Elder - Lore 10th Anniversary Tour: Live at The Earl
Heavy psych rockers Elder announced on September 25, 2024, via their social media channels, that they would embark on a 10th Anniversary Tour celebrating their third full-length album Lore (2015) in Europe and North America. Besides Elder headlining the music festival Desertfest in three separate locations: Oslo, London, and Berlin, Elder starts May 8th in Hamburg (DE) at Bahnhof Pauli and will conclude this European part of the Lore: 10th Anniversary Tour on May 25th at the aforementioned Berlin edition of Desertfest. But before heading out on the European leg of the Lore: 10th Anniversary Tour, Elder would first tour North America starting April 3rd in Brooklyn, NY at The Meadows and will conclude on April 19th at a sold-out hometown show in Cambridge, MA at the Middle East. For opening support in the United States portion of Lore: 10th Anniversary Tour, Elder has called upon Oceanside’s heavy psych rockers Sacri Monti and Atlanta’s Moon Destroys to come out on the road and melt some minds with them.
Moon Destroys is a progressive metal/rock band from Atlanta, Georgia that has been active since 2020. Moon Destroys has released one (1) LP, two (2) EPs, and one (1) compilation. Moon Destroys’ debut album, She Walks by Moonlight, was recently released on April 4, 2025, and can be ordered directly from the band at their Bandcamp page. Moon Destroys consists of Juan Montoya (guitars), Evan Diprima (drums), Charlie Suarez (vocals/guitars), and Arnold Nese (bass).
Now you may say that the names of the members of Moon Destroys sound familiar. Well, Juan’s credentials are as follows: Torche, MonstrO, Stallone, Cavity, Disconnect, Ed Matus’ Struggle, Pontius Pilot, Pandabite, and Killer be Killed. Evan’s accolades include Royal Thunder, Gold Pyramid, Brother Hawk, Cousin Snake, and Stallone. Charlie’s record contains MonstrO and Sunday Driver. And Arnold has also been a part of Sunday Driver. As you can see there is a connective tissue that keeps these ultra-talented dudes together to make some damn good music.
Moon Destroys kicked off the evening with a hometown show for a large gathering of their most devoted fans. Seeing the homies getting on stage to the roar of the crowd was quite exhilarating. You could see the love coming from the crowd to all members of Moon Destroys knowing this band is working hard to make an impact on the touring scene. After this tour with Elder, I truly hope Moon Destroys receives the recognition it so greatly deserves and gets its music out to folks who have yet to hear the excellence that Moon Destroys is. Also knowing that Moon Destroys performed in front of a sold-out crowd at one of their favorite local venues in town just made me ecstatic for them. Moon Destroys played a few songs from their new album including: “The Nearness of June”, “Set Them Free”, and “Echoes (The Empress)”. Mixed in this unbelievable set was one of my favorite songs from the Moon Destroys’ discography, “Wondrous Beast”, from their release, Stallone Demos 2009.
Check out Moon Destroys’ set list from The Earl below:
· “Strombringer”
· “The Nearness of June”
· “Wondrous Beast”
· “Echoes (The Empress)”
· “Set Them Free”
· “At The End of Time”
You can stream Moon Destroys on their Bandcamp page today. You can also order the new LP, She Walks By Moonlight, in a few record variants, and the digital format.
Sacri Monti is a heavy rock/psychedelic rock band from Oceanside, California that has been together since 2012. Sacri Monti consists of Dylan Donovan (guitars), Brenden Dellar (vocals/guitar), Evan Wenskay (organ/synth), Thomas DiBennedetto (drums), and Anthony Meier (bass). Sacri Monti is signed to Tee Pee Records and has released one (1) live album and three (3) LPs, their latest album is entitled Retrieval which was released July 26, 2024. The blog Outlaws of the Sun said that Sacri Monti is “…building off their repertoire as one of the premier heavy psych bands…” The review went on to describe the new album as “… a technical and vibrant reflection of 70’s rock, filled with the progressive components and psychedelia of the era but completely of their own design.” This would be my first time checking out Sacri Monti and after a few songs, I knew I had made a mistake by sleeping on this band. I have always been a fan of the spacey, heavy psych subgenres within the heavy rock and/or metal categories.
Sacri Monti was next to perform at The Earl in support of Elder, and I was excited to finally see Sacri Monti live on stage. Sacri Monti performed a few songs from their latest album most notably “Maelstrom” and “Desirable Sequel” which in my opinion are fantastic songs to see performed live. These two songs encapsulate the complex psychedelic hard rock sound Sacri Monti has perfected in crafting their own path in the genre. I loved seeing Sacri Monti having fun on stage as they mesmerized the sold-out crowd at The Earl with their mind-blowing set.
You can show Sacri Monti some support by following them on Bandcamp and checking out their online merchandise at their web store.
If you have followed my column over the last few years, you may remember Elder from previous reviews and how I have expressed my continuing support and love for this band’s discography. Elder is a four-piece doom metal/progressive/stoner rock band that consists of Jack Donovan (bass), Nick DiSalvo (vocals/guitar), Mike Risberg (guitar/keyboards), and Georg Edert (drums). Elder has released six (6) LPs, three (3) singles/EPs, two (2) live LPs, and one (1) collaboration LP (with Kadavar). Elder was founded in Massachusetts, but many of the band members now live in Germany and they are signed to Stickman Records, a Hamburg-based label. It is also worth noting that Nick DiSalvo has a side studio project named delving, and when they play live Michael Risberg (also from Elder), Ingwer Boysen, and Uno Bruniusson joins the in the fun. You can learn more about delving and stream their music via their official Bandcamp page.
Elder took the stage at The Earl in front of a sold-out crowd filled with a lot of familiar faces ready to hear their album Lore from start to finish plus one additional song as a bonus. What a treat for fans of Elder to be able to witness this in such an intimate setting as The Earl in the East Atlanta Village (EAV). Just hearing the opening notes to “Compendium” gave me goosebumps and by the sound of the sold-out crowd they also felt some excitement knowing the journey was about to begin. It was great seeing the dudes in Elder flawlessly perform the songs off of their album Lore plus one more bonus song, “Halcyon”, from their 2020 album Omens.
Check out Elder’s complete setlist from The Earl below:
· “Compendium”
· “Legend”
· “Lore”
· “Deadweight”
· “Spirit at Aphelion”
· “Halcyon”
There are a few dates left on the North American portion of their Lore: 10th Anniversary Tour, but unfortunately a few dates are already sold out:
04/15/2025 Axis Toronto, ON
04/17/2025 Theatre Fairmount Montreal, QC
04/18/2025 Space Ballroom Hamden, CT. SOLD OUT
04/19/2025 Middle East Boston, MA. SOLD OUT
Show Elder some love and head over to their Bandcamp page or their official shop directory for some merchandise. Check out some of my previous reviews featuring Elder exclusively at Concerthopper: Elder, Ruby the Hatchet, & Dreadnought: Live at The Earl (2022), North American Tour 2023 Part 2: Elder, REZN, and Lord Buffalo Live @ The Earl (2023), and Tool w/ Elder Live at State Farm Arena (2024).
Before I let you all go, I would like to put something out in the universe. Knowing that Elder celebrated the 10th anniversary of their album, Lore (2015), this gives me much hope that in 2027, we will get a Reflections of a Floating World (2017) 10th anniversary tour as well. Reflections of a Floating World is one of my favorite records from Elder to date. I feel this record also deserves a celebration with its many accolades over the years. If you have not heard of this album yet, here you go courtesy of Elder’s Bandcamp: Reflections of a Floating World.
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