Omicron has come and gone and shows are starting to happen again, including with international bands. We here at DCHM are super psyched for the Norwegian prog band Leprous to take the stage at the Black Cat on Friday, March 11th, that we’re giving away a free pair of tickets to the show! All you need to do to enter: is just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite album release during the pandemic is. It can be a live album, split, compilation or anything, just as long as it is from March 2020 or newer. Tuesday, March 8th at 5pm Eastern the winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here.
I discovered the band Leprous when they performed at Maryland Deathfest in 2013 as the backing band for Ihsahn (of Emperor) for his solo performance. However Leprous has created a legacy all their own in the progressive metal world releasing a diverse seven full length albums, including last year’s Aphelion album. The band has a way of taking elements from several different genres and still making it sound like “Leprous” no matter what they’re doing. Support on this tour is another favorite of mine, the German band The Ocean, who play a epic style of heavy metal with lots of progressive elements. All in all if you’re into prog you’re not going to want to miss this chance to see two of Europe’s best share the stage in DC. Now check out these videos of Leprous and The Ocean and leave a comment below telling me your favorite album released during the pandemic!
Leprous – The Silent Revelation
The Ocean – Pleistocene
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My favorite album was Gojira’s Fortitude.
My favorite from the pandemic is Dvne – Etemen Ænka
Green Carnation – Leaves Of Yesteryear
Favorite pandemic-season album was a live album: Devin Townsend’s Order of Magnitude. Can’t beat Devy in a tutu!
“Loh” by Yadokhimikat
Gotta be Impure Wilhelmina’s Antidote, my AOTY last year, even beating out Hevy Devy for me!
VOLA — Witness
Djenty prog-metal heaven with impeccable songwriting. A varied approach from track to track with one notably polarizing risk, which I happen to like. Another stellar effort from the wildly underexposed Scandinavian quartet…
Weedsconsin from Bongzilla!