Pitfalls

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AlbumOct 25 / 20199 songs, 55m 9s96%
Art Rock
Popular Highly Rated

Once known as the backing band for black-metal stalwart Ihsahn, Norway’s Leprous have grown into one of heavy music’s most daring songwriting outfits. On *Pitfalls*, vocalist and keyboardist Einar Solberg draws out an operatic and soulful vocal range (\"Distant Bells\"). The album opens with the slow-burning, string-heavy \"Below\", setting the pace for electronic flourishes. \"Alleviate\" may be aggro, but *Pitfalls* is largely experimental (\"Foreigner\") and grand in scale (\"The Sky Is Red\").

8 / 10

You may already have read a few critics expressing surprise or dismay at the fact that LEPROUS seem to have completely abandoned any pretense toward being a metal band at this stage in their flourishing career. Just as it was with OPETH and their not-remotely-unexpected evolution away from death met...

9 / 10

Daniel Fella reviews the brand new album from Norwegian progressive rockers Leprous! Read his review of Pitfalls here on Distorted Sound!

9 / 10

Pitfalls extends beyond most music to educate, empathize, and entertain in equal measure.

4.0 / 5

Leprous - Pitfalls review: Pitfalls is a vocal-driven, synth-laden, exercise in everything prog can be when a band isn’t scared to break from convention.