''The Congregation''
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.
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.
Track listing
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
* Nihil – cover art
Charts
References
2015 albums
Leprous albums
Inside Out Music albums
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