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The fourth full-length album by the legendary Swedish Electronic/Industrial Metal/Rock band.
Peter Tägtgren is talented, and very much so. He writes, he plays, he sings, he plays some more. And "Dancing With The Dead" just might be one of the best things he's done so far. Pain's sound is a very well executed blend of Industrial/Techno sounds and Speed Metal. The entire affair is incredibly melodic, and to refer to the project as Pop songs with a Metal makeover is no unfair criticism - you just have to be really pretentious to let that distract you from having fun listening to this.
Peter does not actually make a lot of notice on tehnique here, so forget about any solo's or classic Metal riffing, this is pretty simple and would be very sucky if Peter was not so good in songwriting. And there he manages to nail it pretty hard. The songs simply sound good, there is no higher theory or explanation but that one, and there are some incredibly catchy songs to be found on here.
Every song seems to follow an identical structure - Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus, chorus... Even so, each track on this album has a different feel from the next. Some of them have deliberately epic meloldies ("Same Old Song"), some are really fu***ng fast ("Bye/Die"), and some are so damn addictive to listen to that even a year after acquiring the album.
Recommended for fans of newer material from The Kovenant and Samael!!
The album reach #3 on the Swedish album charts.
Stockholm Records, a Universal Music Company/Universal Music AB, 2004 (986 912-6). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Don't Count Me Out 4:39 
2. Same Old Song 3:58 
3. Nothing 4:07 
4. The Tables Have Turned 4:22 
5. Not Afraid To Die 4:15 
6. Dancing With The Dead 4:13 
7. Tear It Up 3:57 
8. Bye/Die 3:02 
9. My Misery 3:55 
10. A Good Day To Die 3:44 
11. Stay Away 3:19 
12. The Third Wave 3:50
Total playing time: 47:21 min.


Samples: https://www.last.fm

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Industrial Metal band.
Peter Tägtgren has long been hailed as one of the most talented Metal musicians and producers around, working together with a slew of bands, all the way from Sabaton to Children Of Bodom, all whilst playing in numerous other projects such as Hypocrisy and Lindemann. Despite this daunting schedule, and a full two decades after its inception, Peter's hobby project Pain, is back five years after its predecessor “You Only Live Twice”.
From the get-go, “Coming Home” treats us to an explosion of experimental elements, featuring facets that have as yet not been explored before. As to the production of this album, it's Peter Tägtgren's work, needing nothing further said to attest to its excellence. Granted, this release is not exactly groundbreaking or boundary defying, and may follow a pretty scattered lyrical theme, but who the hell cares? Peter has once again managed to weave together a catchy blend of styles that really shouldn't be mixed, resulting in a fresh, well-thought-out opus that is one of the crowning jewels of Pain's discography!
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2016 (27361 32122 | NB 3212-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Designed To Piss You Off 3:54
2. Call Me 4:13
3. A Wannabe 4:15
4. Pain In The Ass 4:06
5. Black Knight Satellite 3:41
6. Coming Home 4:40
7. Absinthe - Phoenix Rising 3:40
8. Final Crusade 3:54
9. Natural Born Idiot 4:16
10. Starseed 4:44
Total playing time: 41:23 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Industrial Metal band.
Peter Tägtgren has long been hailed as one of the most talented Metal musicians and producers around, working together with a slew of bands, all the way from Sabaton to Children Of Bodom, all whilst playing in numerous other projects such as Hypocrisy and Lindemann. Despite this daunting schedule, and a full two decades after its inception, Peter's hobby project Pain, is back five years after its predecessor “You Only Live Twice”.
From the get-go, “Coming Home” treats us to an explosion of experimental elements, featuring facets that have as yet not been explored before. As to the production of this album, it's Peter Tägtgren's work, needing nothing further said to attest to its excellence. Granted, this release is not exactly groundbreaking or boundary defying, and may follow a pretty scattered lyrical theme, but who the hell cares? Peter has once again managed to weave together a catchy blend of styles that really shouldn't be mixed, resulting in a fresh, well-thought-out opus that is one of the crowning jewels of Pain's discography!
Limited Edition Digibook includes Bonus Disc “Live In Vienna”.
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2016 (27361 32120 | NB 3212-0). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

DISC I “Coming Home”
1. Designed To Piss You Off 3:54
2. Call Me 4:13
3. A Wannabe 4:15
4. Pain In The Ass 4:06
5. Black Knight Satellite 3:41
6. Coming Home 4:40
7. Absinthe - Phoenix Rising 3:40
8. Final Crusade 3:54
9. Natural Born Idiot 4:16
10. Starseed 4:44
Running time: 41:23 min.

DISC II “Live In Vienna – June 3, 2016”
1. Same Old Song 4:04
2. Zombie Slam 3:38
3. Suicide Machine 4:30
4. I'm Going In 3:25
5. End Of The Line 4:54
6. It's Only Them 5:03
7. The Great Pretender 4:59
8. Dirty Woman 4:38
9. Monkey Business 4:31
10. Shut Your Mouth 5:21
Running time: 45:03 min.

Total playing time: 86:26 min.