In Vain
| In Vain | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Kristiansand , Norway |
| Genre (s) | Death Doom , Black Metal , Progressive Metal |
| founding | 2003 |
| Current occupation | |
| Johnar Haaland | |
| Sindre Nedland | |
| Andreas Frigstad | |
Electric bass , vocals |
Kristian Wikstøl |
| Stig Reinhardtsen | |
Electric guitar |
Kjetil D. Pedersen |
Electric bass (live) |
Alexander Lebowski Bøe |
Drums (live) |
Baard Kolstad |
Electric guitar (live) |
Petter Hallaråker |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
Joakim Sehl |
Drums |
Not so Haave |
Electric guitar |
Magnus Olav Tveiten |
| Simon Andersen | |
Electric guitar |
Even Fuglestad |
| Glenn Vorhaug | |
singing |
Kjetil Nordhus |
In Vain is a Norwegian metal band from Kristiansand that was formed in 2003.
history
The band was formed in 2003. After the group released their first two EPs, they signed a deal with Indie Recordings in 2005 . Two years later the debut album The Latter Rain followed , on which around 20 guest musicians could be heard. The release was followed by a European tour with Battered and Vreid . This was followed by appearances at various festivals, such as the Inferno Metal Festival Norway , before work on the second album began, which was released in 2010 under the name Mantra . In 2013 the album Ænigma followed.
style
The first two EPs were still heavily influenced by Black Metal . In the later albums, elements from Death Doom and Progressive Metal increased. The songs deal with topics such as the Mississippi River or the attempt of the Nez Percé tribe to escape from their forced reservation to Canada . In addition to Death and Doom elements, the debut album The Latter Rain shows influences from Epic Metal . In addition, non-genre instruments such as an organ , wind instruments or a saxophone and samples are used. Progressive metal predominated on the album Mantra , with influences from death and black metal being audible. Ænigma is described as a mixture of black and progressive metal and is compared to Enslaved .
Discography
- 2004: Will the Sun Ever Rise? (EP, self-published)
- 2005: Wounds (EP, self-published)
- 2007: The Latter Rain (Album, Indie Recordings )
- 2010: Mantra (album, indie recordings)
- 2013: Against the Grain (Single, Indie Recordings)
- 2013: Ænigma (album, indie recordings)
- 2018: Currents (Album, Indie Recordings)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Info , accessed on June 29, 2013.
- ^ Gunnar Sauermann: In Vain . Norwegian Indians . In: Metal Hammer , May 2010, p. 77
- ↑ Melane Aschenbrenner: In Vain . The Latter Rain . In: Metal Hammer , January 2008, p. 98
- ↑ Robert Müller: In Vain . Mantra . In: Metal Hammer , February 2010, p. 95
- ↑ Frank Wilkens [Fränky]: .: CD-REVIEWS :: In Vain - Ænigma ( Memento from March 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 30, 2013.