Coal (Leprous album)

Coal^[1] is the third studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous, released on 20 May 2013.

Coal
Studio album by Leprous
Released	20 May 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Genre	Progressive metal progressive rock avant-garde metal
Length	55:45
Label	Inside Out Music, Century Media Group
Leprous chronology
Bilateral (2011) Coal (2013) The Congregation (2015)

It is the last album to feature drummer Tobias Ørnes Andersen, who was featured on all albums until then, and bassist Rein Blomquist.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Foe"	5:15
2.	"Chronic"	7:19
3.	"Coal"	6:50
4.	"The Cloak"	4:09
5.	"The Valley"	8:59
6.	"Salt"	4:30
7.	"Echo"	9:41
8.	"Contaminate Me"	9:02
Total length:		55:45

All tracks are written by Leprous.

Limited edition CD/Vinyl LP

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Bury"	4:45
10.	"Foe" (Remix)	4:02

Personnel

• Einar Solberg – vocals, synthesizer, grand piano
• Tor Oddmund Suhrke – guitar, baritone guitar
• Øystein Landsverk – guitar
• Rein Blomquist – bass
• Tobias Ørnes Andersen – drums, electronic drums, additional percussions

Other musicians

• Ihsahn – string arrangement on "Chronic", guest vocals on "Contaminate Me"
• Håkon Aase – violin on "Contaminate Me"

Technical

• Vegard Tveitan, Heidi Solberg Tveitan – production
• Leprous – production, editing
• Rune Børø – grand piano and violin recording
• Jens Bogren – mixing
• Tony Lindgren – mastering
• Ritxi Ostáriz – art direction and design
• Jeff Jordan – cover art