Leprous - Coal
| Release date: | 20 May 2013 |
| Style: | Progressive metal |
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01. Foe
02. Chronic
03. Coal
04. The Cloak
05. The Valley
06. Salt
07. Echo
08. Contaminate Me
09. Bury [mediabook bonus]
10. Foe [remix] [mediabook bonus]
The Best Progressive Metal Album Of 2013
Top 20 albums of 2013: 15
02. Chronic
03. Coal
04. The Cloak
05. The Valley
06. Salt
07. Echo
08. Contaminate Me
09. Bury [mediabook bonus]
10. Foe [remix] [mediabook bonus]
The Best Progressive Metal Album Of 2013
Top 20 albums of 2013: 15
Review
Lyrics Recorded by Vegard Tveitan & Heidi Solberg Tveitan at Mnemosyne, and various locations by Leprous.
Produced by Vegard Tveitan, Heidi Solberg Tveitan and Leprous.
Editing by Vegard Tveitan and Leprous.
Mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios.
Mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios.
Grand piano and violin recorded in Kulturkirken Jakob by Rune Børø.
Foe remix by Kristoffer Lislegaard.
Keyboard co-producer - Fredrik Klingwall.
Cover art by Jeff Jordan.
Artwork by Ritxi Ostáriz.
Rating:
8.8
8.8
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Rating: 8.8 |
For their new album Leprous have dedicated themselves to the studio with a purpose. It's a guarantee that they can create something fresh as they move into artistic routes unexplored and Coal is no exception to this in its emphasis on a particular mood. Here they seem cool, calm and collected as they attempt to project a particular atmosphere into their music. They go about this darker melancholic direction with a certain uncharacteristic seriousness. Mind you the result still sounds like a Leprous album but it isn't another Bilateral which was of a very eclectic nature. Read more ›› |
23.05.2013
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A band you can rely on to deliver the goods each time, in a convincing and fresh way. 'Scuse me while I kiss the va-a-a-a-aalley, this valley I'm in. Milena's picks | More picks ›› |
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| LeKiwi High Fist Prog Posts: 4038  |
!??!?$??!%?$?£%^"£?RF?A?SD? WHERE IS PROOF??!?!? Edit: Was it announced at their live show in London?
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Elite Posts: 2747  |
Written by LeKiwi on 11.03.2013 at 22:39 Leprous: Complete work on new album; Reveal title and release dates!
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1115  |
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| DrM DreaMutilated Posts: 131  |
Rein Blomquist (bass) is missing in the press release, when asked in their Facebook page (on multiple occasions) they seem to ignore it.
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| FourStringFreak Posts: 5  |
So you guys don't think this is real? i'm gonna kill the fucker who faked it, if so.
---- FourStringFreak
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Written by FourStringFreak on 21.03.2013 at 00:36 It's damn real as they announced it everywhere themselves. People are only wondering why the hell is their bass player missing 
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| FourStringFreak Posts: 5 |
Written by Unhealer on 21.03.2013 at 14:50 ah, very good!  well, definitely not about Rein, that sucks D: they better have a DAMN good replacement for him, he was amazing.
---- FourStringFreak
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1115 |
Written by FourStringFreak on 26.03.2013 at 20:01 Rein is not officially out of the band, he's simply missing from the latest promo pictures for a reason that's not given.
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| FourStringFreak Posts: 5 |
Written by Risto on 26.03.2013 at 23:34 strange.. but that's good to hear. his dark, funkalicious bass lines are one of my favorite aspects of Leprous haha.
---- FourStringFreak
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| embracing Posts: 33  |
Written by Rulatore on 19.05.2013 at 04:23 Said the same thing on the first listen. Getting a bit better by the third. We'll see...
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| annodomini Posts: 782  |
All critics and skeptics could go home. Boring? Unless your taste is boring, this is nothing near boring. Very dark, complex and atmospsheric. I just love the harmonies between instruments and vocals, and the melodies it creates. Very different than earlier releases, but still very creative and impressive.
---- the riddle wants to be...
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| seafood Posts: 104  |
This is definitely different, nice thing when a band can hold their word .
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311 |
Heard it a couple of times, had a hell of a good time on each one!
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| mz Posts: 4774  |
Written by Guest on 20.05.2013 at 00:46 +10989776r5464643w36
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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| mz Posts: 4774 |
In the middle of first listen, it seem less digestible than the previous two. The initial impression was not as them
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1115 |
Ihsahn in "Chronic" and "Contaminate Me". Also, there's not a song called "Bury" on the standard edition.
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| Zap Guest Posts: 3517  |
So, I liked the previous one, but people are saying this one is more atmospheric and dark, I'm very curious about that
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| DahliaRock Posts: 151  |
Very weird album, getting better and more addicting with each listen.. at first I was making comparisons to Bilateral in my head, but now it's like "welcome to the new page, get the fuck out of your old suit" and I am wildly on a repeat tide
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| InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641  |
Written by Ap46 on 21.05.2013 at 21:32 I can relate to this comment ! massive album, one of the year's highlights so far.
---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself.
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311 |
Fuck fuck fuck, I love this. Only problem I noticed is some sections go on longer than I'd like to. That drumming man, I predict this guy Tobias will be quite a name in the years to come.
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Account deleted Written by Rulatore on 19.05.2013 at 04:23 I really laughed man, really laughed   
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| The Voyager The Table Posts: 152  |
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| mz Posts: 4774 |
The prime example of en excellent album ruined by terrible vocal. I really like the vox when the guy is really SINGING but the "Ah Ah Ahaha Aahhaha ahahhha haHA ah ah " is extremely and ridiculously overused. Moreover, "contaminate me" contains exaggerated vocal work The song writing and music is excellent. I especially liked the salt
---- Giving my ears a rest from music.
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