48 songs this time), but for 8 songs it worked out just fine! As long as you play stuff with a strong conviction and your personal expression it will sound like you no matter what. I think that’s why ‘Coal’ still sounds unmistakably like Leprous still, even though it’s a lot different from the previous albums. I speak for everyone when I say that we can’t wait to get started writing new material! That’s my favorite thing about playing in the band. Creating new music is what it’s all about. Does the term progressive metal band bother you? It is used a lot nowadays! Yes it is! It doesn’t bother me because everyone needs some way to talk about music. To me those labels are more like
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guidelines that give a very general description of what you’re gonna hear, much like categories of movies (action, drama, comedy). We’re definitely a metal band, but progressive seems to mean a whole lot of different things for people. It has sort of become a term to describe a very particular type of music, but to me it’s more the will to experiment and go outside your comfort zone. To think out of the box and create something which hasn’t been done a million times before, with your own personal expression along the way. Are you satisfied from the collaboration with Inside/ Out music so far? Definitely! Getting signed by Century Media / Inside Out Music was a big step for us,
and they have really helped us to get Leprous to the next level. They have a much better distribution than what we did before as well, and they are great to work with. Looking forward to keep workingtogether to make ‘Coal’ as big of a success as possible =)
album. A big headliner tour of Europe is also coming up this fall to further bring our new music into the world. All in all we have a busy year ahead of us.. The timing is just perfect!!
How about Leprous on stage? Any tour plans of promote “Coal”?
We will for sure come back to Greece in the future! Stay tuned on our homepage (www. leprous.net), Twitter (leprousband) and Facebook for all of the latest info. Leprous is coming to a town near you to blow your eardrums. Be sure to grab a ticket!!
At the moment we’re preparing ourselves for all of those big summer festivals out in Europe. We’re going to places like Hellfest, Tuska and Brutal Assault. We’ve been playing on those a few times in the past as the backing band of Ihsahn, but now it’s time to bring a Leprous show! We will do our absolute best on all of those shows and promote our new
Are we gonna see you in Greece again?
The last words are yours. Come see us!! If you like an energetic metal show, you won’t regret it!