The Congregation (Leprous album)
The Congregation | ||||
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Studio album by Leprous | ||||
Released | May 25, 2015 | |||
Recorded | Fall 2014, Spring 2015 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, progressive metal, avant-garde metal | |||
Length | 70:58 | |||
Label | Inside Out Music | |||
Leprous chronology | ||||
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The Congregation [1] is the fourth studio album released by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Leprous. The album was released on 25 May 2015 in Europe and 2 June 2015 in North America. This album was partially recorded at Fascination Street in Sweden, and the vocals developed with Heidi Solberg Tveitan and Ihsahn at Mnemosyne Studios in Norway. Just like their previous two releases, Bilateral and Coal, The Congregation was mixed by Jens Bogren. [2]
The cover artwork was designed by French artist Nihil. It was nominated for the 2015 Spellemannprisen in the "metal" category.[3]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Tor Oddmund Suhrke, except "The Flood" & "Within My Fence", co-written by Einar Solberg; "Down", written by Solberg; and "Lower", written by Solberg and Elbereth Lasombrae; all music composed by Solberg, except where noted.
Standard edition | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "The Price" (Einar Solberg & Baard Kolstad) | 5:14 |
2. | "Third Law" (Einar Solberg & Tor Oddmund Suhrke) | 6:19 |
3. | "Rewind" | 7:07 |
4. | "The Flood" (Einar Solberg & Tor Oddmund Suhrke) | 7:52 |
5. | "Triumphant" | 4:26 |
6. | "Within My Fence" (Einar Solberg & Martin Skrebergene) | 3:17 |
7. | "Red" | 6:36 |
8. | "Slave" | 6:38 |
9. | "Moon" | 7:13 |
10. | "Down" (Einar Solberg & Baard Kolstad) | 6:26 |
11. | "Lower" | 4:34 |
12. | "Pixel (Bonus Track)" (Einar Solberg & Tor Oddmund Suhrke) | 5:16 |
Total length: | 70:58 |
Credits
- Einar Solberg - vocals, keyboards
- Tor Oddmund Suhrke - guitar
- Øystein Landsverk - guitar
- Baard Kolstad - drums
- Simen Daniel Børven - bass guitar
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 167 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] | 39 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 78 |
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] | 66 |
References
- ↑ "Leprous Discography". Leprous.net. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ↑ "Artwork/Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ↑ Talseth, Thomas (5 January 2016). "Spellemannprisen: Kygo forbigått i fjor – mest nominert i år". VG (in Norwegian). Schibsted. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Leprous – The Congregation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "Leprous: The Congregation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Leprous – The Congregation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2015.