Welcome to the LOUDEST DOT COM ON THE PLANET!
KNAC.COM News Reviews and More Watch The Latest Videos Buy KNAC T-shirts and More


PAIN Reveal New Album I Am

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 @ 12:00 AM


Out May 17th Via Nuclear Blast; Video For "Go With The Flow" Launched

- advertisement -
PAIN are announcing their new album I Am, which will be released on May 17 via Nuclear Blast Records.

With the first single "Go With The Flow", the Swedish industrial project set the tone for their upcoming ninth album. Accompanied by a high-quality video featuring actor Peter Stormare (Palme d'Or awarded Dancer in the Dark, Fargo, Prison Break, The Big Lebowski) and Peter Tagtgren, PAIN make a triumphant return.

Tagtgren comments, ""Go With The Flow" is taking me back to '80's synth pop. It was an idea I had for a while to write in more of that direction, so I was taking out analog synths and going crazy, and of course I needed to come back to a catchy PAIN chorus. [The] hardest part was to write lyrics to the song, and to figure out what style to use to sing. The lyrics are about me, always being negative and the need to let things go when they don't go as planned, and brush it off and move on."

Watch the video for "Go With The Flow" on KNAC.COM HERE.

I AM TRACKLISTING:

  • "I Just Dropped By (To say goodbye)"
  • "Don't Wake The Dead"
  • "Go With The Flow"
  • "Not For Sale"
  • "Party In My Head"
  • "I Am"
  • "Push The Pusher"
  • "The New Norm"
  • "Revolution"
  • "My Angel"
  • "Fair Game"
Let's get one thing straight: the powerful-sounding I Am is truly a versatile - if not the most versatile - musical missile in PAIN's rich discography. The new songs go everywhere with heavy industrial riffs, haunting melancholic vibes, and groove-filled rhythms, without forgetting surprises, of course.

"There's no boundaries with PAIN. I just get an interesting idea for a song and along the way it can turn into anything. Sometimes, I also like to deliberately surprise people by following an exciting musical path where unexpected things happen," Peter describes.

"If I had one big goal this time, it was to add more intensity and edge to the songs. "Coming Home" turned out great, but looking back now, I was maybe a little too deep into my 'David Bowie worship' with the orchestral stuff and the acoustic guitars. This time around, I definitely wanted more tempo, aggressiveness, and an industrial atmosphere. Going back towards the old times of PAIN? Maybe a bit..."

He continues, "I Am is also more of a family affair than ever before. My son Sebastian, also a PAIN drummer, wrote the music of "Revolution" and "Don't Wake the Dead". These absorbing songs add width to an already versatile album. All in all, completing I Am required a lot of composing, writing, thinking, experimenting, doing, and re-doing. It was a long and sometimes challenging process, but never painful!"

Speaking of surprises... What song will give fans the biggest wow effect this time?

"It must be "Go With the Flow". I dare to insist that when it starts rolling, even the deep connoisseurs of PAIN music are wondering what the heck is going on here. I would say it's my 'DEPECHE MODE in the 80s' song," Peter laughs. "Lyrically, "Go With the Flow" represents a slightly brighter moment in the darkness. I always tend to think that everything is going to hell, but with this song I tell myself, 'Come on dude, let things be for once and go with the flow.'"

There may be these rare rays of light from the beacon, but darkness still prevails.

"The album's title track starts with the line 'There's no hope in the valley of death.' And if I look at the lyrics, I could dig up a lot other examples of similar sinister moods. But hey, a sarcastic guy like me and such gloomy times we live in... Are you expecting some sunny faces here? Well, sunny or not, PAIN is going to be busy for the foreseeable future. There will be a lot of touring to support the record - summer festivals, extensive tours here and there, and more," Peter says.

He finishes, "And what about the future anyway? Ask me again in eight years and there have been a few studio albums from different bands, a lot of gigs and something else. Yes, I am what I Am..."


Back to Top

 

 

 Recent News
WORLDWIDE PANIC Unleash Video For "Break Me Down"
AIRFORCE Return With New Album Acts Of Madness
NAPALM DEATH, THE MELVINS Reunite For 2025 "The Savage Imperial Death March Part II"
ARCHITECTS Set To Release New Studio Album The Sky, The Earth & All Between
COMBUSTION 96 Debuts New Track "Lost In The Dark"
DAVID ELLEFSON Announces European 'Bass Warrior' Tour Dates
SPIRITBOX Unveil New Album Tsunami Sea
THUNDERMOTHER Premiere "Dead Or Alive" Video
BEYOND THE GATES Festival Reveals First Bands For 2025
W.A.S.P.'s The 7 Savage Box Set Get 7-CD Release
FOUR STROKE BARON Announces North American Tour Dates For 2025
XANDRIA Release New Outlander-Inspired Video For "200 Years"
ADRIAN SMITH, RICHIE KOTZEN Reunite For Second SMITH/KOTZEN Album, Black Light/White Noise
DAVE NAVARRO, BILLY MORRISON, Special Guests Return For Fourth Annual "Above Ground" Benefit Concert
DEVIN TOWNSEND Announces 2025 North American Dates
ARCTIC DREAMS Share New Single "Frozen Little Beings"
DESTRUCTION Announce 16th Album, Birth Of Malice
WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE Reveals Massive Band Lineup For 2025 Edition
RIVAL SONS To Release New Live Album, Pair Of Aces: Live From Catalina Island
CATEGORY 7 Unleash Video For "Land I Used To Love"
MOVEMENTS Announce 2025 North American Tour
PROPHETS OF ADDICTION Drop "Let's Get High" Video
LINKIN PARK Roar Into 2025 With 50+ New Shows On The 'From Zero World Tour'
IGNITOR Release "Shattered Crosses" Video
WILDNESS Return With New Studio Album Avenger
ANGEL Guitarist PUNKY MEADOWS Set For First Solo Christmas Song, "Wrap Me Up"
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Announce Summer 2025 North American Stadium Tour
BUTCHER BABIES Drop New Video For "Sincerity"
SEVEN KINGDOMS Release Video For "Wilted Pieces"
MACHINE HEAD Announce 2025 North American Tour
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist DARIO LORINA Forms DARK CHAPEL, Set To Release Debut Album Spirit In The Glass
WILDFEST Announces Lineup For Final Festival
IMPELLITTERI Share New Video For "Hell On Earth"
KILMARA Unveil New Album Journey To The Sun
HYPERSPACE METAL FEST Announces Final 2025 Lineup
PALEFACE SWISS Launch "My Blood On Your Hands" Video
OLA ENGLUND Drops New Single, Video "Game Over"
QUEENSRYCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON Readies Debut Solo Album, Volume 1
MARTY FRIEDMAN Shares '"Song For An Eternal Child" Video
DROWNING POOL Announce 'The XMAS in Texas Tour'
MAJESTICA Set For New Album Power Train
BURNING WITCHES Unleash "The Spell Of The Skull" Video
AVATARIUM Present The New Album, Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead
WEDNESDAY 13 Announces 2025 North American Headline "There's No Such Thing As Monsters" Tour
SALIVA Release New Single, Video For "Time Bomb" Featuring PEYTON PARRISH
LABYRINTH Unveil New Studio Album, In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye
Mexican-Inspirited SIGLOS Ready New EP Renacer De Las Cenizas
3 INCHES OF BLOOD Confirm 'California Conquest' Shows
HAVOK Release New EP New Eyes
STORACE Drops New Video For "Screaming Demon"
NONPOINT Announce 'The Painful Statements Tour' For 2025
AUSTIN MEADE Streams Title Track For New EP Pretty Little Waist
Japanese Power Metallers ILLUSION FORCE Unveil New Album Halfana
THE PLOT IN YOU Announce Spring North American Headline Tour
DOROTHY Streams New Track "The Devil I Know"
HEART Reveals Special Guests For The 'Royal Flush Tour' 2025
SICKSENSE Launch New Video For "Masquerade Parade"
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Festival Announces Lineup For 2025 Edition
Vegas Rockets VELVET CHAINS Share Video For "Dead Inside"
W.A.S.P. Debut "The W.A.S.P. Museum" On Tour
BONFIRE Return With New Single, Video For "I Died Tonight"
THE HELLACOPTERS Reveal Cover, Release Date For New Studio Album Overdriver
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Confirm Spring 2025 Headline Tour
Finnish Rockers THE RASMUS Drop New Single "Rest In Pieces"
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS To Embark On "Armada Over North America" Tour
MILWAUKEE METAL FEST Reveals Second Wave of Bands For 2025 Edition
BEAT, Featuring ADRIAN BELEW, STEVE VAI, TONY LEVIN And DANNY CAREY, Reveal Plans For Global Livestream Event
WITHERFALL Unveils Hidden Track, "Echoes", Video Debuts
MAGNUM To Release Final Live Album With Late Guitarist TONY CLARKIN, Live At KK'S Steel Mill
NARCOTIC WASTELAND Announces "Cemetery Slam Tour"
CRADLE OF FILTH Releases Video For Brand New Single "Malignant Perfection"
21st Annual SOUTH BAY MUSIC AWARDS Announced For Los Angeles
SONIC TEMPLE ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL Reveals Full Band Lineup For 2025
IMPELLITTERI Unleash "Wrath Child" Video
HALESTORM's LZZY HALE And JOE HOTTINGER Announce "The Living Room Sessions" Shows
JINJER Unveil Fifth Album, Duel
LEPROUS Announce 2025 North American Second Leg Of "Melodies Of Atonement" Tour
DAUGHTRY Drops Epic Video For New Single "The Dam"
JOE SATRIANI, ERIC JOHNSON And STEVE VAI Set For Release Of G3 Reunion Live Album
GHOST Announce 2025 World Tour
ONI Reveals Video For New Single "Deja Vu"
SKID ROW Launch 'Skid Row 18 And Life' Rum
DOROTHY Shares Live Performance Video For "Mud"
ABORTED Announce "Terrifying North America" Tour
ARCH ENEMY Unleash New Video For "Liars & Thieves"
THE VEER UNION Share New Track "Is This How It Ends?"



HOME | MAGAZINE | VIDS | STORE | HELP/POLICIES

©2024 KNAC.COM. All Rights Reserved.    Link to us    Advertise with us    Privacy policy
 Latest News