The Congregation (Leprous album)

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.

The Congregation
Studio album by
Leprous
Released25 May 2015 (2015-05-25)
Recorded2014-2015
Genre
Length65:41
LabelInside Out Music
Leprous chronology
Coal
(2013)		 The Congregation
(2015)		 Malina
(2017)

It is the last album to feature longtime guitarist Øystein Landsverk, who was featured on all Leprous albums until then. It is also the first album of the band without drummer Tobias Ørnes Andersen, who was replaced with Baard Kolstad, and with Simen Daniel Børven on bass.

Reception

The album was nominated for the 2015 Spellemannprisen in the "metal" category.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tor Oddmund Suhrke, except where noted; all music is composed by Einar Solberg, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Price" Einar Solberg, Baard Kolstad5:14
2."Third Law" Solberg, Suhrke6:18
3."Rewind"  7:07
4."The Flood"Solberg, Suhrke 7:51
5."Triumphant"  4:25
6."Within My Fence"Solberg, SuhrkeSolberg, Martin Skrebergene3:16
7."Red"  6:35
8."Slave"  6:37
9."Moon"  7:13
10."Down"SolbergSolberg, Kolstad6:26
11."Lower"Solberg, Elibereth Lasombrae 4:39
Total length:65:46
Limited Edition CD/LP bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Pixel"Solberg, Suhrke5:16
Total length:71:02

Personnel

Leprous
  • Einar Solberg – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Tor Oddmund Suhrke – guitar
  • Øystein Landsverk – guitar
  • Simen Børven – bass guitar
  • Baard Kolstad – drums

Production

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 167
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 66
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 78
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References
  1. "Leprous Discography". Leprous.net. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. Talseth, Thomas (5 January 2016). "Spellemannprisen: Kygo forbigått i fjor – mest nominert i år". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. "Artwork/Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Leprous – The Congregation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Leprous – The Congregation" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. "Leprous: The Congregation" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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