Elder is an American psychedelic and progressive doom metal band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2007. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Nick DiSalvo, bassist Jack Donovan, and drummer Matt Couto.

Elder’s music combines heavy metal music with progressive rock, classical music, and occasional psychedelic influences, combining fast riffs, soaring, multi-layered melodies and passages of acoustic guitar.

Their debut album, Elder, was released independently in 2008, followed by Dead Roots Stirring in 2011. Reflections of a Floating World (2017), their fourth album, was released to much critical praise. In 2019, the band released the studio album The Gold & Silver Sessions as well as a live album entitled A Night in the Hard Rock Cafe, both on the label Armageddon shop.

Elder has been praised by many critics for their unique sound, with The New York Times describing their music as “a sonic world that ign