Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
| Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious | ||||
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| Released | September 21, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 48:13 | |||
| Label | Ascendance Records | |||
| Producer | Roberto Laghi | |||
| Diablo Swing Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Metal Storm | (8.8/10)[2] |
Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious is the second studio album by the Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra. It was released on September 21, 2009 on Ascendance Records.[4][5] It was produced by In Flames producer Roberto Laghi at IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden.[4][6]
It is the last album to feature Andreas Halvardsson as drummer, and the first with trombonist Daniel Hedin and trumpeter Martin Isaksson as session members. However Hedin and Isaksson joined the band as full-time members in 2011 only, with Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious becoming the last album with the band being a sextet.
Additionally, opera singer Kosma Ranuer was hired as a session vocalist for this album, performing the male vocal parts on the duets "A Rancid Romance" and "Vodka Inferno" alongside lead vocalist Annlouice Wolgers, and performing most of the lead vocals on "Bedlam Sticks". Since he did not join the band as a full time member after this, lead live vocals for these parts were subsequently performed by cellist Johannes Bergion on "A Rancid Romance", by guitarist Daniel Håkansson on "Bedlam Sticks", and initially by Håkansson on "Vodka Inferno" before later being taken over by trumpet player Martin Isaksson.
All songs are credited to Diablo Swing Orchestra; however, according to singer and guitarist Daniel Håkansson, the songs were mostly written by him and other guitarist Pontus Mantefors.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Diablo Swing Orchestra.
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Tap Dancer’s Dilemma" | Pontus Mantefors, AnnLouice Wolgers, Daniel Håkansson | 5:12 |
| 2. | "A Rancid Romance" | Wolgers, Kosma Ranuer | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Lucy Fears the Morning Star" | Wolgers | 6:34 |
| 4. | "Bedlam Sticks" | Ranuer | 3:29 |
| 5. | "New World Widows" | Wolgers | 5:56 |
| 6. | "Siberian Love Affairs" | 0:58 | |
| 7. | "Vodka Inferno" | Wolgers, Kosma Ranuer | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Memoirs of a Roadkill" | Håkansson | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Ricerca dell’anima" | Wolgers | 5:34 |
| 10. | "Stratosphere Serenade" | Håkansson, Wolgers | 8:25 |
Credits
[edit]Band members
[edit]- Daniel Håkansson – lead vocals, guitar
- Annlouice Wolgers – lead vocals
- Pontus Mantefors – Lead vocals, guitar, synthesizer
- Andy Johansson – bass
- Johannes Bergion – cello
- Andreas Halvardsson – drums
Additional musicians
[edit]- Daniel Hedin - trombone
- Martin Isaksson - trumpet
- David Werthen - double bass
- Henrik Bergion - piano, accordion, harmonium
- Jonatan Jonsson - clarinet
- Tobias Hedlund - percussion
- Kosma Ranuer - baritone vocals
Production
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Freeman, Phil. Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious review. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious review. Metalstorm.net February 6, 2010. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
- ^ Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious. Metalstorm.net
- ^ a b c "Diablo Swing Orchestra: new album artwork unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Release date and cover art for the new album". MySpace. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ "Studio blog: day 1". MySpace. April 6, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived December 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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