1. An Industrial Metal band from S… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists called Pain
1. An Industrial Metal band from Sweden
2. A Punk/Indie Rock band from Alabama
3. An Industrial/Noise band from the Netherlands
4.A Rap project from Hungary
5. A Rock band from Japan
6. A Heavy Metal band from Germany
7 A Rap artist from California
8. A Rap artist from the Czech Republic
9. A Dubstep producer from Pennsylvania
Not to be confused with: The Pain, a Swedish Punk band, which may mistakenly be scrobbled as Pain
1. Sweden’s Pain is an industrial metal band. The band started out as a hobby project for Hypocrisy front man Peter Tägtgren, whose idea was to fuse metal with electronic influences. Tägtgren is the only official member. Pain’s self titled debut was released in 1996, and since, Pain has released 8 albums and 2 DVDs
“MUSIC IS everything to me. I’ve been through two divorces and a whole world of shit because of music but still it is the most important thing in the world to me. I’d rather have music than anything else.”
So speaks 36-year-old Peter Tägtgren, musician, producer and creative brain behind Pain. His has been a life immersed in music, in pushing boundaries, and taking ideas to both their logical and illogical extremes. It’s been a career that has involved fronting bands – notably Hypocrisy, and now Pain – or shaping their sounds – as he has done with Celtic Frost, Children Of Bodom, Dimmu Borgir and Immortal, among others. It’s a calling that has made him one of Sweden’s most respected musicians and producers. But, with Pain’s new album ‘Psalms Of Extinction’, he now wants to take things one step further. Now, in his own words, he’s ready to make his band Pain, “the biggest fucking band in the genre. I want this to be huge on a worldwide scale.”
TÄGTGREN’S CAREER began in Hypocrisy, the atmospheric death metal band that he created, fronted and led. “But, in 1996,” Tägtgren says, “I realised I wanted to write some more heavy metal based music. I didn’t want to change Hypocrisy because I didn’t think that band had finished developing in its own genre. I really wanted to allow that to happen but I also wanted to experiment with other sounds. That’s why I set up Pain.”
The correct website for this Pain is http://www.painworldwide.com
and their label's Pain profile is http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/label/music/band/about/70947.pain.html
2. Forming in 1994, the punk rock band is a musical ensemble comprised of seven members that originated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their song "Jabberjaw" was commissioned for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim as a short music video placed into the ad rotation.
Pain's sound is sometimes confused with ska/ska-punk, due to similarities in instrumentation and similar sensibilities to third-wave ska-punk bands, but it cannot be accurately described as ska since it does not utilize the ska beat. The band includes a trumpet, trombone, and saxophone, which are often found in ska bands, but the band members have stated numerous times that they are not a ska band -- in fact they have claimed that they do not like the ska genre. The band is perhaps best defined by their fast-paced lyrics and clever rhythm schemes, both instrumental and spoken. Pain's lyrics are often humorous, touching lightly upon such subjects as Dungeons and Dragons as well as Greek and Arthurian legends, often creating entire plots and stories about fictional characters.
Many of their songs are nostalgic and humorous, while others have philosophic undertones. Despite these subtleties, they maintain a frenzied, bouncy sound and an ironic sense of humor which sets them apart from the mainstream scene.
In mid-2009, the band released the DVD retrospective "In a Band," chronicling the band's 7-year career with over 5 hours of video, audio, and photo content.
The correct website for this Pain is http://www.thepainpage.com
3. A Dutch industrial/noise project active in the early 1980s, released on Kubus Kassettes
4. A Hungarian rap artist/band.
5. A Japanese rock band from 70s.
6. Pain is heavy metal bend formed in Germany, 1986.
Stanley Falk - Vocals, Guitars
Peter Arrow - Guitars
Andrew Sommer - Bass
Andy Lee - Drums
7. A Rapper from Escondido, CA used to go by the name PAIN
8. Pain is a rapper from Czechia, based in Prague.
9. Thomas Ricciardi, more commonly known as Pain, is a dubstep producer based in Philidephia who has released on the likes of Reinelex, Interval Audio, Jerry's Clubhouse, and Disciple Round Table. Ricciardi also releases music on SoundCloud under the aliases Wrath and itami.
Close My Eyes
Pain Lyrics
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Of my swollen eyes I try to dry
I pretend it's not as bad as it seems
What a lie
How can we be so blind
Every time a child dies?
People are starving, rain forests are falling
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(And it hurts me so bad)
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
(I close my eyes)
I look away from this misery
And I hope the problem will disappear
But it still hurts me every time a child dies
It's like a knife you stab in my heart
And twist it, twist it, twist it around
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(And it hurts me so bad)
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(And it hurts me so bad)
I don't know why
(It sticks in my head)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
I close my eyes
(I close my eyes)
The lyrics to Pain's song Close My Eyes depict the struggles of trying to face the harsh reality of the world we live in. The first stanza sets the tone by describing the difficulty of maintaining faith when surrounded by so much pain and suffering. The singer seems to be trying to convince themselves that things aren't as bad as they appear, but admits that this is a lie. The second stanza poses a rhetorical question, questioning why people are unable to see the horrors that occur daily, such as child mortality, poverty, deforestation, and war. The singer seems to be fully aware of these issues but feels powerless to do anything about them. The refrain "I close my eyes" is repeated multiple times throughout the song, indicating that the singer is unable to face these problems head-on. They hope that by ignoring them, they will disappear, but this only causes more pain.
The third stanza reflects on the idea that avoiding the issue does not make it go away, and how it still hurts deeply every time a child dies. The metaphor used to describe this pain is a knife being twisted in the heart, emphasizing the immense emotional weight involved. The use of repetition in the refrain further emphasizes how this pain remains constantly present. The chorus paints the picture of an individual in agony, grappling with a reality that they cannot change, stuck in a cycle of denial and despair.
The song's message seems to be that although it may be emotionally daunting, it is crucial to confront the problems of the world and attempt to do something about them. By simply pretending that they don't exist, we add to the suffering of others and perpetuate the cycle. Pain's use of poetic language and imagery allows the listener to connect to the emotions involved in facing these difficult truths, while also encouraging them to take action.
Line by Line Meaning
Can't see faith through the tears
I am too emotional to find hope or comfort in my beliefs
Of my swollen eyes I try to dry
I try to hide my pain, but it is physically visible in my tears and puffy eyes
I pretend it's not as bad as it seems
I try to convince myself that things are not as terrible as they appear
What a lie
But this is a lie, and I know it
How can we be so blind
Why do we ignore the suffering and problems around us?
Every time a child dies?
Why does the death of an innocent child not move us to action?
People are starving, rain forests are falling
There are significant environmental and social problems that we are ignoring
The bombs are dropping from the sky
Conflict and war continue to cause harm and innocent lives are being lost
I look away from this misery
I try to ignore the pain and suffering of others
And I hope the problem will disappear
But I know this is a fruitless and selfish hope
But it still hurts me every time a child dies
Even though I try to distance myself, the tragedy still affects me and causes me pain
It's like a knife you stab in my heart
The pain and suffering around me feel like personal attacks that wound me emotionally
And twist it, twist it, twist it around
The pain is persistent and feels like it is inflicting additional damage
I close my eyes
Sometimes it's too much to bear, and I need to shut out the world to protect myself
I don't know why
I cannot fully understand or explain the magnitude of my emotions or the situations causing them
(It sticks in my head)
These problems and emotions consume my thoughts and won't go away
(And it hurts me so bad)
The pain and suffering around me are almost unbearable and cause me significant distress
(I close my eyes)
In times of extreme distress or emotional pain, I need to block out the world and focus on my own well-being
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Blue Pie Publishing USA
Written by: ALLEN ANTHONY RICHARDSON, SHAUN BIVENS
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