Leprous

Leprous musicians met in 2001 in Notodden (Norway), a city that had already seen Emperor born a few years before. From its early years, the band suffered from chronic instability of its line-up, but temporarily balanced with Einar Solberg (song and keyboards), Tor Oddmund Suhrke (guitar), Øystein Landsverk (guitar), Halvor Strand (bass), and Tor Stian Borhaug (battery). A demo EP entitled Silent Waters released 2004, then Leprous autofinances in 2006 a new demo, but this time in the form of a complete album: Aeolia . After a change of drummer and signature at Sensory Records, Leprous returned with his first real album, Tall Puppy Syndrome, in 2009. Thanks to this disc combining technical mastery and dark intensity, they are spotted by Ihsahn (otherwise brother-in-law of Leprous's frontman) and officially become the live musicians of the former Emperor from 2009. The Norwegians are still gaining in popularity thanks to their first international tour in 2010, in the first part of Therion. Leprous changes bassist and label. Bilateral , the first album by Inside Out and with Rein Blomquist at the four-cord, was released in the summer of 2011. Ihsahn made an appearance there. In 2013 came out Coal , more focused on a progressive metal increasingly darker. For the first time, the line-up is the same as on the previous album. But it doesn't last, and the band changes bassist just after Coal's release. After the following European tour, it will be the drummer's turn to leave his place in 2014. The Congregation , their new album, is expected on May 25, 2015.