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“I was 100 per cent sure I was going to die. They were slamming my head against a railway track”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg faced his teenage demons on his solo debut 16 – and enjoyed the experience

Abandoning attempts to dial down his own drama, he delivered a moving and multifaceted collection of collaborations in 2023. He immediately wanted to do it again

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"A diverse, daring and deeply emotional lineup!" Soen and The Ocean announced as headliners for next year's Be Prog! My Friend

Be Prog! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Agent Fresco, Rendezvous Point and more...

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“The decision to omit early music lends credence to the idea that they’re embracing pop influences”: Leprous’ An Evening Of Atonement live extravaganza

It’s all ears on Einar Solberg’s unique voice during this 21-track recording from the Netherlands from early 2025

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Great new prog you need to hear from Einar Solberg, The Blackheart Orchestra, Blanket and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prggy sounds from School Disco, New Miserable Experience, Laughing Stock, Ozul and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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"Intense. But amazing!" Leprous have covered a-ha's Take On Me.And it's brilliant!

Norwegian prog metallers Leprous cover a-ha's 1985 hit Take On Me as part of Musora's Covers On The Spot challenge

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“My uncle would drink, say he was possessed and run after people with knives”: Why heavy metal is turning its back on booze

Metal stardom has long been synonymous with drinking and excess. However, the genre’s musicians are giving up alcohol younger and younger. We investigate why.

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“We released a single and some fans complained there was too much pop, it was boring and they missed the odd time signatures … The funny thing is, the verse is in 13/8!” Leprous continue to be progressive even if it doesn’t seem to be prog

Latest album Melodies Of Atonement sees the Norwegians continuing to strip back and seek catchier elements of themselves – including taking influence from hip-hop

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“He taught me how to play songs by Dream Theater, Iron Maiden and King Diamond… though I remember giving up on some of the John Petrucci solos!” Tor Oddmund Suhrke on guitar lessons with Ihsahn and casting musical illusions with Leprous

Melodies of Atonement finds Leprous taking the complex and making it sound simple – and if that confuses prog purists then so be it, says Suhrke. There is no reversing the evolutionary wheel…

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"I imagined cutting my hair to have a green reverse mohawk like Keith Flint." Leprous vocalist Einar Solberg picks the 10 records that changed his life

The songs that turned Leprous’s leader from teenage raver to prog metal maestro

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Every Leprous album ranked from worst to best

Ranking a back-catalogue as incredible as the Norwegian prog masters’ is a near-impossible job, but someone had to do it

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“It might be the most accessible thing they’ve put out, but they’ve hardly turned into a garage rock band”: Leprous ditch the excess baggage on Melodies Of Atonement

Einar Solberg isn’t sure their eighth album is prog, although there’s plenty of evidence to argue otherwise

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"Melodies Of Atonement feels like a culmination of two decades’ worth of experience, energy and insight." Leprous show exactly how they've become prog metal royalty

Norway's Leprous might be ditching some of their heaviness, but Melodies Of Atonement is a prog metal masterclass nonetheless

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Leprous share video for brooding new single Like A Sunken Ship

Norwegian prog metal quintet Leprous will release new album Melodies Of Atonement in August

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This rock band just let fans pick their concert’s setlist – while they were performing onstage

Art rockers Leprous hosted the world’s first ‘real-time song request’ show and (potentially) opened up new avenues for live music

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“The lyrics are my inner voice telling me that everything is my fault”: Prog metal mavens Leprous explain the powerful themes of new single Atonement

As they start their Melodies Of Atonement campaign, Leprous leader Einar Solberg tells all about the emotional journey behind the prog metal stars’ upcoming album

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Great new prog music you have to hear this week from North Sea Echoes, Voivod, Einar Solberg and more...

Cool new prog sounds to check out from Vicinity, Barrus, Reliqa and more...

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Einar Solberg shares new live clip of Leprous fave Within My Fence

Leprous singer and keyboard player Einar Solberg will release The Congregation Acoustic in February

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“A band can be one thing for so many years then change into something completely different”: Once a bit metal, Leprous now have more in common with Marillion than with ritualistic rebellion against ideology

Yes, they were Ihsan’s backing group… yes, they use to play extreme music and wear corpse paint… but lead singer Einar Solberg explains they’re really a grandiose prog unit.

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Einar Solberg reworks Leprous's The Congregation for voice and piano

Einar Solberg will release The Congregation Acoustic in February

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"Purists who think that anything invented after the Mellotron might not like it. But if prog is to have a future beyond legacy acts, it needs fresh ideas": Voyager's Fearless In Love is the most energised music of their career

Voyager's Fearless In Love: They may not have won Eurovision, but the Australian keytar kings (and queen) have delivered the feelgood sound of the summer

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Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week: brand new music from Einar Solberg, Kyros and more

Cool new prog music to check out from Polyphia, Rhys Marsh, Ogives Big Band and more..

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Einar Solberg - 16: "An impressive and adventurous new chapter."

Leprous man goes it alone with a journey of self-examination

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Five new bands you need to hear if you love Radiohead

Radiohead delight in pushing boundaries and shrugging off labels – and these five new bands do just the same

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Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells at 50 on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Ray Shulman, Yes, Einar Solberg, Pendragon, Mike Batt, Amplifier, Eivor, The Ocean, David Paton and loads more...

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Leprous and Coal: "We're big fans of Emperor!"

How times change! Back in 2013 Leprous released their third album Coal. And this was their very first piece in Prog Magazine!

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