Norwegian Metal / Rock outfit LEPROUS, has revealed the details for their upcoming eigth album, entitled “Melodies Of Atonement”, to be released on August 30th via Inside Out Music.
To celebrate the announcment LEPROUS have also dropped a stunning and captivating new single/video, entitled “Atonement”. Filmed in Poland and directed by Dariusz Szermanowicz, “Atonement” presents a fresh and dynamic side of the band sonically and visually, creating something thrillingly new yet reassuringly familiar for old and new fans of LEPROUS alike.
LEPROUS frontman, Einar Solberg, comments on the new single: “ ’Atonement’ is a different kind of single than what we’ve done before. It’s heavy, it’s catchy and straight to the point. It’s a song we believe will unify old and new fans at the same time as it has a fresh and new sound…This is the sound of LEPROUS in 2024.”
“The beginning of the process of writing melodies for the new album started right after our Aphelion tour in March of last year”, adds Solberg. “The goal for that album was to remove all the orchestral elements and focus everything ore around the actual members of the band. The symphonic parts, I will take further in my solo project later on. It’s a change for LEPROUS for sure. The goal was to be more straight-to-the-point and more pure, in a way, to emphasize our qualities more, by adding less.”
“Melodies Of Atonement” was recorded with David Castillo at Ghost Ward Studios in Sweden, mixed by Adam Noble (PLACEBO, BIFFY CLYRO, NOTHING BUT THE THIEVES, etc.) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (THE 1975, PLACEBO, THE GASLIGHTANTHEM, etc.). The artwork is based on photography by John Dolan with design by Ritxi Ostáriz.
LEPROUS return to North America in September, kicking off a month of dates on September 4th in Nashville. Joining the band are MONUMENTS and FIGHT THE FIGHT.
“Melodies Of Atonement” track listing:
- Silently Walking Alone
- Atonement
- My Specter
- I Hear The Sirens
- Like A Sunken Ship
- Limbo
- Faceless
- Starlight
- Self-Satisfied Lullaby
- Unfree My Soul
You can watch the official video for “Atonemen” below:
