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The Latter Rain

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Recorded
  
June–October 2006

Label
  
Indie Recordings

Released
  
March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)

Genre
  
Progressive death metal, Progressive black metal

Length
  
64:5869:11 (with bonus track)

Producer
  
Endre Kirkesola, Johnar Håland

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. 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.

Contents

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 and sputnikmusic. Some rare pressings of this record includes a bonus track "Epilogue: Alene" which was first released on their EP, "Wounds". 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.

All tracks written by Johnar Håland, arranged by In Vain.

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

  • 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
  • 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 Wikipedia


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