Elder is an American four-piece rock band from
, consisting of frontman Nick DiSalvo, bassist Jack Donovan, guitarist/keyboardist Michael Risberg and drummer Georg Edert. They have released six full-length albums since 2006 and multiple demos and EPs.
History
Elder was formed in Massachusetts in the mid-2000s by Nick DiSalvo (guitars, vocals), Chas Mitchell (bass), and Matt Couto (drums). After releasing a split album with the
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band Queen Elephantine in 2006, Elder released their eponymous debut LP in 2009 and ''Dead Roots Stirring'' in 2011, both on
MeteorCity
MeteorCity Records is an American record label founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With the release of its compilation album ''Welcome to MeteorCity'' showcasing young unsigned Kyuss-like bands, MeteorCit ...
Records. The band signed with Stickman Records and released their third LP, ''Lore'', in 2015.
Mike Risberg joined the band on guitars and keyboards in 2017. Co-founding member and drummer Matt Couto left the band in 2019 and was replaced by Georg Edert.
Members
Current
*Nick DiSalvo – vocals, guitar (2006–present)
*Jack Donovan – bass (2008–present)
*Mike Risberg – guitar, keyboards (2017–present)
*Georg Edert – drums (2019–present)
Former
* Matt Couto – drums (2006–2019)
* Chas Mitchell – bass (2006–2007)
Timeline
Discography
''Elder / Queen Elephantine'' (2006)
This
split album
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is the first appearance of the band under the name Elder and was released in September 2006.
Track listing:
#Queen Elephantine - Ramesses I
#Queen Elephantine - Ramesses II
#Queen Elephantine - Ramesses III
#Queen Elephantine - Ramesses IV
#Elder - 1162
#Elder - Red Sunrise
#Elder - Black Midnight
#Elder - Soul Incarnate
''Elder'' (2007)
The first demo album by Elder, released in May 2007.
Track listing:
#1162
#Red Sunrise
#Black Midnight
''Elder'' (2008)
Elder's first full-length self-titled album. This album incorporates a mixture of
doom metal
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and
stoner rock
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elements throughout, while mainly consisting of
doom metal
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and some low-pitched strained vocals on such songs as "Riddle of Steel Pt. 1" similar to
Sleep's album ''
Dopesmoker
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''.
Track listing:
#White Walls - 6:52
#Hexe - 9:00
#Riddle of Steel Pt. 1 - 10:00
#Ghost Head - 7:35
#Riddle of Steel Pt.2 - 8:21
''Dead Roots Stirring'' (2011)
Elder's second album released on October 25, 2011. This album, unlike their previous album, mainly incorporates
stoner rock
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elements and some
psychedelic rock
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elements. Clay Neely was the sound engineer for the album, Justin Pizzoferrato mixed it, and Adrian Dexter created the album artwork.
Track listing:
#Gemini - 9:40
#Dead Roots Stirring - 12:00
#III - 8:43
#The End - 9:16
#Knot - 11:56
''Demos & Live'' (2012)
Elder's second demo album.
Track listing:
#1162
#Red Sunrise
#Black Midnight
#Gemini (Live)
#Riddle of Steel (Live)
''Spires Burn / Release'' (2012)
An extended play (EP), which was only released on
vinyl
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* Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer
* Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation
* Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry
* Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl m ...
and then converted to a digital format. Released on April 21, 2012.
Track listing:
#Spires Burn
#Release
''Elder: Live at Roadburn'' (2013)
A live album released on November 15, consisting of six tracks from their previously released material.
[Elder: Live at Roadburn: The Obelisk](_blank)
A review and preview of the album.
Track listing:
#Gemini
#Dead Roots Stirring
#Spires Burn
#The End
#Knot
#Riddle of Steel Pt. 1
''Lore'' (2015)
A full-length album released on February 27, 2015. This album featured elements reminiscent of progressive rock, as opposed to the more straight stoner rock/metal sound heard on earlier albums.
Track listing:
#Compendium - 10:39
#Legend - 12:31
#Lore - 16:00
#Deadweight - 9:28
#Spirit at Aphelion - 10:32
''Reflections of a Floating World'' (2017)
Released on June 2, 2017. ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine rated it fifth on its list of the top metal albums for 2017.
Track listing:
# Sanctuary - 11:13
# The Falling Veil - 11:12
# Staving Off Truth - 10:18
# Blind - 13:23
# Sonntag - 8:39
# Thousand Hands - 9:36
''The Gold & Silver Sessions'' (2019)
Track listing:
# Illusory Motion - 9:53
# Im Morgengrauen - 5:24
# Weißensee - 18:33
''Omens'' (2020)
''Omens'' was released on April 24, 2020. The title track was released as a single in February 2020.
Track listing:
# Omens - 10:53
# In Procession - 9:53
# Halcyon - 12:48
# Embers - 10:47
# One light retreating - 11:13
''ELDOVAR - A Story of Darkness & Light'' (2021)
On December 3, 2021, Elder released a collaborative album with the German
psychedelic rock
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band
Kadavar
Kadavar is a German rock band from Berlin, founded in 2010. Their retro style, incorporating psychedelic rock and stoner rock, has been compared to bands of the 1970s hard rock/ heavy metal era such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Kadavar c ...
. The collaboration was the result of tours being cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and both bands residing in
Berlin
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.
Track listing:
# From Deep Within
# In the Way
# El Matador
# Rebirth of the Twins
# Raspletin
# Blood Moon Night
# Cherry Trees
''Innate Passage'' (2022)
Track listing:
# Catastasis - 10:50
# Endless Return - 9:54
# Coalescence - 9:47
# Merged In Dreams - Ne Plus Ultra - 14:43
# The Purpose - 8:37
References
External links
Behold the Elder(official band website)
Elderon
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Elderon
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American doom metal musical groups
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