Malina (album)

Malina
Studio album by Leprous
Released	25 August 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Studio	Ghostward Studios, Sweden
Genre	Progressive metal progressive rock art rock
Length	58:48
Label	Inside Out Music
Producer	David Castillo [1]
Leprous chronology
The Congregation (2015) Malina (2017) Pitfalls (2019)
Singles from Malina
"From the Flame" Released: 16 June 2017 "Stuck" Released: 28 July 2017 "Illuminate" Released: 18 August 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
MetalSucks	[2]

Malina is the fifth studio album by Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous, released on 25 August 2017 through Inside Out Music. ^{[3] [4]}

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Bonneville"	Solberg		5:28
2.	"Stuck"	Suhrke, Solberg		6:48
3.	"From the Flame"		Solberg, Suhrke	3:51
4.	"Captive"			3:43
5.	"Illuminate"		Solberg, Baard Kolstad	4:21
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.	Title	Length
12.	"Root"	4:08
Total length:		62:56

Personnel

Leprous

• Einar Solberg – vocals, keyboards
• Tor Oddmund Suhrke – guitar
• Robin Ognedal – guitar
• Simen Børven – bass guitar
• Baard Kolstad – drums

Additional personnel

• Raphael Weinroth-Browne – cello, strings
• David Castillo – production ^[1]
• Jens Bogren – mixing ^[1]

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

References

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8. "Leprous - Posts". Leprous Facebook page. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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15. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 35, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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