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