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 OF 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), 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):
Bonus Disc (43:25):
The vinyl release of the album is available in the following versions:
"In the Passing Light of Day" can be purchased here:
"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":
"Reasons":
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:
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...
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