LEPROUS is a young five piece band hailing from the heavy-metal town of Notodden, Norway, home of bands such as EMPEROR, ZYKLON, IHSAHN, PECCATUM, and many more. Since LEPROUS was founded in 2001, they've gone through a few changes in the line-up, and now consists of Einar SOLBERG (Keyboards & vocals), Tor Oddmund SUHRKE (Guitar), Halvor STRAND (Bass), Oystein LANDSVERK (Guitar) and Tobias Ornes ANDERSEN (Drums), with their ages ranging from 18 to 23 years. The young quintet have already made themselves visible on the Norwegian Progressive rock and heavy-metal scenes, and twice the band has made the finals in the Norwegian Rock Championship. They're currently working as a session band of solo artist IHSAHN, also known as the front figure of the legendary black-metal band EMPEROR, supporting the world renowned Swedish Progressive heavy-metal band OPETH in March 2009.