| Artist | In Vain |
|---|---|
| Cover | The Latter Rain.jpg |
| Released | March 29, 2007 |
| Recorded | June–October 2006 |
| Genre | Progressive death metal, black metal |
| Length | (with bonus track) |
| Label | Indie Recordings |
| Producer | Endre Kirkesola, Johnar Håland |
| Prev year | 2005 |
| Next year | 2010 |
The Latter Rain is the debut album by Norwegian progressive death metal band In Vain, released on March 29, 2007, in Europe by Indie Recordings.[1] The album was recorded at the Dub Studio, in Kristiansand, between June and October 2006, except from the Organ, recorded in Kristiansand Symfoniorkesters studio in Marvika, Kristiansand.
The album features a lot of guests, including producer Endre Kirkesola on organs, Jan Kenneth Transeth on vocals, and George Wright on spoken words. It gained a small, but positive, fan base and have currently a rating of 4.5/5 stars on allmusic.com[2] and sputnikmusic.[3] Some rare pressings of this record includes a bonus track "Epilogue: Alene" which was first released on their EP, "Wounds".[4] Both bassist/vocalist Kristian Wikstøl and guitarist Even Fuglestad were credited as band members on this record, even though they were not a part of the band when the album was recorded. Kristian Wikstøl sang some hardcore vocals as a guest. This is the last and only album to feature guitarist Magnus Olav Tveiten and bassist Ole Vistnes.
Track listing
From Metal Archives.[5]
Credits
Band members
- Johnar Håland – guitars, acoustic guitars & backing vocals
- Sindre Nedland – vocals, piano & organ
- Andreas Frigstad – lead vocals
- Stig Reinhardtsen – drums
- Magnus Olav Tveiten – guitars, acoustic guitars
- Ole Vistnes – bass guitars
Guest musicians
Source:[6]
- Endre Kirkesola – B3 Hammond organ, church organ, arrangements
- Jan Kenneth Transeth – vocals, backing vocals (on track 2,4)
- Kjetil Nordhus – vocals, backing vocals (on track 2,3,4,5)
- Kristian Wikstøl – hardcore vocals, backing vocals (on track 2,3,6)
- George Wright – spoken words (on track 2,5)
- Håvard Kittelsen – trombone
- Andres Hofstad Søraas – lap steel
- Glenn Vorhaug – saxophone
- Henning Seldal – orchestral percussion
- Tore Bråthen – trumpet
- Sarah Høigildt – cello
- Ida Marie Sørmo – flute
- Cecilia Wilder – viola
- Hannah Wilder – violin
Production
- Endre Kirkesola – producer, engineering, mixing, samples
- Johnar Håland – producer, engineering, mixing, samples
- Peter in de Betou – Mastering
- Andreas Frigstad – art direction
- Øyvind Råmunddal – cover art, art direction
- Tor Erik Schrøder – photography
References
- ^ "The Latter Rain | In Vain". Invainband.bandcamp.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "The Latter Rain – In Vain | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. May 28, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "In Vain". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "In Vain – Wounds – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "In Vain – The Latter Rain – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "In Vain – The Latter Rain – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2015.