Leprous "Pitfalls"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Inside Out
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 25, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Below (05:53)
2. I Lose Hope (04:44)
3. Observe The Train (05:08)
4. By My Throne (05:45)
5. Alleviate (03:42)
6. At The Bottom (07:21)
7. Distant Bells (07:23)
8. Foreigner (03:52)
9. The Sky Is Red (11:22)

Line-up: 
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar
Baard Kolstad - Drums
Simen Daniel Børven - Bass

Media/Samples 
Below
Alleviate
Distant Bells

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Leprous "Malina"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Inside Out
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 25, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Bonneville (5:28)
2. Stuck (6:48)
3. From The Flame (3:51)
4. Captive (3:43)
5. Illuminate (4:21)
6. Leashes (4:09)
7. Mirage (6:48)
8. Malina (6:15)
9. Coma (3:55)
10. The Weight Of Disaster (6:00)
11. The Last Milestone (7:30)

Total Time 58:48

Line-up: 
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar
Baard Kolstad - Drums
Simen Daniel Børven - Bass

Media/Samples 
Stuck (Radio Edit) 
From The Flame
Illuminate

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Leprous "The Congregation"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Inside Out
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: May 25, 2015 (EU), June 2nd, 2015 (US)
Tracklist: 
1. The Price
2. Third Law
3. Rewind
4. The Flood
5. Triumphant
6. Within My Fence
7. Red
8. Slave
9. Moon
10. Down
11. Lower

Line-up: 
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar, Vocal
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar, Vocal
Martin Skrebergene - Bass
Baard Kolstad - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

If one seeks a single word to explain the relationship between The Congregation and the earlier works from Leprous, that word should be “hybrid.” While definitely leaning heavily on the vocal stylings and dark atmosphere of Coal, the album is much more expansive and scattered. In that sense, it melds the more out-there, unexpected and free-form nature of Bilateral. The result is a work which can be read as compact, oppressive and emotional while also being musically varied and experimental. Interestingly enough, the overall sound echoes Tall Poppy Syndrome to the largest extent. The overreaching eeriness, the cloistered atmosphere and the roles played by the instruments are all highly reminiscent of that iconic record, more than any of Leprous’s former works.

 Read the full review by Eden Kupermintz at heavyblogisheavy.com

Media/Samples 
The Price
Rewind

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Leprous “Coal”

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: InsideOut / Century Media
Release date:  May 20, 2013 (Europe) May 28, 2013 (North America)
Tracklist: 
01. Foe (05:17)
02. Chronic (07:19)
03. Coal (06:50)
04. The Cloak (04:09)
05. The Valley (08:59)
06. Salt (04:30)
07. Echo (09:41)
08. Contaminate Me (09:04)
09. Bury (04:45)  (limited edition track)
10. Foe Re-Mix (04:02)  (limited edition track)

Line-up: 
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar, Vocal
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar, Vocal
Rein Blomquist - Bass
Tobias Ørnes Andersen - Drums

Description/Reviews

Leprous “Coal” - extraordinary Prog Metal from Norway! A sonic intoxication for fans of King Crimson, Pain of Salvation and Devin Townsend.
From the pounding opener “Foe” to the boundary-pushing closer of “Contaminate Me”, “Coal” is an album full of surprises and with an intense complete flow. Via their first single of “Chronic”, a tune balancing between laid-back melancholy and drama played out almost like a theatre-performance, Leprous lays the foundation of an album that, while fitting nicely into the string of always further developing releases so far, also has something quite new to offer; something that becomes evident already by the third song, the album’s title track, where Leprous effortlessly mix grandiose prog rock with a darker and more minimalistic approach.

Media/Samples:
Chronic
The Cloak

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