Perhaps no sub-genre of heavy music had as big a year a doom. That is not a statement one makes lightly with all the incredible releases and new bands popping up all the time. Like a great cheese, doom is best with age, proper flavor-mixing, and the right cultures. The maturity of both bands and the scene itself has birthed a great era of new music in 2017. One of the hotbeds for the doom scene in America is New England, where the bitter winters and a deep connection to nature have seen a lot of bands reach for greatness. Elder, from Massachusetts, is one of those bands, and their new album Reflections Of A Floating World (Stickman Records) is a testament to this. Continue reading →