An all-star anti-bullying campaign headed by Scarpoint featuring guest vocals from Jens Kidman (Meshuggah), Jimmie Strimmel (Dead by April), Anette Olzon (Nightwish), Björn Strid (Soilwork), Zak Tell (Clawfinger), Martin Westertrand (Lillasyster), Tom Englund (Evergrey) and Peter Tägtgren (Pain, Hypocrisy). Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fK7V9UBfJ8
More info/background/interviews here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0h0rZFlxY
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
02. ABBA - The albums (9CD box set)
03. Agnes - Dance love pop
04. Bo Kaspers Orkester - 8
05. Jill Johnson - Bbaby blue paper
06. Thorleifs - Förälskade
07. Frida Hyvönen - Silence is wild
08. Hans Alfredsson/Tage Danielsson/Lasse O'Månsson - Lindemans låda - Fullare än någonsin
09. Sonja Aldén - Under mitt tak
10. In Flames - A sense of purpose
11. Markus Fagervall - Steal my melody
12. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
13. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
14. Tiger Lou - A partial print
15. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
16. Takida - Bury the lies
17. Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from Hello Saferide
18. Andreas Johnson - Rediscovered
19. Pain - Cynic paradise
20. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
Pain, the pop-metal crossover act of Hypocrisy frontman Peter Tägtgren, will release their new album "Cynic paradise" on October 31. Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon guests on two tracks.
Three of the dudes from Pain (including mainman Peter Tägtgren, also in Hypocrisy) were attacked in Leipzig while enjoying a day off on tour: http://www.thelocal.se/10098/
Pain is keeping a tour diary and if the pictures they've posted are any indication of what to expect, it's gonna be interesting: http://www.pain.cd/ontour/
Nightwish on tour in Europe with support from Pain:
02/17 - Siemens Arena, Vilnius (LIT)
02/19 - Visla Hall, Krakau (POL)
02/20 - T-Mobile Arena, Prague (CA)
02/21 - Arena, Berlin (GER)
02/23 - Arena, Leipzig (GER)
02/24 - Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart (GER)
02/25 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt (GER)
02/27 - Jako Arena, Bamberg (GER)
Updated Russian tourdates for Pain:
11/24 - Shadow Club, Moscow
11/25 - DK Molodezhi, Perm
11/27 - Fakel, Tomsk
11/28 - Koliseum, Barnaul
11/29 - Rock City, Novosibirsk
11/30 - EC Contnent, Kemrovo
12/02 - Gavana, Krasnoyarsk
12/04 - SC Trud, Irkutsk
Five albums in, you know what you're getting when it comes to Pain (Peter Tägtgren): A well-produced slice of industrial pop-metal, with some stand-out singles (this time called "Zombie slam", "Clouds of ecstasy" and "Nailed to the ground") and albums tracks of varying quality. The previous album was inspired by his collapse, death and following revival and had a real fighting spirit. This one seems mostly inspired by a divorce and is fuelled by equal parts dislike, thinly veiled hurt and a bit of misogyny. That makes for good anger, but not always good songs. The best ones are where Peter doesn't try to hide under furious riffs, but travels the lighter and poppier road. The album feels slightly split; it is like Peter is at a crossroad. He needs to decide what he really wants with Pain. Is it industrial pop-metal, or the heavier songs? Or maybe he should just do the cover album he's been talking about for so long. After all, the "Play dead" (Björk) cover on the album shows a real knack for interpreting others' works, while keeping the emotional core intact.
- Hanzan
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
02. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
03. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
04. Vikingarna - Bästa kramgoa låtarna 2
05. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
06. Jerry Williams - I can jive - Det bästa med Jerry Williams
07. Nanne - Jag måste kyssa dig
08. Dark Tranquility - Fiction
09. Markoolio - Värsta Plattan
10. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
11. Marie Lindberg - Trying to recall
12. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
14. Pain - Psalms of extinction
15. Emilia - Små ord av kärlek
16. Kristofer Åström - RainawayTown
17. Laakso - Mother, am I good looking?
18. Björn Rosenström - Ett Jubileum som är sådär....10 1/2 år
19. Laleh - Prinsessor
20. Andreas Johnson - The collector
The FaceCulture video zine talks to Peter Tägtgren of Pain/Hypocrisy: http://www.faceculture.nl/pain/
The new album from Pain, the pop-metal project of Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy), will be called "Psalms of extinction" and will be out April 18 in Scandinavia and May 7 throughout Europe. Listen to the track "Zombie slam" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/officialpain
Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy) solo pop-metal act Pain will be releasing a new album in April via Roadrunner Records.
Pain, the pop solo project of Peter Tägtgren from Hypocrisy, will release the new single "Nothing" on September 28.
8thsin's forthcoming album "Angelseed & Demonmilk" is finished and is currently being prepped for release in October. This time around the band used a full five-member live band for the recording as opposed the first album "Sinners Inc" which only featured the core duo of Michael Bohlin and It. The new album also marks the first time that It and Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain) have worked together since they did the over-the-top kvlt black-metal sideproject War way back when. Yes, Peter lends his vocals to a track on the record. More info and full tracklist: http://www.8thsin.biz/main/news/news01.html