Cynic Paradise

Cynic Paradise
Studio album by Pain
Released	2008, October 31
Genre	Electronic metal, Heavy Metal
Length	42:27
Label	Nuclear Blast Records
Producer	Peter Tägtgren
Pain chronology
Psalms of Extinction (2007) Cynic Paradise (2008) You Only Live Twice (2011)

Cynic Paradise is the sixth album released by Swedish Metal band Pain, released on 31 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. It reached #30 on the Swedish album charts.^[1]

The album features a duet with Nightwish singer Anette Olzon in "Follow Me" and "Feed Us". Disc 2 features a Depeche Mode cover and remixes. The artwork was created by renown artist Travis Smith (Devin Townsend, Amorphis, Opeth, Nevermore).

In their review, AllMusicGuide described the album as "an engaging disc even though it doesn't pretend to break any new ground for industrial metal."^[2]

Track listing

1. "I'm Going In" – 3:16
2. "Monkey Business" – 4:05
3. "Follow Me" (feat. Anette Olzon) – 4:17
4. "Have a Drink on Me" – 3:53
5. "Don't Care" – 2:42
6. "Reach Out (and Regret)" – 3:55
7. "Generation X" – 4:18
8. "No One Knows" – 3:50
9. "Live Fast - Die Young" – 3:42
10. "Not Your Kind" – 4:10
11. "Feed Us" (feat. Anette Olzon) – 4:14

Bonus tracks

12. "Behind the Wheel" (Depeche Mode cover) – 4:09
13. "Here Is the News" (Electric Light Orchestra cover) – 3:52
14. "Follow Me" (Peter vox version) – 4:08
15. "Clouds of Ecstasy" (Bassflow remix) – 3:29
16. "No One Knows" (Rectifier remix) – 3:45

Spinefarm Records UK

12. "Follow Me" (Peter vox version) – 4:08
13. "Clouds of Ecstasy" (Bassflow remix) – 3:29
14. "No One Knows" (Rectifier remix) – 3:45
15. "Trapped" – 3:40

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart[3]	28
French Albums Chart[4]	165
German Albums Chart[5]	78
Swedish Albums Chart[1]	30

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Pain - Cynic Paradise". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pain&titel=Cynic+Paradise&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
2. ^ Cynic Paradise review, AllMusicGuide.
3. ^ "Pain - Cynic Paradise". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pain&titel=Cynic+Paradise&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
4. ^ "Pain - Cynic Paradise". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pain&titel=Cynic+Paradise&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 
5. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Pain / Longplay". musicline.de. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Pain/longplay. Retrieved 2011-06-03. 

External links

• Official Pain MySpace
• Nuclear Blast