Today, Friday the 13th of January, 2017, Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators Pain of Salvation are releasing their much anticipated new album "In the Passing Light of Day" via InsideOutMusic.
Pain of Salvation's Daniel Gildenlöw has therefore checked in with the following comment:
"Finally the day has arrived when we set this nurtured and deeply cared-for album of ours into the true wild, to see how it survives. Although we are not too worried, having seen how it thrives at any sign of resistance and challenge, it's still always a bit scary. It might be exactly on-the-date three years ago that I had the surgery that put me in a hospital bed for months, but any other place I'd ended up without that surgery is something I don't even want to think about, so this is a date to celebrate for so many reasons. And today, the reasons will be many - one for every one of you, our wonderful fans that have followed me and the band over the years, through thick and thin, supporting us in so many ways. See, if you will, this album as a small payback from us. There will be more to come. Traveling with us will always be a rocky and reckless ride, but it'll take you to wondrous places. Next stop on the ride: IN THE PASSING LIGHT IF DAY."
The album is available as a special edition 2CD Mediabook (including an alternate front cover, expanded 48-pages booklet, several in-depth texts by conceptual author Daniel Gildenlöw, demo material & band commentary tracks), standard jewel case CD, gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl plus album on CD as bonus & digital download.
The full tracklisting of the main album and the bonus disc are as follows:
Pain of Salvation - "In the Passing Light of Day" CD (71:51):
1. On a Tuesday (10:22)
2. Tongue of God (04:53)
3. Meaningless (04:47)
4. Silent Gold (03:23)
5. Full Throttle Tribe (09:05)
6. Reasons (04:45)
7. Angels of Broken Things (06:24)
8. The Taming of a Beast (06:33)
9. If This Is the End (06:03)
10. The Passing Light of Day (15:31)
Bonus Disc (43:25):
1. Introduction (01:45)
2. Tongue of God (intro) (00:48)
3. Tongue of God (demo) (05:00)
4. Meaningless (intro) (00:44)
5. Meaningless (demo) (05:48)
6. Silent Gold (intro) (00:48)
7. Silent Gold (demo) (03:12)
8. Full Throttle Tribe (intro) (00:49)
9. Full Throttle Tribe (demo) (08:54)
10. Reasons (intro) (00:52)
11. Reasons (demo) (04:32)
12. Angels of Broken Things (intro) (00:42)
13. Angels of Broken Things (demo) (06:56)
14. Bloopers (02:32)
The vinyl release of the album is available in the following versions:
Black vinyl - Unlimited
Clear vinyl - 200x copies (Swedish version)
White vinyl - 200x copies (Band mailorder version)
Silver vinyl - 200x copies (IOM webshop version)
"In the Passing Light of Day" can be purchased here:
IOMShop: IOMShop: http://smarturl.it/POSitplodIOS
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/POSitplodAMAZON
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/POSitplodiTunes
AmazonMP3: http://smarturl.it/POSitplodAMAZONMP3
"In the Passing Light of Day" was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames, etc.) and co-produced by Daniel Gildenlöw & Ragnar Zolberg. Recordings took place across 2015 and 2016 at Dugout Studio, Tuft studio by Jørn Arild Grefsrud, Daniel's and Ragnar's homes, Balsta Musikslott and Studio Brun. Mixing was handled at Dugout Studio by Daniel Bergstrand and mastering at Dugout Studio by George Nerantzis. The music was written by Daniel Gildenlöw & Ragnar Zolberg, except for "Silent Gold" by Peter Kvint & Daniel Gildenlöw. The lyrics were written by Daniel Gildenlöw, except for "On a Tuesday" and "Meaningless" by Daniel Gildenlöw & Ragnar Zolberg and "Silent Gold" by Peter Kvint & Daniel Gildenlöw. The list of featured guest musicians includes: Camilla Arvidsson - violin, David Ra-Champari - violin, Hálfdán Árnason - double bass, Anette Kumlin - oboe and english horn as well as Peter Kvint - bass, mellotron and backing vocals on "Silent Gold".
The album's first two singles can be checked out here:
"Meaningless":
Vevo: https://www.vevo.com/watch/pain-of-salvation/Meaningless/GBF861777301
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MreXYqelGPM
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/27wq7Gls32bnQOFqYbtZbm
"Reasons":
VEVO: https://www.vevo.com/watch/pain-of-salvation/Reasons/GBF861777302
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qZpLgvdOI
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2imu1aW
Additionally, Pain of Salvation are currently featured on the Spotify playlist 'Metal Talks', where you can hear Daniel Gildenlöw rant, ramble and talk about lots of interesting stuff, including the new album:
http://spoti.fi/2igxrk2
Pain of Salvation - "In the Passing Light of Day" North American tour 2017:
07.-11.02. Tampa (US) / Cozumel (Mexico) - Cruise To The Edge
12.02. Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
14.02. Houston, TX - The Scout bar
15.02. Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey
16.02. Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
18.02. Chicago, IL - Reggies
19.02. Detroit, MI - The Token Lounge
21.02. Toronto, ON - Mod Club
22.02. Quebec, QC - Le Cercle
23.02. Montreal, QC - Le Tulipe
24.02. Buffalo, NY - Iron Works
26.02. New York, NY - The Marlin Room
Pain of Salvation + Port Noir - "In the Passing Light of Day" European tour 2017
29.03. Copenhagen (Denmark) - Amager Bio
30.03. Hamburg (Germany) - Markthalle
31.03. Berlin (Germany) - Columbia-Theater
01.04. Prague (Czech Republic) - Rock Cafe
02.04. Reichenbach (Germany) - Art Rock Festival V
04.04. Aschaffenburg (Germany) - Colos-Saal
05.04. Pratteln (Switzerland) - Z-7
06.04. Milan (Italy) - Circolo Magnolia
07.04. Lyon (France) - Ninkasi Kao
08.04. Barcelona (Spain) - Bikini
09.04. Madrid (Spain) - Teatro Barceló
11.04. Paris (France) - Divan Du Monde
12.04. London (UK) - Islington Assembly Hall
13.04. Köln (Germany) - Die Kantine *
14.04. Venlo (The Netherlands) - Grenswerk
15.04. Leiden (The Netherlands) - Gebr. De Nobel
16.04. Zwolle (The Netherlands) - Hedon
Pain of Salvation - Live 2017:
16.-18.06. Clisson (France) - Hellfest
More dates to follow soon.
Pain of Salvation line-up:
Daniel Gildenlöw - vocals, guitars
Ragnar Zolberg - guitars, vocals
Daniel D2 Karlsson - keyboards, backing vocals
Gustaf Hielm - bass, backing vocals
Léo Margarit - drums, backing vocals
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https://twitter.com/thebestofpain
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