Incubus "Beyond The Unknown (Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 039 CD)"

Opprobrium (formerly Incubus) is an American Death/Thrash Metal band from Metairie, Louisiana, United States. The band was founded in 1986 by brothers Francis and Moyses Howard as Incubus. The Howards are natives of Rio de Janeiro who emigrated to New Orleans to found the band. The original incarnation featured bassist/lead vocalist Scot Latour, and the trio's 1987 demo, Supernatural Death, secured them a deal with Brutal Records. Their official debut, Serpent Temptation, was released in 1988. Latour departed soon afterwards, leaving Francis to take over vocals. Incubus signed with Nuclear Blast in 1990 and released their follow-up Beyond the Unknown. Recording with Francis on bass, Incubus recruited Mark Lavenia as the full-time bassist. Shortly thereafter, in 1991, Incubus disbanded, then reformed after a ten-year break, and changed their name to avoid confusion with rock band Incubus from California. 

Tracklist:

1. Certain Accuracy 05:36   
2. The Deceived Ones 03:26  
3. Curse of the Damned Cities 05:39
4. Beyond the Unknown 04:31
5. Freezing Torment 05:05
6. Massacre of the Unborn 04:59  
7. On the Burial Ground 06:11
8. Mortify 03:41   

Time:  39:08  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recordings (Tampa, Florida), June 1990.

In Vain "Currents (Trifold Digisleeve, Norway, Indie Recordings, INDIE177CDL)"

Currents is the fourth album by Norwegian progressive death metal band In Vain. It was released on January 26, 2018 by Indie Recordings. This is the first album to feature bassist Alexander Lebowski Bøe and the only album to feature drummer Baard Kolstad, known for performing with bands like Leprous and Borknagar.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnar Håland except where noted.

1. Seekers of the Truth 05:11  
2. Soul Adventurer 05:09
3. Blood We Shed 06:00
4. And Quiet Flows the Scheldt 08:05
5. Origin 05:44  
6. En forgangen tid (Times of Yore Pt. II) 06:26  Sindre Nedland (lyrics)
7. Ghost Path 05:56
8. As the Black Horde Storms 06:35   
9. Standing on the Ground of Mammoths 07:20   

Time:  56:26  

Recording information:

Drums recorded at Urban Sound Studio.

Vocals and strings recorded at Strand Studio, Stabbek, Norway.

Guitars, saxophone, bass, organs and additional vocals recorded in private facilities.

Additional orchestrations by Midas Productions.

Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios.

Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering

Marius Strand – vocal recording

Thomas Wang – drum recording

Costin Chioreanu – cover design

Jorn Veberg – photography

Marcelo Vasco – layout

In Vain "Ænigma (Norway, Indie Recordings, INDIE102CD)"

Ænigma is the third album by Norwegian progressive death metal band In Vain. It was released on March 11, 2013 by Indie Recordings. The album was recorded at the Strand Studio, in Kristiansand, between September and December 2012. The album was mixed and mastered in Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.

The special edition of the album contains the bonus track "Rise Against". This is the first album to feature guitarist Kjetil D. Pedersen as a full-time member, as he was featured as a guest on Mantra.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnar Håland with co-writers listed.

1. "Against the Grain" 7:05
2. "Image of Time" 5:38
3. "Southern Shores" (instrumental) Kjetil D. Pedersen 1:59
4. "Hymne til havet" 5:04
5. "Culmination of the Enigma" 8:23
6. "Times of Yore" Andreas Frigstad 7:19
7. "Rise Against" (bonus track) Frigstad 5:54
8. "To the Core" 6:27
9. "Floating on the Murmuring Tide" 9:14

Total length: 57:03

Recording information:

Recorded at the Strand Studio, Stabbek, Norway, September-December 2012.

Mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden.

Jens Bogren – mixing, production

Tony Lindgren – mastering

Marius Strand – engineering, production

Robert Høyem – cover art

Jorn Veberg – photography

Simen H. Pedersen – vocal recording

In Vain "The Latter Rain (Norway, Indie Recordings, INDIE004CD)"

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.

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

All tracks are written by Johnar Håland, arranged by in Vain.

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

Norwegian titles translations:

3. It Dissolves! / It Disbands!

6. In Total Triumph

10. Sorrow-free / Free of Sorrow

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Dub Studio in June - October 2006.

Mastered at Tailor Maid Prod., Stockholm, Sweden.

Church organ recorded at Marvika in Kristiansand, Kristiansand Symfoniorkester.

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

In Vain "Will the Sun Ever Rise? (EP, Demo, Independent, Norway)"

In Vain is a Norwegian metal band from Kristiansand. Their music is described as progressive death metal, melodic death metal, and black metal. The band has released five albums, and toured Europe with Solefald in 2013 and My Silent Wake in 2010. In Vain has also played concerts in Norway, and also played at the Inferno Metal Festival in 2013.

The band was formed by guitarist Johnar Haaland and vocalist Andreas Frigstad in 2003. They were shortly joined by keyboardist and vocalist Sindre Nedland. In 2004 they recorded their first release, a three track EP Will the Sun Ever Rise?. The EP featured guest Joakim Sehl on bass guitar, while the drums were sampled. The following year, 2005, they released another EP named Wounds. This EP featured several guests, two of them being bassist/vocalist, Kristian Wikstøl, lending both his bass and vocal skills to this release and drummer Anders Haave. Anders joined the band shortly after the release, but was soon replaced by Stig Reinhardtsen. Their music had then moved in a more diverse and progressive direction.

Tracklist:

1. As I Wither 06:28   
2. Caught Within 07:37
3. A Vision by Night 08:19

Time:  22:24  

"As I Wither" was re-recorded for the 2007 "The Latter Rain" album.

Recording information:

Recorded at Ansgar Studios between May and August 2004.