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Quiz about Pain Of Salvation Mania
Quiz about Pain Of Salvation Mania

Pain Of Salvation Mania Trivia Quiz


Here's a quiz about the great progressive metal band Pain of Salvation and their careers.

A multiple-choice quiz by DOEY9992. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DOEY9992
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
245,074
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
120
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Question 1 of 10
1. Pain of Salvation is one of many Scandinavian metal bands in the last twenty years. Which country exactly are they from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Daniel Gildenlow, the lead singer, has an intresting tie with former band mate Kristoffer. How were they related? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Pain of Salvation has released many great albums. What is amazing is each one is a concept album, and tells a story. Which of these titles is not among their catalog? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Pain of Salvation has not released any live material in their career.


Question 5 of 10
5. What upstart label did Pain of Salvation get signed to in 1998 after a successful release of their second album? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What popular American rock festival did Pain of Salvation play in from 1999 to 2002? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How old was Daniel Gildenlow when he first created Pain of Salvation in 1994? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After playing around the world, why does Daniel Gildenlow refuse to play in the USA? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In 2001, "Remedy Lane", their fourth studio album was released. Whose autobiographical story was featured as part of the album? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the band's 2004 masterpiece about the existance of man? It was also their first album featuring a nine piece orchestra. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Pain of Salvation is one of many Scandinavian metal bands in the last twenty years. Which country exactly are they from?

Answer: Sweden

Hailing from Eskilstuna, Sweden, the band was formed in 1991, though no studio work were released until 1997. Daniel Gildenlow, the founder of the band, had been with many other bands since 1984 until Pain of Salvation finally hit it off in 1991.
2. Daniel Gildenlow, the lead singer, has an intresting tie with former band mate Kristoffer. How were they related?

Answer: Brothers

Though Kristoffer was not originally part of the band, he joined along with his brother in 1994, and worked on five studio albums. He played the bass and also performed backup vocals.
3. Pain of Salvation has released many great albums. What is amazing is each one is a concept album, and tells a story. Which of these titles is not among their catalog?

Answer: Lightbulb Sun

"Lightbulb Sun" was a progressive rock album released by the band Porcupine Tree. The three others were released as follows; "Entropia"-1997, "BE"-2004, "One Hour By The Concrete Lake"-1998.
4. Pain of Salvation has not released any live material in their career.

Answer: False

They have in fact released two live albums. First was "12:5", released in 2004. It features material from all their albums prior to then, and is special. It featured acoustic versions of all the songs done, and was performed in their hometown of Eskilstuna.
5. What upstart label did Pain of Salvation get signed to in 1998 after a successful release of their second album?

Answer: InsideOut Music

InsideOut signed them after "One Hour By The Concrete Lake" was a big hit in America. They also have many other successful progressive rock bands on the label such as Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings and Evergrey.
6. What popular American rock festival did Pain of Salvation play in from 1999 to 2002?

Answer: ProgPower

They headlined at ProgPower in 2000 along with fellow prog bands Symphony X and Evergrey.
7. How old was Daniel Gildenlow when he first created Pain of Salvation in 1994?

Answer: 21

He was only 21 at the time the band started playing. He started a long music career at the age of eleven with the band Reality.
8. After playing around the world, why does Daniel Gildenlow refuse to play in the USA?

Answer: Security is too tight

Gildenlow believes that personal rights are infringed and they should not be fingerprinted. Because of this, they only tour in and around Europe.
9. In 2001, "Remedy Lane", their fourth studio album was released. Whose autobiographical story was featured as part of the album?

Answer: Daniel Gildenlow's

Daniel, being the main writer of all the band's material, wrote this album about his life growing up as well as adding some fictional story line to this amazing album.
10. What is the name of the band's 2004 masterpiece about the existance of man? It was also their first album featuring a nine piece orchestra.

Answer: BE

This album featured songs about the nature of mankind. They had the Orchestra of Eternity play along with them, and have done many live shows of this album on tours.
Source: Author DOEY9992

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