IN VAIN - NORWAY

The Latter Rain - 2007 - Indie
Mantra - 2010 - Indie
Ænigma - 2013 - Indie
Currents - 2018 - Indie
Solemn - 2024 - Indie

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Members
Vocals
Funeral, Myrkgrav, Solefald>>Sindre Nedland>>Funeral, Myrkgrav, Solefald - Andreas Frigstad

Guitar
Solefald>>JOHNAR HÅLAND>>Solefald - Funeral>>Magnus Olav Tveiten>>Funeral - Solefald>>KJETIL D. PEDERSEN>>Solefald

Bass
Zerozonic, Green Carnation>>O. Vistnes [Ole Vistnes]>>Zerozonic, Green Carnation, Tristania, Extol, Emperor, Autumn Inspiration, Shining, Fleshkiller - Kristian Wikstøl - Solefald, Trollfest>>ALEXANDER LEBOWSKI BØE>>Solefald, Trollfest

Drum
Second Shadow, Blot>>Stig Reinhardtsen>>Second Shadow, Blot - Ihsahn, Black Void, White Void>>TOBIAS ØYMO SOLBAKK>>Ihsahn, Black Void, White Void

Keyboard
TOBIAS ØYMO SOLBAKK




History & Biography
The act was founded in 2003 and released a demo called Will The Sun Ever Rise? A year later. Wounds was the 2005 demo. Members started coming and going and the group hired several concert musicians later. Indie Recordings signed the band and released the first album. It, and its follow-up, contained several demo tracks. The band and My Silent Wake toured. The band, Borknagar, Månegarm and Ereb Altor toured Europe in 2014. Orphaned Land, In Vain and Subterranean Masquerade toured Europe in 2018. The group was billed at Norway's Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in 2024.

In Vain vocalist Sindre Nedland died on March 2nd 2025 after a resurgence of cancer. He was 40 and left behind a partner and two children. The band announced the show would go on. Iotunn announced the Kinship European Tour for the spring of 2026. This was the band's first headlining tour. Opening would be In Vain and Nephylim.

Members also played with Solefald. In Fact, Solefald and In Vain opened for Vreid on tour in Europe in 2013. Metal fans should approach this act with caution given the presence of keyboards, organ, saxophone, cello and more.


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