The Latter Rain
| The Latter Rain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | June–October 2006 | |||
| Genre | Progressive death metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 64:58 69:11 (with bonus track) | |||
| Label | Indie Recordings | |||
| Producer | Endre Kirkesola, Johnar Håland | |||
| In Vain chronology | ||||
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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[edit]
From Metal Archives.[5]
All tracks are written by Johnar Håland, arranged by in Vain
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Latter Rain" (instrumental) | 1:45 |
| 2. | "In the Midnight Hour" | 9:41 |
| 3. | "Det Rakner!" | 8:27 |
| 4. | "October's Monody" | 6:33 |
| 5. | "Their Spirits Ride with the Wind" | 8:47 |
| 6. | "I Total Triumf" | 6:04 |
| 7. | "The Titan" | 7:09 |
| 8. | "As I Wither" | 7:39 |
| 9. | "Morning Sun" (instrumental) | 2:20 |
| 10. | "Sorgenfri" | 6:33 |
| Total length: | 01:04:58 | |
Credits[edit]
Band members[edit]
- 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[6][edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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 May 9, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "In Vain – The Latter Rain – Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
