Coal (Leprous album)

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Coals
Studio album by Leprous
Released May 20, 2013
Recorded Fall 2012, Spring 2013
Genre Progressive rock
Progressive metal
Avant-garde metal
Length 55:49
Label Inside Out Music, Century Media Group
Leprous chronology

Bilateral
(2011)
Coal
(2013)

Coal [1] is the third studio album released by the Norwegian progressive band, Leprous, released on 20 May 2013. The music is arranged by the whole band and also the lyrics are the work of all the band. Art direction and design by Ritxi Ostáriz. Cover painting by Jeff Jordan.

Reception

Vocalist Einar Solberg described the album as
"a more melancholic and darker album than the more playful Bilateral. By darker, I don't mean more aggressive, but more severe. There is still a big range in the dynamics, but no jumping between different moods within a song.[2]"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Heavyblogisheavy.com [3]
Heavymetal.about.com [4]
Jukebox:Metal [5]
Metalunderground.com [6]
seaoftranquility.org [7]

Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Length
1. "Foe"   5:17
2. "Chronic"   7:19
3. "Coal"   6:50
4. "The Cloak"   4:09
5. "The Valley"   8:59
6. "Salt"   4:30
7. "Echo"   9:41
8. "Contaminate Me"   9:04
Total length:
55:49
Limited edition digibook/Vinyl LP
No. Title Length
9. "Bury"   4:45
10. "Foe (Remix)"   4:02

Credits

  • Einar Solberg - Vocals, Keyboards
  • Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Øystein Landsverk - Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Rein Blomquist - Bass
  • Tobias Ørnes Andersen - Drums
  • Music and lyrics written by Leprous

References

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