Innate Passage

Innate Passage is the sixth full-length album by the Berlin-based American progressive metal band Elder. Following the release of the lead single "In Procession", the album was released on November 25, 2022.

Critical reception
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."

Personnel
Elder
 * Nick DiSalvo – guitar, vocals, keyboards
 * Jack Donovan – bass
 * Michael Risberg – guitar, keyboards
 * Georg Edert – drums

Additional musicians
 * Behrang Alavi – additional vocals on "Catastasis" and "Endless Return"
 * Fabio Cuomo – additional keyboards on "The Purpose"

Production
 * Linda Dag – recording and mixing
 * Carl Saff – mastering
 * Adrian Dexter – artwork