Leprous are one of those perfect bands. One of those bands that never seems to falter, from putting out some of the best Progressive Rock and Metal to performing as the backing band for Ihsahn, these guys are impeccable.
And so I was plenty excited when, earlier this year, the Norwegian Progsters announced their follow up to 2013's Coal. The Congregation is due to be released May 25th, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd in the Americas after finishing recording in February.
Vocalist and keyboard player Einar Solberg has this to say about the album:
This has without doubt been the most challenging album to write so far, if you count the amount of hours, blood, sweat and tears behind it. Which makes me extra proud to just have delivered the master of what I consider to be the most daring, technical, fresh and mature album we've ever done. The music of "The Congregation" is mostly written by me on my computer, so that I this time around could use my ears instead of my knowledge as the main writing tool. If you use your knowledge and your usual methods to write every album, you will eventually find yourself stuck in a quagmire of old habits. Lyrically "The Congregation" covers the dangers and consequences of blindly following the flow, thus the album title will speak for itself.Luckily however, we don't have to wait until then. The Price is our first taste of what is to come and also a great excuse for the entire internet to write articles with price related puns.
So pay The Price...
*shudder*
...and check out The Price.
