Malina (album)

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Malina
Leprous Malina.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 August 2017
Recorded2016–2017
StudioGhostward Studios, Sweden
Genre Progressive metal, progressive rock
Length58:48
Label Inside Out Music
Producer David Castillo [1]
Leprous chronology
The Congregation
(2015)
Malina
(2017)
Pitfalls
(2019)
Singles from Malina
  1. "From the Flame"
    Released: 16 June 2017
  2. "Stuck"
    Released: 28 July 2017
  3. "Illuminate"
    Released: 18 August 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Malina is the fifth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous, released on 25 August 2017 through Inside Out Music. [3] [4]

Contents

Malina is the first album to feature Robin Ognedal on guitar, and the first not to feature former guitarist Øystein Landsverk, who left the band after 13 years. [5]

Promotion

The track listing was revealed on 16 June 2017, with lead single "From the Flame" also being released that day. [6] On 28 July 2017 a radio edit version of the song "Stuck" was released as the album second single. [7] A music video for the third single "Illuminate" was unveiled on 17 August 2017. [8] [9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tor Oddmund Suhrke, except where noted; all music is composed by Einar Solberg, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Bonneville"Solberg 5:28
2."Stuck"Suhrke, Solberg 6:48
3."From the Flame" Solberg, Suhrke3:51
4."Captive"  3:43
5."Illuminate" Solberg, Baard Kolstad4:21
6."Leashes"  4:09
7."Mirage"Solberg, Milica Maric 6:48
8."Malina"Solberg 6:15
9."Coma"  3:55
10."The Weight of Disaster"  6:00
11."The Last Milestone"Solberg 7:30
Total length:58:48
CD/LP only
No.TitleLength
12."Root" (bonus track)4:08
Total length:62:56

Personnel

Leprous

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 138
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 23
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 182
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 34
Greek Albums (IFPI) [17] 64
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 39

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