Leprous is a Norwegian rock band from Notodden, formed in 2001. The group was founded by singer and keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke.
After releasing several demos with relatively unstable lineups, the band
released their first studio album, Tall Poppy Syndrome, in 2009. They
subsequently gained prominence as the live backing band of Ihsahn (who is
Solberg's brother-in-law), who, in turn, contributed on several Leprous
records as guest singer or producer. Their acclaimed 2011 album Bilateral
led to further attention. After two albums which followed the same musical
direction, Coal (2013) and The Congregation (2015), Leprous took a more
rock-oriented and less metal approach with Malina (2017), their first
record not to feature harsh vocals. Leprous further experimented on 2019's
Pitfalls, which saw the band mixing art rock, pop and progressive
influences into their established sound.Leprous released their seventh
studio album Aphelion on 27 August 2021. Their albums have received mostly
positive reviews.
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