The name "Pain of Salvation" was devised by Daniel Gildenlöw, whose intention was to incorporate the notion of balance, which he believed to be of vital significance, e.g. good and bad, light and dark, life and death; pain and salvation.
"I wanted a name that meant something, a name that was more than a cool expression. For me, Pain of Salvation has the meaning of balance. Taking the good with the bad. It is also a good expression in everyday use, when something does not go the way you planned; "well, that’s just the pain of salvation," to indicate that this is just a slight setback on an otherwise painless journey towards your goal."
"The idea with the name is that everything has two sides, everything is in balance."
"Imagine yourself exhausted in the middle of a desert... Sitting down will take away your pain, but it will kill you. The walk for water will hurt, but it may save your life."
"I formed my first band at eleven, I called it Reality. When I turned 15, I decided to change, because I did not the same as in the age of 11. I tried to come up with a new band name. It was during a math lesson, I was writing band names. I wrote Pain of Salvation and it stuck. I showed it to my classmate, who later became a member of the band, he said too long, nobody would remember that!"
Biography:
Early days (1984-1996):
In 1984, Daniel Gildenlöw (at the age of eleven) founded the band "Reality" in Eskilstuna, Sweden. One of the early members was Daniel Magdic, who would remain with the band until after the first album was eventually recorded in 1997. In 1987, Reality qualified to participate in the Swedish Annual Music Contest "Rock-SM" (this is the same contest that fellow Swedes Europe won in 1982, earning them international recognition in the early 80s). They were the youngest competitors ever to enter the competition and Daniel Gildenlöw also won the prize for "Best Vocalist".
1990 saw a number of line-up changes, including the addition of talented Johan Langell (then 14 years old) on drums; as the core composers Gildenlöw and Magdic found it difficult to fully implement their musical ideas with the current members. Also joining the band was Gustaf Hielm on bass guitar. Somewhat disillusioned and bored of the "Reality" moniker, Gildenlöw renamed the band to "Pain of Salvation" in 1991. For the next 3 years, the band achieved national success in several contests and competitions. Some of the songs performed during this era can be found on the earlier albums.
In 1994, Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Daniel’s younger brother) replaced Gustaf Hielm (who later went on to join fellow Swedish metal band Meshuggah) on the bass. This resulted in a steady group consisting of the Gildenlöws, Daniel Magdic and Johan Langell. The band entered a local studio soon after to record a demo, Hereafter, with a combination of old and new material. While they had recorded several tapes before, this was the first to be actually sent to a record company in the hope of procuring a record deal. This demo however was recorded without a keyboardist. To complete the line up (and sonic requirements) of the band, they began the search for one. It was through this Hereafter tape that Fredrik Hermansson got interested in the band and after an introduction to the band through a fellow student he got the invitation to do an audition. In the autumn of 1996, Fredrik Hermansson became the fifth member of the band.
Healing Now:
Sisters:
Current members:
Daniel Gildenlöw - lead vocals, guitar (1984−present)
Gustaf Hielm - bass guitar, backing vocals (1992–1994, 2011–present)
Léo Margarit - drums, backing vocals (2007−present)
Daniel Karlsson - keyboards, backing vocals (2011–present), bass guitar (2011)
Ragnar Zolberg - guitar, lead & backing vocals (2012–present)
Former member:
Joakim Strandberg - bass guitar (1984–1990)
Mikael Pettersson - drums (1984–1989)
Daniel Magdic - guitar, backing vocals (1986−1997)
Johan Langell - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1989−2007)
Magnus Johansson - bass guitar (1990–1992)
Kristoffer Gildenlöw - bass guitar, cello, backing vocals (1994−2006)
Fredrik Hermansson - keyboards, synthesizers (1996−2011)
Johan Hallgren - guitar, lead & backing vocals (2012)
Simon Andersson - bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–2008)
Touring:
Per Schelander - bass guitar, backing vocals (2008–2010)
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_Of_Salvation
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