Source: Blabbermouth
“The Cloak”, the new video from Norwegian progressive metallersLEPROUS, can be seen below, The song somes off the band’s new album,“Coal”, which will be released on May 28 in North America (May 20 in Europe) via InsideOut Music. The cover artwork for the CD was created by acclaimed American artist Jeff Jordan, who produced the artwork for the band’s last album, “Bilateral”, in addition to working with THE MARS VOLTA.
Says LEPROUS: “While we’re anxiously waiting to release ‘Coal’ to the public, another taste of it is coming your way.
“A while back we announced a video was in the making, and now everything is ready for your eyes and ears. ‘The Cloak’ is our second music video, and we’re extremely excited to finally release it.”
The group adds: “We spent one very long day inside the Konnerud Hill Mines here in Norway, getting some very interesting footage. The video, just like the clip for ‘Restless’ on our previous album, was made byTwichty Films, but we promise you no fish or cake was harmed this time around. A dark, moist atmosphere, far into the deep…”
Regarding the “Coal” artwork, LEPROUS says: “The artwork for this album was a hard nut to crack. We wanted something dark, melancholic but with a distinct character. We tried several solutions without finding the perfect supplement for the music, before we decided to contact Jeff Jordan once again. Jeff immediately had wonderful ideas that we decided to pursue. The artwork of ‘Coal’ is, in [our] opinion, the most iconic we’ve had so far.”
LEPROUS will perform at various prominent summer festivals (Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Tuska, etc.) and headlining a European tour from September to November 2013 to promote “Coal”.
