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
Released	25 May 2015
Recorded	2014-2015
Genre	Progressive metal progressive rock avant-garde metal
Length	65:41
Label	Inside 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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Price"		Einar Solberg, Baard Kolstad	5:14
2.	"Third Law"		Solberg, Suhrke	6:18
3.	"Rewind"			7:07
4.	"The Flood"	Solberg, Suhrke		7:51
5.	"Triumphant"			4:25
6.	"Within My Fence"	Solberg, Suhrke	Solberg, Martin Skrebergene	3:16
7.	"Red"			6:35
8.	"Slave"			6:37
9.	"Moon"			7:13
10.	"Down"	Solberg	Solberg, Kolstad	6:26
11.	"Lower"	Solberg, Elibereth Lasombrae		4:39
Total length:				65:46

Limited Edition CD/LP bonus track

No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Pixel"	Solberg, Suhrke	5:16
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

• Jens Bogren – mixing[3]
• Nihil – cover art

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

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.