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. It was produced by In Flames producer Roberto Laghi at IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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.
Track listing
Credits
Band members 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 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 Roberto Laghi – production Peter Bergting – cover art
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