Therefore, the album's second single, "Reasons", as well as a dynamic video for it are being debuted today. Check the clip produced by Joakim S. Hammond and Love Fagerstedt for Lynx Pictures here:

VEVO: https://www.vevo.com/watch/pain-of-salvation/Reasons/GBF861777302

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qZpLgvdOI

Or listen to "Reasons" here:

iTunes (Instant grat!): http://smarturl.it/POSreasonsiTunes

Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2imu1aW

Pain of Salvation's Daniel Gildenlöw checked in to comment about the song/video as follows: "We are proud to present the second video from our upcoming album IN THE PASSING LIGHT OF DAY. It's a hard and complex track, but is somehow catchy enough to make people go around humming it hours after they've heard it. I left one of the early demos in my car over the weekend, and the next week I heard my kids hum it while they were playing app games on their phones. Or, as Daniel Bergstrand put it, "It's awesome - it's so catchy that you can't resist singing it, but it drives you crazy because at the same time you can't grasp the weird rhythms enough to do it right!" hahaha. The video is a bit different too, because I'm in it, but with all my clothes on and not having sex with anyone or even holding severed body parts of any kind. How weird is that? For those who think that's just too meek, I can offer some comfort to that, by revealing that four of us were bleeding after only two or three takes of the video. Who was the one who didn't bleed? That's a mystery for you to solve and discuss. "Because I hate every motherfucking word you say!"

Lyrically the song is about the harshest lows of a long-term relationship, but also a dark satire about true and deep loyalty and love - the kind that will not perish in any flame but just come out twice as strong. It's like a long and true friendship - it can withstand a little bit of conflict, dislike, or even hate, every now and then through the year, without going out. At least if the conflicts are shared and mutual, brought out in the open and dealt with with courage and truth. So, at the surface, it may first seem like a lyric about hate, but as you delve deeper into the philosophy of it, and if you pay attention to the small lyrical signs towards the end, you'll understand that it is a story about a strong love."

The video for the album's first single, 'Meaningless", can be checked out here:

Vevo: https://www.vevo.com/watch/pain-of-salvation/Meaningless/GBF861777301

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MreXYqelGPM

Or listen to "Meaningless" here:

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/POSmeaninglessiTunes

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/27wq7Gls32bnQOFqYbtZbm

Working together with acclaimed producer Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, etc.) at Dugout Studio in Sweden, the band have crafted an album that sees them returning to their much praised heavier sound, featuring the syncopated rhythms, glorious melodies, and intensely personal themes that Pain of Salvation fans have long loved about the band.

The album will be available as a special edition 2CD Mediabook (including 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.

Pain of Salvation - "In the Passing Light of Day":

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)

The vinyl version of the album will be 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)

The album's pre-order via the InsideOutMusic webstore has already started here: http://smarturl.it/POSitplodIOS

On the live-front, Pain of Salvation have just announced a North American tour and also added a show in Cologne/Germany to their European run, for which fellow Swedes Port Noir have been added as support act. Here are all dates announced so far:

North America tour 2017:

Feb 7-11 Tampa (US) - Cozumel (Mexico) - Cruise to the Edge

Feb 12  Tampa, FL, The Orpheum

Feb 14  Houston,TX, The Scout bar

Feb 15  Dallas, TX,  Gas Monkey

Feb 16  Kansas City, MO, The Riot Room

Feb 18  Chicago, IL, Reggies

Feb 19  Detroit, MI, The Token Lounge

Feb 21  Toronto, ON, Mod Club

Feb 22  Quebec, QC, Le Cercle

Feb 23  Montreal, QC, Le Tulipe

Feb 24  Buffalo, NY, Iron Works

Feb 26  New York, NY, The Marlin Room

Here is a list of the band's live-shows announced so far:

Pain of Salvation - "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

14.04. Venlo (The Netherlands) - Grenswerk

15.04. Leiden (The Netherlands) - Gebr. De Nobel

16.04. Zwolle (The Netherlands) - Hedon

16.-18.06. Clisson (France) - Hellfest / http://www.hellfest.fr

Pain of Salvation - line-up 2016:

• 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

www.facebook.com/painofsalvation

https://twitter.com/thebestofpain