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Pain
Pain at Rockharz in 2024
Background information
Origin	Ludvika, Sweden
Genres	Industrial metal, alternative metal
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

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". 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.

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. On March 8, Tägtgren announced the ninth album called I Am which will be released on 17 May 2024.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Video albums

Music videos

Members

References

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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".
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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.
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19. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com.
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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. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
23. "iTunes - Music - My Angel (featuring Cécile Siméone) - Single by Pain". iTunes. 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.

External links

• Official website
• Pain at AllMusic

• Musical groups established in 1997
• Swedish industrial metal musical groups
• Swedish heavy metal musical groups
• Swedish alternative metal musical groups
• Nuclear Blast artists
• Electronic rock musical groups
• Metal Mind Productions artists