The second album from this band from Norway.
The band was a quintet with a lineup of drums, percussion, bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals.
The band returned again for their second album. This time with a record deal with Sensory in USA and worldwide. The self-released debut album had impressed a lot of people and this band was regarded as one of the best unsigned bands at that time. And rightly so although I did not really embrace their debut album in my review earlier this week.
Tall Poppy Syndrome is an one hour long album.
The band blends in pomp rock, djent and art-rock into their take on progressive metal here. Bands like Opeth and in particular Riverside is references here. But Leprous has more or less created their own universe here. This is an universe they really never left throughout their career.
The vocals is mostly clear vocals with some screamo djent vocals on the most heavy pieces of music here. Music that in places is wandering into death metat territory too.
The music is very complex and sometimes epic. There is still some melodic pieces here too.
The result is a good album and one that really broke the band as this album was widely regarded as the best prog metal album that year. Check it out.
3 points
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