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Pain Confessor is a Finnish melodic death metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was established in August 2002 and by October 2003 were signed to the Finnish Megamania record label for a three-album deal, a relation that ended in 2008. The band is now signed to Spinefarm Records with whom they released their album Incarcerated.
Pain Confessor | |
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| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Melodic death metal, metalcore |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | Megamania Spinefarm Records |
| Members | Markku "Make" Kivistö Mikko Kivistö Aki Kuusinen Tuomas Kuusinen Jaakko Kunnas Pasi Laihanen |
| Website | www.painconfessor.com |
Besides Finland, and being featured in Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, the band is also popular in Japan after its tour in 2006 together with Amoral, another Finnish metal band.
Music history
editThe band commenced as a musical entity in 2002, with their first release, Promo 2003, a demo, that was released independently in 2003, They signed to Megamania, where they released a studio album, Turmoil, on September 8, 2004.[citation needed] It was followed up by a second album in 2006, Fearrage.[citation needed]
Members
editThe band members are:[1]
- Markku "Make" Kivistö - vocals
- Mikko Kivistö - bass, backing vocals
- Aki Kuusinen - drums
- Tuomas Kuusinen - guitar
- Jaakko Kunnas - guitar
- Pasi Laihanen - keyboards
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2004: Turmoil
- 2006: Fearrage (FIN #26)
- 2007: Purgatory of the Second Sun (FIN #15)
- 2012: Incarcerated (FIN #28)
Singles
edit- 2004: "Poor Man's Crown"
- 2006: "Fall is Evil Days" (FIN #6)
- 2007: "Ne Plus Ultra" (FIN #1)
- Others
- 2004: "Lake of Regret"
Demos
edit- 2003: Promo '03
- 2008: Demo 2008
- 2009: Demo 2009
References
edit- ^ "Imperiumi.net". Impe.fi. Retrieved 12 October 2020.