Malina (album)

Malina is the fifth studio album by Norwegian progressive music band Leprous, released on 25 August 2017 through Inside Out Music.[3][4]

Malina
Studio album by
Leprous
Released25 August 2017
Recorded2016–2017
StudioGhostward Studios, Sweden
GenreProgressive rock, progressive metal
Length58:48
LabelInside Out Music
ProducerDavid Castillo[1]
Leprous chronology
The Congregation
(2015)		 Malina
(2017)		 Pitfalls
(2019)
Singles from Malina
  1. "From the Flame"
    Released: 16 June 2017
  2. "Stuck"
    Released: 28 July 2017
  3. "Illuminate"
    Released: 18 August 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks[2]

Malina is the first album to feature Robin Ognedal on guitar, and the first not to feature former guitarist Øystein Landsverk, who left the band after 13 years.[5]

Promotion

The track listing was revealed on 16 June 2017, with lead single "From the Flame" also being released that day.[6] On 28 July 2017 a radio edit version of the song "Stuck" was released as the album second single.[7] A music video for the third single "Illuminate" was unveiled on 17 August 2017.[8][9]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Bonneville"Einar Solberg 5:28
2."Stuck"Tor Oddmond Suhrke, Einar Solberg 6:48
3."From the Flame" Einar Solberg, Tor Oddmond Suhrke3:51
4."Captive"  3:43
5."Illuminate" Einar Solberg, Baard Kolstad4:21
6."Leashes"  4:09
7."Mirage"Einar Solberg, Milica Maric 6:48
8."Malina"Einar Solberg 6:15
9."Coma"  3:55
10."The Weight of Disaster"  6:00
11."The Last Milestone"Einar Solberg 7:30
Total length:58:48
CD/LP only
No.TitleLength
12."Root" (bonus track)4:08
Total length:62:56

Personnel

Leprous
  • Einar Solberg – vocals, keyboards
  • Tor Oddmund Suhrke – guitar
  • Robin Ognedal – guitar
  • Simen Børven – bass guitar
  • Baard Kolstad – drums

Additional personnel

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 138
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 23
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 34
Greek Albums (IFPI)[17] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 39

References
  1. "LEPROUS". Inside Out Music. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Album Review: Malina by Leprous". Metalsucks.net. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Leprous announce new album Malina and Euro tour dates". teamrock.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "LEPROUS to release 'Malina' album in August". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "Leprous – Posts". Leprous Facebook page. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Leprous share first Malina material in From the Flame video". teamrock.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. "Leprous – Stuck – Radio Edit (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. "Leprous - Posts". Leprous Facebook page. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. "Leprous – Illuminate (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  10. "Austriancharts.at – Leprous – Malina" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Leprous – Malina" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Leprous – Malina" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Leprous – Malina" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  14. "Leprous: Malina" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 35, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Leprous – Malina" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  17. "Greekcharts.com – Leprous – Malina". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Leprous – Malina". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.