Vain City Chronicles is the second album release by Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 gothic metal

Gothic metal

Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...

 band The Crest.

The album was recorded in November 2004 at Top Room Studio and produced by Kristian Sigland. The album was released on May 17, 2005.

A videoclip was made for "Run Like Blazes" featuring the band performing in a 30s

1930s

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 club before lead singer Nell Sigland

Nell Sigland

Nell Sigland is a Norwegian heavy metal singer. She is the co-founder of The Crest. On June 3, 2004 she joined Theatre of Tragedy, replacing Liv Kristine.-With The Crest:* Straightjacket Singalongs – Demo...

 tries to flee with the cash. The other band members eventually catch and shoot her, leaving her to bleed to death on a street.

The Spanish

Spanish language

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 lyrics on "Reptile" it is from a poem of uruguayan poet

Uruguay

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 Roberto Genta, but was recorded by a spanish actor

Spain

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. Track #11 "My War / Broken Glass" features an acoustic reprise of track #2 "My War".

Track listing

1. "Run Like Blazes"
2. "My War"
3. "Silent"
4. "Another Life"
5. "Come on Down"
6. "Flavour of the Day"
7. "Reptile"
8. "New Profound Fear"
9. "Imaginary Friend"
10. "House of Mirrors"
11. "My War / Broken Glass"

Line up

• Nell Sigland
  Nell Sigland
  Nell Sigland is a Norwegian heavy metal singer. She is the co-founder of The Crest. On June 3, 2004 she joined Theatre of Tragedy, replacing Liv Kristine.-With The Crest:* Straightjacket Singalongs – Demo...
  
   - Vocals, keyboards
• Kristian Sigland - Guitars, vocals, keyboards, programming
• Magnus Westgaard - Bass, vocals
• Sebastian Aarebrot - Guitars
• Klaus Blomvik - Drums