Building a Music World Outside the Mainstream — And Will Elder Play Through Zero in Full?

Check out our free newsletter on the episode here: www.thesonicroad.com Beau and Nick DiSalvo of Elder on one of the more compelling ideas running through the heavy music underground right now — that fans, musicians, and creators are quietly building the world they actually want to live in, within a system that doesn't always make it easy. Beau talks about the underground scene operating from a fundamentally different set of values than the mainstream industry — running on love of the creative process rather than the commercial models that have always driven the major label world. The community being built around independent heavy music in 2026 isn't an accident. It's a deliberate alternative being constructed one show, one record, and one genuine connection between artist and listener at a time. The conversation then shifts to a question every Elder fan wants answered — does the band have any plans to play Through Zero in its entirety live? Nick addresses it directly and gives a clear picture of where things stand on that front heading into their extensive European summer tour. Through Zero is out now via Blues Funeral Recordings in North America, Stickman Records in Europe, and Bird's Robe in Australia. Pre-order variants available through Blues Funeral Recordings, Stickman Records, and Levitation Records. 🎵 ORDER THROUGH ZERO: Blues Funeral → bluesfuneral.com Stickman Records → stickmanrecords.com Levitation → levitation-records.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to The Sonic Road Podcast: thesonicroad.com | linktr.ee/thesonicroad 📲 FOLLOW THE SONIC ROAD PODCAST: @thesonicroad 📲 FOLLOW ELDER: beholdtheelder.com | @elderofficial ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━