This debut recording by Swedish prog metal band Pain of Salvation proved to be a well-needed breath of fresh air for a genre that was full of self-parody and self-indulgence. Led by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Gildenlow, their unique style draws from influences such as Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Faith No More, King's X, Pink Floyd, and Frank Zappa, to name a few. Their theatrical, concept-like approach is offered in three chapters and is delivered with emotion, intelligence, integrity, passion, and poignancy. These qualities, which are often strived for but rarely attained, seem to come from the number of years the band spent together honing their craft. Their fine musicianship serves the music first and rarely falls into self-aggrandizing. While their fastidious approach would eventually push them to even greater creative heights, Entropia marked the arrival of one of the genre's few innovators.

There is no doubt that Pain of Salvation is one of the most unique and controversial bands in the progressive music genre. They have changed their sound with nearly every album they've released and have drawn both praise and anger for their ambitious lyrics and songwriting. Despite having gotten a preview of Road Salt One's sound with the release of the Linoleum EP in 2009, this effort still manages to be one of the biggest stylistic jumps in the band's twenty year career.
As many listeners have pointed out, this release makes use of a more basic band approach and shows a lot of influence from 1970s rock music. In this sense, it shows several similarities to the band's 1997 debut. But while that album was driven by funk influence, this album features a bluesy feel that is especially apparent on songs such as "Tell Me You Don't Know"…

Pain of Salvation has proved to be a completely unpredictable band, and it seems like they've basically been taking a 180 degrees turn with every new album for some time now. Now, after looking at the entire society, illustrated by a very modern, dark and aggressive feel of the music on Scarsick, we go on a trip all the way back to the '70s rock. Fans of 70's heavy prog with unique Gildenlöw flavoring should be sure to check this one out - just don't expect anything even remotely close to "vanilla prog metal"!
As we're used to from Pain of Salvation, the musicianship is excellent across the board. Daniel Gildenlöw's expressive vocals are at the forefront of the music, but his work on the guitar and bass shouldn't go unnoticed either…

In 2020, Pain of Salvation have already shattered expectations with the release of their latest studio album "Panther", but Swedish progressive metal/rock innovators are not finished yet: celebrating the 20th anniversary of its original release, the third Pain Of Salvation album is resurrected in a completely remixed and remastered form as "The Perfect Element, Pt. I (Anniversary Mix 2020)".
Here, the group effectively melds strong compositions with pertinent injections of technical proficiency and shrewdly crafted rhythmic developments. However, in most instances, the musicians infuse raucous heavy metal type licks with '70s-style progressive rock, as they perhaps intimate the best of both idioms via resplendent imagery, driving beats, and crunching guitars along with a penchant for fabricating memorable melodies…

At the forefront of the Progressive Rock and Metal scenes for nearly three decades, Pain Of Salvation return with 2020's Panther. Mixed with Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Devin Townsend) and with artwork by André Meister, Panther is a triumph of artistic imagination and an exhilarating new chapter in the life of Pain Of Salvation: intense, ever innovative and highly relevant.

Pain of Salvation is one of the landmark progressive metal bands still in activity. Led by Daniel Gildenlöw, the band is known for their concept albums, experimental sounds and consistent quality over their catalogue. In 2017, they released ‘In the Passing Light of Day’ to critical acclaim, after a hiatus caused by health reasons that their leading man thankfully overcame. After a couple of lineup changes, the band is back with a new record titled ‘PANTHER’…

Firmly at the forefront of the progressive rock and metal scenes for nearly three decades now and one of modern rock’s acclaimed live acts, Sweden’s Pain of Salvation return with the follow-up studio album release to 2017’s acclaimed “In The Passing Light Of Day”. And PANTHER, which was mixed with Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Devin Townsend) and comes with a comprehensive artwork-theme with illustrations made by André Meister, is once again a triumph for artistic imagination and an exhilarating new chapter in the life of Pain of Salvation: Intense, ever innovative and highly relevant.

Pain of Salvation - Be Live (2005). An theatrical experience more than a listening experience. "Be" is one of those few albums that is actually set up to be a drama. The whole storyline is bigger than the music itself, with Gildenlow's unabashed and unshameful politics set loose and in full force. As is with most Pain of Salvation releases, the lead man has no hiding of where he stands on global issues and usually has that at the forefront of his music.
Pain of Salvation - The Second Death of Pain of Salvation (2009). Pain Of Salvation can expertly deliver their melodically dense sound in a live concert setting, as evidenced by The Second Death of Pain of Salvation…

Linoleum is an EP by Swedish progressive band Pain of Salvation. It features one song each from Road Salt One and Road Salt Two, two exclusive non-album tracks, a satirical spoken bonus track, and a cover of "Yellow Raven" by Scorpions.

The great acoustic album by Sweden's progressive rock innovators Pain Of Salvation. "Falling Home" is a very special album, which contains reimagined versions of favourite catalogue-songs, two cover versions ("Holy Diver" by Dio and "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed) and a brand new song (the title track, "Falling Home").