| Innate Passage | ||||
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| Released | November 25, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Clouds Hill Studio | |||
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| Length | 53:51 | |||
| Label | Stickman | |||
| Producer | Linda Dag | |||
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Innate Passage is the sixth full-length album by the Berlin-based American progressive metal band Elder. Following the release of the lead single "Endless Return", the album was released on November 25, 2022.
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| Metal Injection |  [2] |
| Metal Storm | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
Upon release, Innate Passage garnered positive reviews from metal and hard rock press. In a positive review from Metal Injection , Max Heilman wrote that "their music is distinct to a band who has spent the past 16 years expanding the boundaries of stoner rock, fleshing it out with psychedelia, flipping it upside down with progressive chops, and beautifying it with serene melodies." [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Catastasis" | 10:50 |
| 2. | "Endless Return" | 9:54 |
| 3. | "Coalescense" | 9:47 |
| 4. | "Merged in Dreams – Ne Plus Ultra" | 14:43 |
| 5. | "The Purpose" | 8:37 |
| Total length: | 53:51 | |
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