In the Passing Light of Day

In the Passing Light of Day is the tenth studio album by Swedish band Pain of Salvation and was released on 13 January 2017 by InsideOut. A concept album like every other by the band, the lyrics focus on mortality, death and the joys and angers of life.[10] The album is dedicated to "my lover, my best friend", in reference to Daniel Gildenlöw's wife Johanna Iggsten.

In the Passing Light of Day
Studio album by
Pain of Salvation
Released13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
Recorded2016
GenreProgressive metal, progressive rock, art rock
Length71:46
LabelInsideOut
ProducerDaniel Bergstrand, Daniel Gildenlöw, Ragnar Zolberg
Pain of Salvation chronology
Falling Home
(2014)		 In the Passing Light of Day
(2017)		 Panther
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[1]
Cutting Edge[2]
Focus8/10[3]
Inferno[4]
Interia Muzyka8/10[5]
Laut.de[6]
Plattentests.de7/10[7]
Rock Hard7.5/10[8]
Soundi[9]

Album Information

The album was conceived in 2014 when bandleader Daniel Gildenlöw contracted a life-threatening flesh eating bacteria. Hospitalized in Uppsala, Sweden, he was forced to sit out of Transatlantic's KaLIVEoscope tour. While receiving treatment Gildenlöw wrote the songs that became the basic premise of the album, including the 15 minute title track.

I have been brought to the emergency ward with flesh-eating bacteria. Teams of doctors struggle, but no antibiotics help and no morphine takes away the pain. What started off as an annoying infection has, in just hours, suddenly pivoted into the very real possibility of my actually dying.

— Daniel Gildenlöw

The song is about Daniel’s wife Johanna and the life they've spent together. It makes reference to "A Trace of Blood" from Remedy Lane, written about Johanna's miscariage. In fact, Gildenlöw has referred to this album as Remedy Lane II due to its repeated use of themes found throughout the original's songs.[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Daniel Gildenlöw except on the song Meaningless, written by Ragnar Zolberg & Daniel Gildenlöw; all music is composed by Daniel Gildenlöw & Ragnar Zolberg, except for "Silent Gold" by Daniel Gildenlöw & Peter Kvint.

No.TitleLength
1."On a Tuesday"10:22
2."Tongue of God"4:53
3."Meaningless"4:47
4."Silent Gold"3:23
5."Full Throttle Tribe"9:05
6."Reasons"4:45
7."Angels of Broken Things"6:24
8."The Taming of a Beast"6:33
9."If This Is the End"6:03
10."The Passing Light of Day"15:31
Total length:71:46

Bonus CD in the Special Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction (demo intro)"1:45
2."Tongue of God (demo intro)"0:48
3."Tongue of God (demo)"5:00
4."Meaningless (demo intro)"0:44
5."Meaningless (demo)"5:48
6."Silent Gold (demo intro)"0:48
7."Silent Gold (demo)"3:12
8."Full Throttle Tribe (demo intro)"0:49
9."Full Throttle Tribe (demo)"8:54
10."Reasons (demo intro)"0:52
11."Reasons (demo)"4:32
12."Angels of Broken Things (demo intro)"0:42
13."Angels of Broken Things (demo)"6:56
14."Bloopers"2:32
Total length:43:22

[12]

Personnel

Guest musicians
  • Peter Kvint – bass, mellotron and backing vocals on "Silent Gold"
  • Camilla Arvidsson – violin
  • David Ra-Champari – violin
  • Anette Kumlin – oboe, English horn
  • Hálfdán Árnason – double bass

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 79
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 32
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 107
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 28
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References
  1. https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/pain-of-salvation-in-the-passing-light-of-day-album-review-2
  2. http://www.cuttingedge.be/muziek/pain-salvation-passing-light-day
  3. https://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/pain-of-salvation-in-the-passing-light-of-day-musiker-kaempft-ein-jahr-um-sein-leben-jetzt-veroeffentlicht-er-ein-album-darueber_id_6491865.html
  4. https://www.inferno.fi/arviot/mahdollisesti-vuoden-merkittavin-teos-arviossa-pain-salvation/
  5. https://muzyka.interia.pl/recenzje/news-recenzja-pain-of-salvation-in-the-passing-light-of-day-bez-n,nId,2343154
  6. https://www.laut.de/Pain-Of-Salvation/Alben/In-The-Passing-Light-Of-Day-105725
  7. https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=13816
  8. https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/pain-of-salvation-in-the-passing-light-of-day_23830.html
  9. https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/elamanvalon-haikaiseva-voima-pain-of-salvation-pomon-voitetusta-sairaudesta-syntyi-hieno-levy/
  10. http://www.angrymetalguy.com/pain-of-salvation-in-the-passing-light-of-day-review/
  11. https://www.facebook.com/Painofsalvation/posts/10155903716574657?comment_id=10155903802679657&reply_comment_id=10155909110449657&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D
  12. https://www.insideoutshop.de/Item/Pain_Of_Salvation_-_In_The_Passing_Light_Of_Day_-Special_Edition_2CD_Mediabook-/16300
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  17. "Pain of Salvation: In the Passing Light of Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  18. "Lescharts.com – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  20. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 2017-01-13 al 2017-01-19)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  21. "Swisscharts.com – Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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