Leprous has announced today the title and release date of their upcoming album. To follow the acclaimed The Congregation record, released two years ago, the Norwegian proggers will unleash the fifth studio album, Malina, on the 25th August 2017 via Inside Out Music. To coincide with this, they also announced an extensive European tour with special guests, Iceland's Agent Fresco, plus Australia's Alithia and fellow Norwegians Astrosaur. See the album cover art by Corey Meyers below.




Following a successful European tour as support to label-mates Devin Townsend, the band started the recordings. Front-man and keyboard player Einar Solberg comments: "This album is the perfect example of how you can start with a vision and end up with a result that has nothing to do with the original idea. The writing of the album started out with the idea to perfect the sound and working method we began with on The Congregation. While the writing process was actually pretty similar (30 sketches, elimination process etc etc) we gradually started noticing stuff with the sound and the songwriting on the previous album that we wanted to sound different. Gradually we realized what needed to be done. This album needs to sound more alive, more organic and more dynamic."

The band entered the studio with David Castillo at Ghostward in Sweden, while mixing duties were once again taken care of by Jens Bogren. "David immediately understood where we wanted to go. We spent probably 4 times as many days in the studio as with any other recording we've done, for we've come to learn that if you want to sound unique that is primarily done during recordings, not the mix. We wanted it to sound like it sounded. We did not want to 'digitalize' the sound."

"We feel with Malina that we've managed to achieve a natural sounding organic album with great songs that still sounds modern. Organic doesn't necessarily equal 'retro'. While we still very much sound like Leprous, I believe that with this album we more accurately define as a rock band than a metal band. We're insanely proud of this album, and can't wait to share it with you all."

Shows:

28.10.17 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
29.10.17 - Logo, Hamburg, Germany
30.10.17 - Luxor, Cologne, Germany
31.10.17 - Rockhal, Esch, Luxembourg
1.11.17 - Patronaat, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2.11.17 - The Dome, London, UK
3.11.17 - Voodoo Lounge, Dublin, Ireland
4.11.17 - Damnation Festival, Leeds, UK
5.11.17 - Biebob, Vosselaar, Belgium
6.11.17 - Trabendo, Paris, France
7.11.17 - Barakason, Nantes, France
8.11.17 - Rocher Palmer, Bordeaux, France
11.11.17 - Le Metronum, Toulouse, France
12.11.17 - Le Moulin, Marseille, France
13.11.17 - Magnolia, Milan, Italy
14.11.17 - CCO Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
15.11.17 - Salzhaus, Winterthur, Switzerland
16.11.17 - Grillen, Colmar, France
17.11.17 - Backstage Halle, Munich, Germany
18.11.17 - Szene, Vienna, Austria
19.11.17 - A38, Budapest, Hungary
20.11.17 - Rock Café, Prague, Czech Republic
21.11.17 - Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
22.11.17 - Musik & Freiden, Berlin, Germany

Source:	facebook.com
Band profile:	Leprous