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Acoustic show in Leipzig (8) March 21, 2012
Pain of Salvation will play a unique acoustic show in Leipzig, Germany, on the 8th of June. Support will be well-known Dark Suns, and the tickets for this special event are now on sale: www.geyserhaus.de/?page_id=4&event_id=4469
Stay tuned for upcoming shows (41) March 21, 2012
As soon as possible, we will publish new tour dates for Asia and South America. We are also considering offers from India, USA and Australia, if time permits. Keep your fingers crossed...
On the road again (6) March 21, 2012
With only a few days left on our European leg of the Road Salt Two tour, we are looking back on a successful tour. The feedback on the shows and the new line-up has been absolutely tremendous, and even the most stubborn and conservative old-time fans s...
Press Release Jan 2012 (13) January 16, 2012
CenturyMedia press release (Jan 16, 2012) PAIN OF SALVATION – Add Scandinavian dates to European headlining tour in February/March 2012; Announce touring line-up! Sweden’s PAIN OF SALVATION have now finalized the dates for a massive headlining to...
Ragnar Zolberg on guitar (40) January 5, 2012
We are proud to present the last piece of the puzzle for the upcoming tour line-up - the guitar player. First, a little background on the auditions. So, we had applications coming in from the whole world (including a few countries we had barely heard...
Fredrik bids farewell (18) December 26, 2011
It may have passed under the radar of some fans that Fredrik has decided to leave the band earlier this winter. It was right in the turbulence after Johan's leaving, just before the Opeth tour when new tour dates for 2012 were also being officially ann...
Meet our new keyboard player (10) December 23, 2011
Pain of Salvation's new keyboard player is no stranger for the observant fan. Being quite the renaissance man (as everyone in this bizarre band), he has been all over the place the last year. He played the keyboard in India, the bass in South America a...
Best of Opeth: POS (9) December 23, 2011
We just couldn't help noticing... When the huge Swedish news paper Aftonbladet wrote their review of the Opeth show in Gothenburg, they listed the "endlessly talented" Pain of Salvation as the best part of Opeth's show :) "[Opeth] har också ett för...
Gustaf Hielm confirmed on bass (2) December 23, 2011
Gustaf Hielm will indeed be the bass player for the Feb/March European tour. Gustaf actually played with Pain of Salvation back in 1994, years before he played in Charta 77 and Meshuggah. He also played the bass on Innocence (Road Salt One) and The Dee...
Headline tour Feb/March (2) December 23, 2011
Despite Johan and Fredrik leaving the band, Pain of Salvation go full throttle and announce a European headline tour in February and March 2012. The line-up will be presented shortly (there has been rumors that Gustaf Hielm will be playing the bass for...
Press Release December 8 (10) December 15, 2011
PAIN OF SALVATION – Announce European headlining tour for 2012! Following a first headlining run of 2,5 weeks of European dates as well as 5 highly successful weeks of support shows with Opeth, Sweden’s PAIN OF SALVATION can now proudly announce ...
are YOU our new guitarist? (0) November 16, 2011
You could be the next Pain of Salvation guitarist and go on tour already in February 2012!
Johan Hallgren leaves the band (62) October 21, 2011
After 13 years in the band, Johan Hallgren has decided to leave Pain of Salvation to focus on family. That means that the band's upcoming Nov/Dec tour together with Opeth will be his last.
Ankara cancelled (0) October 13, 2011
Due to a total engine failure of the tour bus we were stuck in Bulgaria for three days. Despite desperate efforts to find alternative means of transportation, we ended up having to cancel the Ankara show. This was our second show to be cancelled since ...
POS in TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (1) September 19, 2011
On the 20th of September, Pain of Salvation will guest national TV show TV4 Nyhetsmorgon. For the curious, it's a perfect opportunity to hear two of the songs from the coming album Road Salt Two.
pre-order ROAD SALT TWO now! (3) September 17, 2011
Time to pre-order the new Pain of Salvation album NOW!
tour dates 2011 (6) August 3, 2011
2011 jan 6 – Nicosia @ Pavilion – CYPRUS jan 7 – Távros @ Fuzz Club – GREECE jan 8 – Ankara @ Saklikent – TURKEY jan 9 – Istanbul @ Jolly Joker Balans – TURKEY jan 22 – Lucknow @ Manfest IIM Lucknow – INDIA jan 26 – C...
ROAD SALT TWO release dates and tracklisting (34) July 31, 2011
Following the turbulent and successful release of “Road Salt One” in the year 2010 and the touring activities in its support which climaxed with shows in India and South America earlier this year, Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION can now reveal the c...
"Where It Hurts" on Expressen TV (1) April 1, 2011
"Where It Hurts" was published on big Swedish news paper Expressen's online TV site yesterday evening, presented as "The Video that was TOO HOT for YouTube"...
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"Where it Hurts" uncensored at Vimeo (1) March 31, 2011
Someone has published the uncensored version on Vimeo now. We have no idea if it will be allowed to stay there, but by all means, be sure to watch it as fast as you can...
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"Where it Hurts" banned! (2) March 30, 2011
As feared, the new video for Pain of Salvation's "Where it Hurts" was banned and pulled from YouTube just a few hours after publishing...
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WHERE IT HURTS video premiere! (3) March 29, 2011
...its aesthetic profile balances between the Japanese fight movie style of the 70s to the strict comic books' chiseled and minimalistic graphical style of the 90s, landing beautifully in the uncharted territory of raw poetic erotica with a philosophical undertow... [read more]
pain of salvation in india (0) March 29, 2011
Pain of Salvation in India Pain of Salvation has been in India for almost two weeks, headlining two bigger festivals, making lots of interviews, clinics and other public appearances. Among other things, they were invited to judge two music competiti...
Get your free Road Ticket One! - THE CONTEST (3) September 5, 2010
Get your free Road Ticket One! - THE CONTEST [...]
videos added (0) July 20, 2010
A new menu category has been added: VIDEOS. [...]
the first Road Salt tour dates (2) July 19, 2010
We have decided to take Road Salt One where it truly belongs; out on the road. The first stretch of this dusty and grainy road is taking shape right now [...]
random update (7) July 19, 2010
It's time for an update, touching on a broad variety of topics, such as what have we done lately and why should you rejoice at the silence [...]
Pre-order Road Salt One! (16) April 12, 2010
Pre-order Road Salt One! [...]

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Vote for POS today! (0) April 11, 2010
After having entered the Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen on #9, Pain of Salvation continued by entering the big and very influential chart Trackslistan on #18 yesterday. Now fans have 24 hours to vote and keep Pain of Salvation there. So register, vot...
Push Road Salt into the Tracks charts! (1) April 3, 2010
Today (Saturday), our song Road Salt was runner-up for the Tracks chart (one of the most influential music charts in Sweden, run by the public service radio channel P3). It's open for public voting until Monday at 14:00.
Road Salt One previews! (9) March 30, 2010
Road Salt One is now done! Twelve tracks of sweaty gravel, asphalt butterflies, untrodden paths and brave decisions. Read more about it and hear the unique previews!
Road Salt One - Ivory (10) March 10, 2010
The first part of Road Salt is finished - mixed, mastered and delivered! [...]
www.painofsalvation.se (2) March 10, 2010
We figured we needed a Swedish portal for the new arrivers from Melodifestivalen, so we set up a little Snowfish [...]
Online Roads (0) March 10, 2010
Walk with us: www.painofsalvation.com www.painofsalvation.se [...]
Back from the cirkus :) (5) March 9, 2010
We had two amazingly fun weeks with this insane Melodifestivalen cirkus, and everyone involved has been great to us - we will look back on this ride with smiles on our faces. :) And ok, it did suck to lose a little, but there are some positive things ...
Melodifestivalen (17) March 1, 2010
So, on the 6th of February it was time for us to enter the biggest music event in Sweden - Melodifestivalen. This contest is as bound by our contemporary national cultural history as the Olympics, Christmas and resolutions and fireworks on New Year's. ...
From Russia to Australia (34) December 5, 2009
What does Brisbane, Melodifestivalen and a Russian train ride have in common? They are all in Daniel's report from Australia... [read more]
EP tracklist (and the winner is...) (40) September 30, 2009
Read the tracklist of the coming Linoleum EP, and learn who the winner is (ie who guessed right on the cover song) [...]
2009 NOV 14 @ the cave / sundbyberg / stockholm / s (51) September 24, 2009
Nov 14 @ The Cave: Since the new EP Linoleum is scheduled for release on November 16, we thought it might be a good thing to turn this event into a RELEASE PARTY of sorts. [...]
New EP in November! (192) September 4, 2009
So, you thought you had to wait until 2010 to get your next Pain of Salvation fix, now did you? Think again! We are just now putting the finishing touches to a new EP [...]
Ambassadors for Världens Barn (6) September 3, 2009
On the 24th of August, it was publicly announced at a press conference that Pain of Salvation had been appointed Ambassadors of Eskilstuna for Världens Barn. [...]
Back on track! (19) September 3, 2009
After all the damage that SPV's insolvency caused, we are back on track again, with Century Media stepping in to tidy up the mess. [...]
Waiting... All just waiting... (60) July 9, 2009
I know that you have all waited to hear about the new album we are working on, longing for more news, inside info, revealing diaries. [...]
Johan Hallgren married! (16) July 7, 2009
Yes, Johan Hallgren has indeed married his Anna (and she has married her Johan)! [...]
POS - PN09 = SPV (43) June 24, 2009
SPV's insolvency effectively pulls the plug on Pain of Salvation's and Beardfish's participation on the six week American PN09 tour with Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa... [read more]
Tour dates for the ProgressiveNation North America 2009 (24) April 30, 2009
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Blackout for Earth Hour! (5) March 27, 2009
Pain of Salvation have decided to support WWF's Earth Hour project by blacking out our site tomorrow, March 28. [...]
Still charting... (5) March 27, 2009
We just got word that ENDING THEMES was #14 on the German national charts this week, all genres. Not bad for... [...]
DVD climbing the charts... (14) March 25, 2009
Hey, we just heard that ENDING THEMES ON THE TWO DEATHS OF PAIN OF SALVATION climbed the Swedish Music DVD charts (all genres) to #2! [...]
ENDING THEMES OUT NOW (0) March 25, 2009
"SIX FEET UNDER meets MONTY PYTHON" The long awaited new DVD is in the stores now. We advice everyone to lay your hands on a Limited Edition before they are gone - this is the one to own, folks! [...]
Bass Player for PN09 (8) March 9, 2009
So, who will be the Pain of Salvation bass player for the 5-6 week long US tour later this year? [...]
POS to US for PN09 (38) February 13, 2009
Pain of Salvation on the PN09 tour. Now we have punished the US government with our absence for almost five years - it's about time we do it with our presence!
Pain of Salvation lifting their embargo on USA (29) January 22, 2009
On Jan 20, 2009, after almost five years, Pain of Salvation announce that they are lifting their embargo on USA. [...]
Machinah Fanzine #5 2008 (3) January 22, 2009
December 2008 issue of the Machinah fanzine contains 28 pages worth of interviews, reviews and photos. This full color issue focuses on the departure of previous drummer Johan Langell.
Special Guest @ Metal Hammer (19) December 17, 2008
Daniel will be Metal Hammer's special guest on their Christmas party in Athens on December 19. [...]
Recording progressing (25) December 16, 2008
Basics for seven songs recorded...
ENDING THEMES On the Two Deaths of (30) December 16, 2008
So, you thought you found the content listing of the new ENDING THEMES DVD online? Well, just forget it; this is the official one, straight from the mouths of Pain of Salvation! [...]
Pain of Salvation + The Agency (7) December 16, 2008
Pain of Salvation + The Agency Group = True
dani zappa and his twisted goblins... (23) November 12, 2008
We headlined ProgPower Scandinavia in Copenhagen a while ago, and that was the last scheduled show - now we focus entirely on the next album, and the upcoming DVD [...]
recording new material (64) October 28, 2008
And so we have commenced recording on the next world of Pain of Salvation. The "real" recording is scheduled to start November 4, but we have already recorded two songs and it sounds great. [...]
ending themes (13) October 28, 2008
The DVD is now waiting to be released. It will be a double feature consisting of a documentary and a live show, together with a thick booklet and bonus material. [...]

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