- Scarsick
Infobox Album | Name = Scarsick
Type = studio
Artist =Pain of Salvation
Released = January 22, 2007
Length = 67:52
Genre =Progressive metal
Label =InsideOut Music
Producer =Pain of Salvation
Reviews = *Blabbermouth.net rating-10|9.5 [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1010 link]
*Bright Eyes (10/13) [http://www.bright-eyes.de/baseportal/CDs/kritikendetail&Id=8493 link]
*Chronicles of Chaos (10/10) [http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/reviews/albums/2-4439_pain_of_salvation_scarsick.aspx link]
*DPRP (7/10) [http://www.dprp.net/reviews/200704.php link]
*Inside Pulse (7/10) [http://www.insidepulse.com/article_v3.php?contentid=64746&rssAuthor=1 link]
*RockSomething Rating|4|5 [http://www.rocksomething.com/reviews/reviewPainofSalvation.html link]
*Sea of Tranquility rating|4.5|5 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=4645 link]
*The Metal Observer (5/10) [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=11687 link]
Last album = ""BE" (Original Stage Production)" (2005)
This album = "Scarsick" (2007)"Scarsick" is the sixth studio album by Swedish
progressive metal bandPain of Salvation , released on January 22, 2007. The album leaked on to the internet in its entirety on December 6, 2006 before being officially released. This is the last album to feature Johan Langell on drums.Overview
According to
Daniel Gildenlöw , "Scarsick is much more band oriented and down to the core. Threatening and disturbing".The liner notes reveal that Scarsick is actually The Perfect Element, part II - "he". Scarsick is the second part of a planned, three-piece concept, and is divided into two chapters: side A and side B. [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=f6Q0Br0A-y0 YouTube - Pain of salvation Daniel Gildenlow scarsick concept P 2 ] ]
Track listing
Side A: His skin against this dirty floor
#"Scarsick" – 7:08
#"Spitfall" – 7:17
##"Introducing Star"
##"Thus Quote The Craving"
##"Redefining Vomatorium"
##"Man Of The Masses"
##"YO"
#"Cribcaged" – 5:56
#"America" – 5:05
#"Disco Queen" – 8:22
##"Tonight I'll Fall"
##"A Cheap Sellout Drug"
##"A Tighter Groove"
##"My Disco Queen"Side B: Why can't I close my eyes ?
#"Kingdom of Loss" – 6:41
#"Mrs. Modern Mother Mary" – 4:14
#"Idiocracy" – 7:04
#"Flame to the Moth" – 5:58
#"Enter Rain" – 10:03Concept, music and lyrics by Daniel Gildenlöw. [ [http://www.painofsalvation.com/albums2.htm#Scarsick Album Info ] ]
Personnel
Band Members
*
Daniel Gildenlöw - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, banjos and samplers
*Fredrik Hermansson - keyboards, samplers
*Johan Hallgren - guitars, vocals
*Johan Langell - drums, backing vocalsNotes
External links
* [http://www.painofsalvation.com/ Official Pain of Salvation Website]
* [http://www.insideout.de/indexx.php?arg=AQcSBEtBQUxSAg Official Scarsick Website at InsideOut]
* [http://www.remedylane.com/ Official Pain of Salvation Forum]
* [http://www.insideoutmusic.com/mp3/clips/PoSAmerica.mp3 "America" at InsideOut Music]
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