Pain of Salvation, Katatonia & Ihsahn, live at ARTmania Festival Sibiu 2016

One of the most awaited metal event of this summer is ARTmania Festival 2016, that will take place between July 28 and July 31 at Piata Mare (The Large Square) in Sbiu, Romania.

Katatonia, Ihsahn, Pain of Salvation are among the concerts that will take place during the 11th edition of ARTmania Festival in Sibiu. In addition, during the weekend of July 29 to 30, 2016 , at Piata Mare in Sibiu the audience will find, for the first time in the festival’s history, two stages, the public access being free during the entire event.

Among the new confirmations and find Poemisia (IT ) Heretic`s Dream (UK -IT ), Avenue Lie (IT ) Hteththemeth (RO ) Mellowtoy (IT ), Avenue Lie (IT ) Psycholies (IT ). Vespera (RO ) and Stonelight (RO ) are part of the festival , being selected by Romania GBOB platform.

Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band headed by Daniel Gildenlöw; the band’s lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense syncopation, and polyrhythmic experimentation. Another trademark of the band is that each album is a concept album. Some of the topics addressed in the band’s albums include sexuality, war and its effect on family and humanity, environmental issues (such as nuclear power), the forming of the individual, and the nature of God, humankind, and existence.

The name “Pain of Salvation” was devised by Daniel Gildenlöw, whose intention was to incorporate the notion of balance, which he believed to be of vital significance, e.g. good and bad, light and dark, life and death; pain and salvation. “I wanted a name that meant something, a name that was more than a cool expression. For me, Pain of Salvation has the meaning of balance. Taking the good with the bad. It is also a good expression in everyday use, when something does not go the way you planned; “well, that’s just the pain of salvation,” to indicate that this is just a slight setback on an otherwise painless journey towards your goal.” “The idea with the name is that everything has two sides, everything is in balance.” “Imagine yourself exhausted in the middle of a desert… Sitting down will be easier and save your energy, and it will be far less painful, but in the long run it will kill you. Standing up to walk and search for water will hurt and cost more energy, but it may be the thing that saves your life,” Daniel concluded.