Innate Passage

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Innate Passage is the sixth Elder full-length. It finds the mostly-Berlin-based band in the post-pandemic era as veterans at the forefront of a league of progressive and heavy groups working in large part under their influence; a stately presence as reliably forward-thinking as they are unpredictable in sound. They are among the most important acts of their mostly-still-emerging generation. Genuine leaders in style and expressive intention. Innate Passage is further proof why. In Spring 2020, Elder released their fifth album, Omens, and with it established a claim on their most prog-leaning interpretation of sprawling heavy rock and roll. Two years later, Innate Passage builds on many similar concepts, but outdoes its predecessor on every level of performance, weight of its impact, interplay between founder Nick DiSalvo and Mike Risberg’s guitars and keys, the now-settled-in drumming of Georg Edert – who made his debut on Omens – and bassist Jack Donovan’s tonal warmth underscoring the shimmer of DiSalvo’s... more credits released November 25, 2022 Nicholas DiSalvo - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards Jack Donovan - Bass Michael Risberg - Guitar, Keyboards Georg Edert - Drums Additional vocals on "Catastasis" and "Endless Return" by Behrang Alavi Additional keys on "The Purpose" by Fabio Cuomo Recorded and mixed by Linda Dag at Clouds Hill Studio Mastered by Carl Saff User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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