Elder’s self-titled debut album from 2007 was an impressive offering of psychedelia-tinged stoner rock and doom that set the tone for the band’s later progressive developments. This delux reissue features an extra LP of songs from the band’s first ever recordings, never before seen on vinyl. In 2006, three longtime friends and members of the small music scene anchored in the port city of NewBedford, Massachusetts got together with the mission of making music that was heavier and morebrutal than anything happening around. The first version of Elder was an interesting beast, combiningsludgy riffs, primitive black metal vocals and Genghis Khan-themed lyrics. After toiling in these murkywaters for a year, band members Nick DiSalvo (guitar), Jack Donovan (bass) and Matt Couto (drums)shed their extreme metal origins and emerged with their first proper album, Elder, an album that would already establish the band as some of the best riff-dealers this side of Birmingham. As more recent works have demonstrated, Elder is no stranger to blending and bending genres totheir will; Elder proves that the three teenagers were already dab bling with this idea in their incipientyears. Imagine the massive riffs from bands like Sleep, Electric Wizard or Fu Manchu reconstructed tobuild epic psychedelic soundscapesand you’re on the right track. Growling, delay-soaked vocals and spacey keyboards add further touches of uniqueness to Elder’sbrand of stoner doom.To celebrate the record’s 10 year anniversary, this reissue comes with a second LP containing the band’s first ever recordings from their early days. Originally released as an MCD in 2006, these songs have never before been given a proper release - a welcome additionfor any hardcore fan. The entire package has been remastered by Carl Saff and presented on colored180gr. for your listening pleasure.
