Pain of Salvation

Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive metal band founded in Eskilstuna in 1984 and led by Daniel Gildenlöw, who serves as the primary songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, and vocalist. The band's music is characterized by riff-based guitar work, a wide vocal range, dynamic shifts between heavy and subdued passages, complex vocal harmonies, and the use of syncopation and polyrhythms. All of the band's studio albums have been released as concept albums