelted by a comet we better join admiral bryd in middle earth-they spin elder records in there i bet, those atlanteans, maybe even the annunaki from Nabiru, fam. Im just kidding but the record kicks fuckin ass
So far I got a 9/16 (felt as 5+4) to follow the guitar, four 16th note triplets (sounds like flam accents or Swiss army sticking maybe a diddle on the last one?), into a bar of 5/4. There's a part of the solo that still throws me off. Idk. It's hard to count it while I play, but that's what it feels like.
Just got home from the concert in Dallas, I did enjoy you guys.... However, you desperately need a better vocalist. Most viewers around me, including myself and my spouse, could not understand a single thing you were singing. Other than that, great performance.😅
