{"id":26312,"date":"2015-07-04T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=26312"},"modified":"2015-07-04T16:56:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:56:54","slug":"news-leprous-release-fourth-studio-album-the-congregation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-leprous-release-fourth-studio-album-the-congregation\/","title":{"rendered":"LEPROUS Issue Lyric Video For \u2018Slave\u2019 Track (July 4th, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEPROUS Issue Lyric Video For \u2018Slave\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 4th, 2015<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNotodden, Norway-based progressive metal group Leprous have released an official lyric video for the song \u2018Slave\u2019. Created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media, the video can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Leprous issued fourth studio full-length album The Congregation<\/em> on May 25th, 2015 in Europe through Inside Out Music. The label scheduled North American release for June 2nd.<\/p>\n

Drum, guitar, and bass parts were recorded at Sweden\u2019s Fascination Street and Ghostward Studios with David Castillo, while the vocals were recorded with Heidi Solberg Tveitan and Vegard Tveitan at Mnemosyne Studios in Norway. As was the case with previous albums Bilateral<\/em> (2011) and Coal<\/em> (2013), The Congregation<\/em> was mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street. Cover artwork duties fell to Nihil.<\/p>\n

The effort was made available in the following formats; jewelcase CD, digital, limited import mediabook CD, and 2LP editions. Physical versions include the bonus track \u2018Pixel\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

01. \u2018The Price\u2019
\n02. \u2018Third Law\u2019
\n03. \u2018Rewind\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Flood\u2019
\n05. \u2018Triumphant\u2019
\n06. \u2018Within My Fence\u2019
\n07. \u2018Red\u2019
\n08. \u2018Slave\u2019
\n09. \u2018Moon\u2019
\n10. \u2018Down\u2019
\n11. \u2018Lower\u2019<\/p>\n

In its first week of release, The Congregation<\/em> charted in the following countries; Finland (#39), The Netherlands (#66), Germany (#78), and Belgium (Flemish, #167).<\/p>\n

Directed by David Solbj\u00f8rg and Kjetil Kolbj\u00f8rnsrud of Twitchy Films, a music video was filmed for the track \u2018The Price\u2019.<\/p>\n

Third studio record Coal<\/em> was released in May 2013.<\/p>\n