ELDER return today with the release of Through Zero, a record that stands among the most immersive and ambitious works of the band’s career so far. Praised by the international music press, the album sees the band further expanding their distinctive blend of progressive rock, psychedelia and heavy sound while sharpening the dynamic depth and emotional weight that have defined their evolution over the years.
Two decades into their existence, ELDER remain an anomaly in the heavy underground – a rare band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their own identity. Through Zero stands as a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries in the world of heavy rock and cements the group’s status as leaders of the pack in heavy psychedelic rock.
Through Zero is out now on Stickman Records (Europe/UK), Blues Funeral Recordings (North America), and Bird’s Robe (Australia).
Over the past twenty years, ELDER have mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmosphere. On Through Zero, the band channel these years of experience into what may be their most immediate and engaging record to date, while allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find familiar elements of new textures, sequences, and sounds alongside ELDER’s iconic take on heavy rock. As always, every spin reveals new details.
“In a diverse album, the title track of our new album sits on the middle of the spectrum and is a perfect first impression of what’s to come,” says guitarist and singer Nick DiSalvo. “Dreamy, heavy, raw, electronic, there’s a bit of everything that makes this album special to us. Through Zero is about impermanence, coming to terms with mortality and the long struggle to not only make peace but to find a sort of solidarity with the dead. The more time passes, the more this theme returns to me, and always in a new light – much as our music always returns in a slightly changed state reflecting who we are becoming.”
Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin across several months between tours in 2025, Through Zero marks the first album the band not only produced themselves, but also co-mixed together with longtime collaborator Richard Behrens. Mastered by Carl Saff, the result is a record that feels more like a full extension of the band’s creative intentions than ever before.
“Through Zero” is a term borrowed from engineering and the world of music,” DiSalvo reveals. “It describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While it isn’t a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates with me on a conceptual level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a partially unseen path. Interpretation is open: the journey is the destination, beginnings and endings may be arbitrary, or perhaps reality is simply less linear than we tend to assume.
The songs on the album explore related themes that reflect my own observations and personal philosophy. Life and death, frustration and fear, helplessness and hope – all of these exist along the same “signal path.”
Order Through Zero here: https://mailchi.mp/bluesfuneral/elder-through-zero-preorders
Through Zero Tracklist:
1. Sigil To Ruin
2. Capture/Release
3. Through Zero
4. Strata
5. Sight Unseen
6. Blighted Age
In support of Through Zero, ELDER will embark on an extensive European and UK summer run kicking off in June, followed by a North American headlining tour in September and October 2026.
Visit https://beholdtheelder.com/tour for more info and tickets.
ELDER Live Dates Europe / UK 2026, remainig shows:
01.07. Thessaloniki, GR – Eightball Club
02.07. Athens, GR – Arch Club
07.07. Slunj, HR – Bearstone Festival
10.07. Pleszew, PL – Red Smoke Festival
23.07. Reutlingen, DE – Hafensounds Festival w/ Kadavar
24.07. Budapest, HU – Monolit Festival
25.07. Tolmin, SI – Tolminator Festival
26.07. Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia Summer
28.07. Rockstadt, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
30.07. Breitenbach am Herzberg, DE – Burg Herzberg Festival
31.07. Michelau, DE – Rock Im Wald
04.08. Rostock, DE – MAU Club
05.08. Josefov-Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festial
08.08. Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast Festival
14.08. Valais, CH – PALP Festival
ELDER Live North America 2026:
September 09 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry*
September 10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel*
September 11 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade*
September 13 – Levitation Festival
September 16 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater‡
September 17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box‡
September 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater‡
September 19 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz ‡
September 21 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre‡
September 22 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater‡
September 23 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre‡
September 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge‡
September 26 – Denver, CO – Federal Theater‡
September 28 – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall‡
September 30 – Toronto, ON – Opera House‡
October 01 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount‡
October 02 – New York, NY – Webster Hall‡
October 03 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club‡
*with Bask
‡ with Blackwater Holylight
ELDER is:
Nick DiSalvo – Guitar/Vocals
Jack Donovan – Bass
Mike Risberg – Guitar/Keyboards
Georg Edert – Drums
For More Info Visit:
https://beholdtheelder.com
https://www.facebook.com/elderofficial
https://www.instagram.com/elderband
https://elder.bigcartel.com
https://www.stickman-records.com
https://www.bluesfuneral.com
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