Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators Pain of Salvation have released their newest studio album "In the Passing Light of Day" via longtime label InsideOutMusic last week. The much anticipated album is now entering the national sales charts in various countries, reaching the highest entries in the band's history as follows:

• Germany: # 28
• France: # 70
• The Netherlands: # 86
• Italy: # 56
• Switzerland: # 28
• Belgium (Flemish charts): # 82
• Belgium (Wallonian charts): # 79
• Sweden (Physical album charts): # 42
• Sweden (Hardrock album charts): # 20
• USA (Billboard Heatseekers Chart): # 9

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), 2CD Jewel Case, 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: 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

Check out  "In the Passing Light of Day" on Spotify here: http://spoti.fi/2in02iQ

Pain of Salvation - "In the Passing Light of Day" North American tour 2017:

02/07-11 Tampa (US) / Cozumel (Mexico) - Cruise To The Edge

02/12 Tampa, FL - The Orpheum

02/14 Houston, TX - The Scout bar

02/15 Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey

02/16 Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room

02/18 Chicago, IL - Reggies

02/19 Detroit, MI - The Token Lounge

02/21 Toronto, ON - Mod Club

02/22 Quebec, QC - Le Cercle

02/23 Montreal, QC - Le Tulipe

02/24 Buffalo, NY - Iron Works

02/26 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

PAIN OF SALVATION online:

www.painofsalvation.com

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