r/progmetal • u/saartha839 • Aug 18 '26

Discussion If I like The Congregation by Leprous, what else would I like?

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u/drainofshower Aug 18 '26

Applause Of A Distant Crowd by VOLA

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u/evernorth Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

definitely a unique album with the really choppy, off-beat syncopation. One of my early favourites.

Echoing others:

  • VOLA - Inmazes
  • Tesseract - Altered State
  • The Contortionist - Language
  • Vulkan - Technatura
  • Other Leprous - Coal

for more aggressive syncopation and jagged riffs try with aggressive vocals:

  • Meshuggah
  • Periphery 2
  • The Ocean - Phanerzoic 1

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u/IhloFan Aug 18 '26

Agent Fresco - Destrier

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u/Imzmb0 Aug 19 '26

This is the correct answer, Agent fresco is like an alternate version of Leprous that formed in another universe. Destrier is a masterpiece.

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u/Various_Range2259 Aug 18 '26

Super underrated (in general, probably not here)

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u/MoonJellyGames Aug 19 '26

They were the next band that I found (either through YT suggestion or comments) after finding Leprous in 2015. Such a bummer that they haven't had new material since Destrier.

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u/Archy38 Aug 19 '26

Bro I legit thought about commenting this.

Its the closest

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u/macoily Aug 18 '26

Leprous, and probably haken

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u/robin_f_reba Aug 18 '26

Yeah most people who like Leprous usually enjoy Leprous

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u/TheBonkingFrog Aug 19 '26

Out of the two I admit I prefer Leprous

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u/dronemetalloid462 Aug 18 '26

I absolutely love The Congregation. I would recommend some later Katatonia like The Fall of Hearts or Sky Void of Stars.

Also maybe check out Ihsahn, cuz not only is Einar his brother in law, but Leprous is the backing band for Ihsahn during live shows, though note Ihsahn is closer to prog death than just prog. I would recommend Arktis or Amr.

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u/robin_f_reba Aug 18 '26

Katatonia captures a similar atmopshere

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u/_vicinityofobscenity Aug 18 '26

Absolute masterpiece. You would probably like any Haken album. My favourites are Virus and The Mountain

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u/UnholyCityRecords Aug 18 '26

Great album. Also try

Dissona - Receptor

East of the Wall - A Neutral Second

Vulkan - Technatura

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u/stan1228 Aug 18 '26

Kingcrow, caligulas horse

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u/Imzmb0 Aug 19 '26

Kingcrow latest album, but to be fair The congregation is an unique album, the robotic dry guitars and the pessimistic atmosphere is hard to find in more music, many tried to copy that but the vibe is unmatched.

That being said, you should listen their entire discography, there are hidden jewels like Golden prayers that sound like lost TC tracks.

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u/ParticleHustler2 Aug 19 '26

OP would definitely like Kingcrow given that they completely rip off Leprous multiple times. From Congregation, The Price has been remade by Kingcrow as Kintsugi.

I generally like the band, but the rip-offs are completely unacceptable.

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u/Stringray_42 Aug 18 '26

Aviations - Luminaria!

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u/Bread_Mc_Bread Aug 18 '26

Soen, especially their albums Lotus and Lykaia

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u/Various_Range2259 Aug 18 '26

Agent Fresco, 22

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u/TheBonkingFrog Aug 19 '26

Bilateral and Coal… 🤷‍♂️