Artist: PAIN OF SALVATION
Album: BE (CD)

Release date: 2004
EAN/UPS: 5052205021286
Media type: CD

Mastermind Daniel Gildenlow and his boys have ventured everything and won much – this was the conclusion of fans and critics shortly after the release of Pain of Salvation’s ambitious concept album “Be“ in the autumn of last year. To be or not to be? Anyway, at least in musical respect the Swedish blasted all stylistic borders. Already a year before, the band brought the “Be“ project several times to the stage in their home country, as a rock show with orchestral support, spoken word passages, costumes, and acting performances. How impressive these events were one can now fully comprehend with the DVD “Be Live”.

The nine piece “Orchestra of Eternity” as well as Pain of Salvation were in best playing mood, Latin song titles, spoken sequences, prayers from the answerphone via playback, and a musical journey into realms between Queen alike opera rock, northern folk, Floydian spherical sounds, classical music, and of course prog metal, and even gospel – for the senses this live event of “Be“ must have been a memorable experience for everybody during the three weeks run in a theatre of Pain of Salvation’s home town of Eskilstuna in summer of 2003.

Daniel Gildenlow about the concept behind the music: “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 connected with each other? Science gives us a few hints regarding this, and different religions, too; 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 its wholeness from outside.” And he adds, in view of the live performances: “I think, however, in order to grasp every detail of the show one would have to watch it three or four times.”

PoS fans will have the opportunity to do so with the now released DVD/CD set “Be Live”. The DVD offers the complete “Be” set in stereo or 5.1 surround mix, plus an audio commentary by Daniel Gildenlцw, a photo gallery, and a few extras which are typical for PoS, and in which one should engross oneself without getting it explained beforehand. The set is released in slip-case with a thick and richly illustrated booklet.

Pain of Salvation will do tour of Europe in April. The audience will then enjoy a repertoire with highlights of their almost ten year career, starting with “Entropia” (1996) till “Be” (2004).

TRACKLIST:

1. Animae Partus
2. Deus Nova
3. Imago
4. Pluvius Aestivus
5. Lilium Cruentus
6. Nauticus
7. Dea Pecuniae
8. Vocari Dei
9. Diffidentia
10. Nihil Morari
11. Latericius Valete
12. Omni
13. Iter Impius
14. Martius/Nauticus II
15. Animae Partus II

LINE-UP:

Daniel Gildenlow
(Lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars)

Kristoffer Gildenlow
(Bass, vocals)

Johan Hallgren
(Electric and acoustic guitars, vocals)

Fredrik Hermansson
(Grand piano, cembalo)

Johan Langell
(Drums, vocals)