Pain of Salvation: "Be"                                   
                                                            
  The concept is so meaningful as well as thought-out,      
  the music is sophisticated and varied: with their new     
  album "Be", Pain Of Salvation are wandering through the   
  deepest depths of prog metal. While doing so the          
  Swedish are reaching regions that were hardly reached     
  before by any other band of that genre. Progressive       
  Rock of the most sophisticated kind blends with metal     
  and classical music as well as elements of folk and       
  gospel.                                                   
                                                            
  "I let the music develop a life on it's own, and I        
  adapted myself to the general idea which I had in         
  mind," explains mastermind Daniel Gildenlöw. "One         
  almost cannot describe all those aspects of the 'Be'      
  compositions but one thing is for sure: No matter how     
  many genres we touch upon, the songs always have the      
  typical trademark of Pain of Salvation." A key role       
  plays the nine piece ensemble "Orchestra Of Eternity"     
  featuring musicians on cello, viola, violin, flute,       
  clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba and percussion. "Without    
  them 'Be' would not work", says Gildenlöw. "The           
  orchestra is an indispensable part of the whole thing."   
                                                            
  The album deals with the great mystery of earthly         
  existence. "I consider the story of "Be" as a kind of     
  modern fairy tale about the genesis of life. It deals     
  with mankind, with God, and our relationship with faith   
  and science. The most important question of all           
  questions is: How is everything connect with each         
  other? Science gives us a few hints regarding this,       
  however we are not able to really comprehend the whole    
  system of life and emotions. As part of the system we     
  cannot view it in it's wholeness from outside."           
                                                            
  "Be" has also passed the acid test long ago: Already      
  before the studio recordings Pain of Salvation            
  presented the work on several occasions in front of an    
  enthusiastic audience in their home town Eskilstuna.      
  "For three weeks we performed the music in front of       
  local school classes twice on Mondays and Thursdays,      
  and on weekends in front of a rock and classic            
  audience. It seems that everybody was deeply impressed.   
  I think, however, in order to grasp every detail of the   
  show one would have to watch it three or four times.      
  Pain Of Salvation has precautionary hired a camera crew   
  to document one of their shows, so that the DVD of        
  "Be", which is planned for release at the beginning of    
  next year, will offer the possibility to further          
  explore the matter. But you can already immerse           
  yourself into the mysterious world of sound and ideas     
  with the CD on hand here and now.                         
                                                            
  Since the founding of his band Reality back in 1984,      
  Daniel Gildenlöw is one of the most important Swedish     
  prog metal protagonists, and since 1991 he and his        
  friends carry the name Pain of Salvation. In 1996 the     
  debut album "Entropia", which was followed by "One Hour   
  By The Concrete Lake" in 1997. Also in 1997 they played   
  an European tour with the British band Threshold.         
  International breakthrough came in 2002 with "Remedy      
  Lane". Here Gildenlöw got something off his chest while   
  composing the songs: his traumatic experiences with his   
  relationship. On a tour together with Dream Theater       
  genre lovers in the whole of Europe knew at the latest    
  that here a wind of change is blowing from Sweden. With   
  the acoustic live album "12:5" Pain of Salvation          
  meanwhile performed soft sounds with acoustic guitars     
  and piano, but the calm will now be followed by the       
  storm ...                                                 
                                                            
                                                            
  Check them out online: www.painofsalvation.com