''The Latter Rain'' is the debut album by Norwegian
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In Vain, released on March 29, 2007, in Europe by
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. The album was recorded at the Dub Studio, in
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, between June and October 2006, except from the Organ, recorded in
Kristiansand Symfoniorkesters studio in
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, 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 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.
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
* 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
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In Vain (band) albums
2007 debut albums