Leprous: Norwegian Prog's Rising Force

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

There is a moment at every Leprous show where the whole band drops to almost nothing — a single held note, a heartbeat of bass, the drummer barely brushing a cymbal — and Einar Solberg’s voice climbs up alone into a register most singers cannot reach without cracking, and then the entire arrangement crashes back in at once. That contrast, engineered obsessively and executed with terrifying precision, is the whole reason Leprous have become one of the most talked-about progressive acts in Europe. They are a band built on the space between quiet and loud.

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Leprous: Norwegian Prog's Rising Force