Leprous announce new album ‘Aphelion’
LEPROUS have announced a new album!
Titled Aphelion, the upcoming from the Norwegian progressive metal band is the follow-up to 2019’s Pitfalls and is scheduled to be released in August this year, via InsideOut Music.
The upcoming album was recorded throughout the last year at three different studios: Ghost Ward Studios in Sweden, Ocean Sound Recordings in Norway and Cederberg Studios in Norway. The album was once again mixed by Adam Noble [PLACEBO, BIFFY CLYRO, NOTHING BUT THIEVES etc], mastered by Robin Schmidt [THE 1975, PLACEBO, THE GLASLIGHT ANTHEM etc] and its front cover artwork was designed by Elena Sigida, based on photography by Øystein Aspelund.
Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg says, “we had no plans to start with a new album, then came COVID. Aphelion is a very different album. It’s intuitive and spontaneous. We’ve experimented with many completely different ways of writing music and explored new ways to work. There has been no room for overthinking, exaggerated perfectionism or carefully planned songs. I believe this is one of the strengths of this album. It feels alive, it feels free and it does not come across as too calculated.
The album was recorded in three different studios, and a few of the songs were actually recorded in all three studios, Ghost Ward Studios, Ocean Sound Recordings and Cederberg Studios. The aphelion is the point in the orbit of an object where it is farthest from the sun, and it has a symbolic value which I will leave to your own interpretation.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and the artwork for the upcoming album below:
Track List:
1. Running Low
2. Out Of Here
3. Silhouette
4. All The Moments
5. Have You Ever?
6. The Silent Revelation
7. The Shadow Side
8. On Hold
9. Castaway Angels
10. Nighttime Disguise
Alongside the announcement of the new album, LEPROUS have confirmed a run of headlining tour dates across mainland Europe, and one date in the UK, for December this year. The tour comes in celebration of the band’s 20th anniversary.
Tour dates are as follows:
01.12.2021 Oslo (Norway) – Vulkan Arena
03.12.2021 Nijmegen (The Netherlands) – Doornroosje
04.12.2021 London (UK) – Electric Ballroom
05.12.2021 Paris (France) – Elysee Montmartre
06.12.2021 Aschaffenburg (Germany) – Colos-Saal
07.12.2021 Vienna (Austria) – Arena
08.12.2021 Esch (Luxembourg) – Rockhal
09.12.2021 Lyon (France) – Ninkasi Kao
10.12.2021 Barcelona (Spain) – Apolo 1
11.12.2021 Madrid (Spain) – LAB
13.12.2021 Milan (Italy) – Live Club
14.12.2021 Aarau (Switzerland) – KiFF
15.12.2021 Munich (Germany) – Technikum
16.12.2021 Berlin (Germany) – Columbia Theater
Aphelion is set for release on August 27th via InsideOut Music. Pre-orders will be available soon.
For more information on LEPROUS like their official page on Facebook.
