Pain (musical project)

Solo musical project of Peter Tägtgren

For the American band formerly called Pain, see Salvo (band).

Pain

Pain at Rockharz in 2024

Background information
Origin| Ludvika, Sweden
Genres| Industrial metal,[1] alternative metal[2]
Years active| 1996–present
Labels|

* Nuclear Blast
* Stockholm
* Metal Mind
* Roadrunner

Members| Peter Tägtgren
Website| painworldwide.com

Pain (typeset as PAIN) is a musical project from Sweden that mixes heavy metal with influences from electronic music and techno. The project started out as a hobby project for frontman Peter Tägtgren, whose idea was to fuse heavy metal with 1980s-inspired electro-industrial and techno influences. Tägtgren, who is also the vocalist/guitarist of Hypocrisy and producer of his own The Abyss studios, is the only current member.

## History

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Peter Tägtgren in Selestat, France, 2017

Pain's self-titled debut was released in 1997, and since then Pain has released six more albums and a DVD. Starting with their second, all of Pain's albums have made the Swedish charts, thanks in large part to hit singles such as "End of the Line", "Shut Your Mouth", and "Same Old Song".[3] In early February 2006, Blabbermouth.net reported that Pain had signed with Roadrunner Records. Currently, Pain is under the Nuclear Blast Records banner. In 2008, Pain was on tour as a supporting performer for the Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. During this tour singer Peter Tägtgren, drummer David Wallin, and bassist Johan Husgafvel were assaulted by a gang in Leipzig. Tägtgren received 10 stitches in his face, Wallin suffered a concussion and stitches to his head, and Husgafvel had his nose broken.[4]

Pain supported Nightwish on the second half of their Dark Passion Play World Tour, along with Finnish pop rock band Indica, beginning with the first show in London, UK on 11 March 2009. Pain released their seventh album, You Only Live Twice, on 3 June 2011 via Nuclear Blast. They released their eighth studio album entitled Coming Home on 9 September 2016. The ninth album called I Am was released on 17 May 2024.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

[edit]

Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

|
|
|

SWE
[5] | FIN
[6] | FRA
[7] | AUT
[8] | SWI
[9] | GER
[10]
Pain |

* Released: 11 February 1997[11]
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: CD, CS

| — | — | — | — | — | —  |
Rebirth |

* Released: 1999
* Label: Stockholm Records
* Formats: CD, CS

| 21 | — | — | — | — | —  |
Nothing Remains the Same |

* Released: 15 July 2002
* Label: Stockholm Records
* Formats: CD, CS

| 6 | — | — | 75 | — | —  |

* SWE: Gold[12]

Dancing with the Dead |

* Released: 21 March 2005[13]
* Label: Stockholm Records
* Formats: CD, CD+DVD

| 3 | 16 | — | — | — | —  |
Psalms of Extinction |

* Released: 23 April 2007[14]
* Label: Roadrunner Records
* Formats: CD

| 21 | 21 | 165 | — | — | 93  |
Cynic Paradise |

* Released: 31 October 2008
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: CD, LP, DL

| 30 | 28 | 165 | — | — | 78  |
You Only Live Twice |

* Released: 3 June 2011
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: CD, LP, DL

| 36 | 26 | — | 75 | 64 | 40  |
Coming Home |

* Released: 9 September 2016
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: CD, LP, DL

| 40
[15] | 14
[16] | 117
[17] | 29
[18] | 23 | 25  |
I Am |

* Released: 17 May 2024
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: CD, LP, DL

| — | — | — | — | 20 | 33  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

|
|
|
|

SWE
[19] | FIN
[20]
1999  | "End of the Line"  | 15 | —  |

* SWE: Gold[21]

| Rebirth
"On and On"  | 30 | —  |
2000  | "Suicide Machine"  | — | —  |
2001  | "Shut Your Mouth"  | 14 | —  |  | Nothing Remains the Same
2002  | "Eleanor Rigby"  | — | —  |
"Just Hate Me"  | 47 | —  |
"Eleanor Rigby 2"  | — | —  |
2004  | "Same Old Song"  | 18 | 5  |  | Dancing with the Dead
2005  | "Bye/Die"  | — | —  |
"Nothing"  | — | —  |
2008  | "I'm Going In"  | — | —  |  | Cynic Paradise
2009  | "Follow Me" (featuring Anette Olzon)  | — | —  |
2011  | "Dirty Woman"[22] | — | —  |  | You Only Live Twice
"My Angel" (featuring Cécile Siméone [fr]) [23] | — | —  |  |
2016  | "Black Knight Satellite" [24] | — | —  |  | Coming Home
2021  | "Gimme Shelter"  | — | —  |
2021  | "Party in My Head"  | — | —  |  |
2023  | "Revolution"  | — | —  |  |
2023  | "Go With The Flow"  | — | —  |  |
2023  | "Push The Pusher"  | — | —  |  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Video albums

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Title  | Video details  | Peak chart positions

|
|

SWE
[25]
Live Is Overrated |

* Released: 7 November 2006
* Label: Metal Mind Productions
* Formats: DVD

| —
We Come in Peace |

* Released: 16 November 2012
* Label: Nuclear Blast
* Formats: DVD

| 14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Music videos

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Year  | Title  | Directed  | Album

|
|
|

1999  | "End of the Line"  |

Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson)

| Rebirth
"On and On"  |

"Suicide Machine"  |

Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson)

2002  | "Shut Your Mouth"  |

Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson)

| Nothing Remains the Same
"Just Hate Me"  |

Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson)

2005  | "Same Old Song"[26] |

Mikeadelica (Mikael Gustafsson)

| Dancing with the Dead
"Bye/Die"[27] | Jerker Josefsson
"Nothing"  |

Daniel Kong

2007  | "Zombie Slam"  | Ralf Strathmann[28] | Psalms of Extinction
2008  | "Follow Me"[29] |

Ville Lipiäinen & Denis Goria

| Cynic Paradise
2009  | "Monkey Business"[30] | Denis Goria
"Have a Drink on Me"
2011  | "Dirty Woman"[31] |

| You Only Live Twice
"The Great Pretender"[32] |

2016  | "Call Me"  | Ville Lipiäinen [33] | Coming Home
2021  | "Gimme Shelter"  |

"Party in My Head"  |

Andrey Kezzyn

2023  | "Revolution"  |
2024  | "Go With The Flow"  |

## Members

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Current members

* Peter Tägtgren – vocals, all instruments on CD (1996–present)

Current touring musicians

* Sebastian Tägtgren – drums (2016–present)
* Jonathan Olsson – bass (2016–present)
* Sebastian Svalland – guitars (2019–present)

Former touring musicians

* Yngve "Saroth" Liljebäck – bass (1999-2005)
* Mathias Kamijo – guitars (1999-2003)
* Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen – drums (1999-2003)
* Andrea Odendahl – guitars (2003-2007)
* Alla Fedynitch – bass (2005-2007)
* Marcus Jidell – guitars (2007)
* André Skaug – bass (2007/2011)
* René Sebastian – guitars (2007)
* Michael Bohlin – guitars (2007–2016)
* Johan Husgafvel – bass (2007–2016)
* Greger Andersson – guitars (2016–2019)
* David Wallin – drums (2003–2016)

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## References

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1. ^ "PETER TÄGTGREN Hopes To Finish Next HYPOCRISY Studio Album This Summer". Blabbermouth.net. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
2. ^ "Pain Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
3. ^ Pain in Swedish Charts, swedishcharts.com.
4. ^ Svenska Stjärnor Brutalt Nerslagna from aftonbladet.se, accessed on 23 February 2008. They are also known to be very edgy, hence they named their band "Pain".
5. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com.
6. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com.
7. ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com.
8. ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at.
9. ^ "Discography Pain". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
10. ^ "Discographie von Pain" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
11. ^ "Pain - Pain - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
12. ^ "Pain's 'Nothing Remains The Same' Certified Gold In Sweden - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
13. ^ "Dancing with the Dead - Pain - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
14. ^ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Psalms of Extinction - Pain - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
15. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 September 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
16. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat.
17. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 37, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
18. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". oe3.ORF.at. 8 November 2019.
19. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com.
20. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com.
21. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
22. ^ "iTunes - Music - Dirty Woman - Single by Pain". iTunes. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
23. ^ "iTunes - Music - My Angel (featuring Cécile Siméone) - Single by Pain". iTunes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
24. ^ "Black Knight Satellite - Single par Pain" – via music.apple.com.
25. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
26. ^ "Pain: 'Same Old Song' Video Posted Online - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 29 December 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
27. ^ "Pain: 'Bye/Die' Video Posted Online - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
28. ^ "Pain: 'Zombie Slam' Video Posted Online - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
29. ^ "Pain: 'Follow Me' Video Featuring Nightwish Singer Posted Online - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
30. ^ "Pain: 'Monkey Business' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
31. ^ "Pain: 'Dirty Woman' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
32. ^ "Pain: 'The Great Pretender' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
33. ^ "Twisted Music Video of the Week Vol. 246: Pain "Call Me"". Bloody.Disgusting. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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Pain

* Peter Tägtgren
* David Wallin
* Jonathan Olsson
* Sebastian Svalland

Studio albums|

* Pain
* Rebirth
* Nothing Remains the Same
* Dancing with the Dead
* Psalms of Extinction
* Cynic Paradise
* You Only Live Twice
* Coming Home
* I Am

DVDs|

* Live Is Overrated

Related bands|

* Hypocrisy
* Lindemann
* Lock Up
* Bloodbath

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