Biography
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Pain of Salvation
5 follower
Origin :
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Genres :
Progressive rock
Progressive metal
Art rock
Labels :
InsideOut Music
Years active :
1984−1991 (as Reality) 1991−present (as Pain of Salvation)
Members :
Daniel Gildenlöw
Léo Margarit
Ragnar Zolberg
Past members :
Johan Langell
Kristoffer Gildenlöw
Fredrik Hermansson
Johan Hallgren
Simon Andersson
Website :
painofsalvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock/metal band led by Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the band's main songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, and vocalist. Pain of Salvation's sound is characterised by riff-oriented guitar work, a broad vocal range, oscillation between heavy and calm passages, syncopation, and polyrhythms. Thus far, every album released by the band has been a concept album. Lyrically, the band tends to address contemporary issues, such as sexuality, war, the environment, and the nature of God, humanity, and existence.
