Boston’s Elder are the doom metal band with the most breakout potential this year. They’ve logged hundreds of shows and built a sizeable following since dropping Dead Roots Stirring, a masterpiece of downtuned mysticism and guitar interplay. They have a colossal sound rivaling that of YOB and any given Southern Lord band, so if you like that stuff, keep an eye out for Lore when it drops on Stickman Records in Europe (and on Armageddon Records in the US in April).