“Rogga, what is best in death metal?” “Cool riffs and awesome vocals to crush all enemies. Pounding drums to see them driven before you. And lyrics about your favourite horror stuff to hear the lamentation of the whimps!” This should have been the answer, if the movie “Conan the Barbarian” had been about a Swedish guitarist as a victorious pit-fighter on planet metal.
With their sophomore full-length, “Those of the Morbid”, LEPER COLONOY deliver exactly that and everything else that adherents of the classic death metal cult wish to hear. This is hardly a surprise, given the scene icons behind this international act:
LEPER COLONY are the result of wedding German and Swedish death metal styles with classic American influences. This happened, when German vocalist Marc Grewe and Swedish guitarist Rogga Johansson decided to expand their friendship of many years and mutual love for old school death metal into creating an album together in 2020.
The duo enlisted CONSUMPTION drummer Jon Skäre and lead-guitarist Kjetil Lyngahug (PAGANIZER) to record their self-titled debut album, which was released in 2023. The record was well received by critics and fans alike as it was obviously not just another ‘super project’, but a congregation of die-hard death metal fanatics coming up with a host of fresh ideas.
To introduce the current members of LEPER COLONY to any self-respecting death metal connoisseur would be like carrying coals to Newcastle. Just in case, German vocalist Marc Grewe has long-established his name as the former frontman of MORGOTH, and later with INSIDIOUS DISEASE as well as with the band ASINHELL. Guitarist and bass player Rogga Johansson has left a massive mark on Swedish death metal in a host of bands including PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER, and REVOLTING. WOMBBATH guitarist Håkan Stuvemark has taken over lead guitar as a new member and he was joined by British drummer Jon Rudin, who is well-known from MONSTROUS and DEAD SUN among several other death metal acts.
With “Those of the Morbid”, LEPER COLONOY give old school death metal fanatics the very brutal and uncompromising album that they have been waiting for!
Band: Leper Colony
Title: Those of the Morbid
Style: Death Metal
New release date: May 2, 2025
Label: Testimony Records
Review impact date: March 24, 2025
Line-up
Marc Grewe – vocals
Rogga Johansson – guitars, bass
Håkan Stuvemark – lead guitars
Jon Rudin – drums
Guest musician
Oliver Recker – mouth harp on ‘Creature from the Deep’
Music recorded by Rogga Johansson at The Rotpit, Gamleby (SE)
Vocal recording by Marc Wüstenhagen at Daily Hero Recording Studios, Berlin (DE)
Mouth harp recorded by Marc Wüstenhagen at Daily Hero Recording Studios, Berlin
Mixed & Mastering by Håkan Stuvemark at Necrotic Audio Productions, Ransta (SE)
Artwork by Felipe Mora
Layout by Thomas Strater
Formats
“Those of the Morbid” will be available on CD, and as a black vinyl LP, and as a crystal clear & transparent green & black vinyl LP.
Shop
http://lnk.spkr.media/leper-colony-morbid
Links
www.facebook.com/lepercolonyband
www.instagram.com/leper.colony
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