Elder - Omens

Watching Elder evolve in the decade I've been a fan has been a pleasure. When I caught the band on their first European tour I thought I was just seeing a cool stoner rock band. In the time since then I've seen them everywhere from 150 person clubs to festivals in front of ten thousand people. Their growth has been unparalleled and endlessly exciting. They have emerged from the morass of stoner rock bands to be a truly unique prog metal band fusing stoner elements with so much more and making for some truly compelling work.

Omens is the bands most fully realized work to date. It's proggy to be sure but it also eagerly embraces the low end of the groups past. By this point the keys are fully integrated into the songwriting and Georg Edert, on his second release with the group, seems to be much more at ease. Frontman and guitarist Nick Disalvo is really leaning into his newfound prog-godhood here. The beautiful production and shining compositions are absolutely stunning - the sort of things you can not only sink your teeth into, but that show a delightful passion behind the music that few of the bands peers can emulate.

This is a stunner, a record that takes the band to a whole new level and proves once and for all that, yes, Elder are the greatest band of their generation. Even the longest songs on this record are free of noodling but are instead fitting odes to exactly where they are going. A release that is truly driven by passion and endlessly gorgeous you can't help but to sink your teeth into  the poetry of what Elder have created here. Omens is a thrilling record with countless layers and a huge step forward for the band who may very well be the next Mastodon.

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