Bilateral (album)

Bilateral is the second studio album released by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Leprous. It was recorded in Ivory Shoulder Studios and Juke Joint Studio by Vegard Tveitan and Heidi Solberg Tveitan, and mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studio by Jens Bogren. Additional editing by Ivar Barstad. Art direction and design by Ritxi Ostáriz. Cover painting by Jeff Jordan. All songs published by Magic Art Publishing.

Bilateral
Studio album by
Leprous
ReleasedAugust 22, 2011[1]
Recorded2010-2011
Genre
Length58:05
LabelInside Out Music
Leprous chronology
Tall Poppy Syndrome
(2009)		 Bilateral
(2011)		 Coal
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In order to define the band's vision about music and what it means to be progressive, guitarist Tor Oddmund Shurke provided his insight on this matter and other subjects in an interview with the monthly music magazine Guitar World.[3]

The album features guest vocals by Ihsahn[4] on the 4th track of the album, "Thorn", and the trumpet on "Thorn" and "Painful Detour" are played by Vegard Sandbukt. Trumpet and additional keyboards were recorded in Kulturkirken Jacob, in Oslo by Rune Børø.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tor Oddmund Suhrke.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Bilateral"Øystein Landsverk, Tor Oddmund Suhrke4:00
2."Forced Entry"Einar Solberg, Landsverk10:20
3."Restless"Landsverk3:30
4."Thorn"Solberg, Suhrke, Landsverk5:47
5."Mb. Indifferentia"Solberg6:33
6."Waste of Air"Solberg5:32
7."Mediocrity Wins"Suhrke, Solberg6:07
8."Cryptogenic Desires"Solberg2:45
9."Acquired Taste"Solberg5:13
10."Painful Detour"Solberg, Suhrke8:18
Total length:58:05

Personnel
Leprous
  • Einar Solberg – vocals, keyboards
  • Tor Oddmund Suhrke – guitars
  • Øystein Landsverk – guitars
  • Rein Blomquist – bass guitar
  • Tobias Ørnes Andersen – drums
Other musicians
  • Ihsahn – vocals on "Thorn"
  • Vegard Sandbukt – trumpet on "Thorn" and "Painful Detour"
  • Jens Bogren – mixing and mastering

References
  1. LEPROUS: New Album Artwork Unveiled blabbermouth.net, retrieved November 12, 2017
  2. "Bilateral - Leprous : AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. "Interview with Tor Oddmund Shurke at Guitar World". Guitarworld.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  4. "Bilateral release info". Insideoutmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.



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