In the Passing Light of Day is the tenth studio album by Swedish band Pain of Salvation, released on 13 January 2017 via InsideOut Music. A concept album like every other by the band, the lyrics focus on mortality, death and the joys and angers of life.[10] The album is dedicated to "my lover, my best friend", in reference to Daniel Gildenlöw's wife Johanna Iggsten.
| In the Passing Light of Day | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 January 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
| Studio | Dugout Studio Tuft Studio Daniel Gildenlöw's and Ragnar Zolberg's home studios Balsta Musikslott Studio Brun | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, progressive rock, art rock | |||
| Length | 71:46 | |||
| Label | InsideOut | |||
| Producer | Daniel Bergstrand, Daniel Gildenlöw, Ragnar Zolberg | |||
| Pain of Salvation chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock |   [1] |
| Cutting Edge | [2] |
| Focus | 8/10[3] |
| Inferno (lehti) | [4] |
| Interia Muzyka | 8/10[5] |
| Laut.de | [6] |
| Plattentests.de | 7/10[7] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10[8] |
| Soundi | [9] |
Album information
editThe album was conceived in 2014 when bandleader Daniel Gildenlöw contracted a life-threatening flesh eating bacteria. Hospitalized in Uppsala, Sweden, he was forced to sit out of Transatlantic's KaLIVEoscope tour. While receiving treatment Gildenlöw wrote the songs that became the basic premise of the album, including the 15 minute title track.
"I have been brought to the emergency ward with flesh-eating bacteria. Teams of doctors struggle, but no antibiotics help and no morphine takes away the pain. What started off as an annoying infection has, in just hours, suddenly pivoted into the very real possibility of my actually dying."
— Daniel Gildenlöw
The song is about Daniel's wife Johanna and the life they've spent together. It makes reference to "A Trace of Blood" from Remedy Lane, written about Johanna's miscarriage. In fact, Gildenlöw has referred to this album as Remedy Lane II due to its repeated use of themes found throughout the original's songs.[11]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Daniel Gildenlöw except on the song "Meaningless", written by Ragnar Zolberg; all music is composed by Daniel Gildenlöw & Ragnar Zolberg, except for "Silent Gold" by Daniel Gildenlöw & Peter Kvint
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On a Tuesday" | 10:22 |
| 2. | "Tongue of God" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Meaningless" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Silent Gold" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Full Throttle Tribe" | 9:05 |
| 6. | "Reasons" | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Angels of Broken Things" | 6:24 |
| 8. | "The Taming of a Beast" | 6:33 |
| 9. | "If This Is the End" | 6:03 |
| 10. | "The Passing Light of Day" | 15:31 |
| Total length: | 71:46 | |
Special edition bonus CD
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction (demo intro)" | 1:45 |
| 2. | "Tongue of God (demo intro)" | 0:48 |
| 3. | "Tongue of God (demo)" | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Meaningless (demo intro)" | 0:44 |
| 5. | "Meaningless (demo)" | 5:48 |
| 6. | "Silent Gold (demo intro)" | 0:48 |
| 7. | "Silent Gold (demo)" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Full Throttle Tribe (demo intro)" | 0:49 |
| 9. | "Full Throttle Tribe (demo)" | 8:54 |
| 10. | "Reasons (demo intro)" | 0:52 |
| 11. | "Reasons (demo)" | 4:32 |
| 12. | "Angels of Broken Things (demo intro)" | 0:42 |
| 13. | "Angels of Broken Things (demo)" | 6:56 |
| 14. | "Bloopers" | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 43:22 | |
Personnel
edit- Daniel Gildenlöw – vocals, guitar
- Ragnar Zolberg – guitar, vocals
- Gustaf Hielm – bass, vocals
- Daniel "D2" Karlsson – keyboards, vocals
- Léo Margarit – drums, vocals
Guest musicians
edit- Peter Kvint – bass, mellotron and backing vocals on "Silent Gold"
- Camilla Arvidsson – violin
- David Ra-Champari – violin
- Anette Kumlin – oboe, English horn
- Hálfdán Árnason – double bass
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 82 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 79 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] | 86 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] | 32 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 107 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 28 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 56 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ "Pain of Salvation - in the Passing Light of Day album review". 22 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.cuttingedge.be/muziek/pain-salvation-passing-light-day [dead link]
- ^ "Musiker kämpft ein Jahr um sein Leben - jetzt veröffentlicht er ein Album darüber".
- ^ "Mahdollisesti vuoden merkittävin teos – arviossa Pain of Salvation". 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Recenzja Pain of Salvation "In the Passing Light of Day": Bez napinki".
- ^ "Knisternde Heavy Rock-Erotik: Auferstanden von den Toten".
- ^ "Pain of Salvation - in the passing light of day - Plattentests.de-Rezension".
- ^ "PAIN OF SALVATION - in the Passing Light of Day".
- ^ "Elämänvalon häikäisevä voima - Pain of Salvation -pomon voitetusta sairaudesta syntyi hieno levy". 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Angry Metal Guy reviews Pain of Salvation - in the Passing Light of Day". 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Pain of Salvation on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "Pain of Salvation - in the Passing Light of Day (Special Edition 2CD Mediabook)". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Pain of Salvation: In the Passing Light of Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 2017-01-13 al 2017-01-19)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2017.