For My Pain... is a

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supergroup from

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, Finland, featuring members from Embraze, Eternal Tears of Sorrow,

Nightwish Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee. The band was formed in 1996 by lead songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead singer Tarja Turunen. The band soon picked up drummer Jukka Neval ...

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and Reflexion. The band released their debut studio album, ''Fallen'', in 2003.

History

The idea of For My Pain... started in 1999, when Altti Veteläinen and Petri Sankala, both from Eternal Tears of Sorrow, wanted to start a new project. They asked two old friends,

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and Lauri Tuohimaa, to join. All parties were interested, but as everyone was too busy, the project was postponed. A few years later the idea came up again, this time with a better timing since both Eternal Tears of Sorrow and

were having breaks. Two new members were asked to join, Olli-Pekka Törrö and Juha Kylmänen, and the band started recording their debut album in 2001. For My Pain...'s debut album ''Fallen'' was released in 2003. Finnish music magazine ''Soundi'' gave the album three out of five stars. In 2004, the band released a single, "Killing Romance", which peaked at number seven on the official Finnish single chart. On 13 December 2023, the band announced their reunion, alongside a show planned for 3 May 2024, and the promise of new music in 2024. They released the single, "Recoil into Darkness", on 12 April 2024.

Band members

;Current * Lauri Tuohimaa – guitars (1999–2005, 2023–present) * Altti Veteläinen – bass (1999–2005, 2023–present) * Juha Kylmänen – vocals (2001–2005, 2023–present) * Olli-Pekka Törrö – guitars (2001–2005, 2023–present) * Jarmo Kylmänen - backing vocals (2001-2005, 2023-present) * Miriam ”Sfinx” Renvåg-Müller - backing vocals (2001-2005) * Ellu Malkamäki - backing vocals (2023-present) * Ari-Matti Pohjola – drums (2023–present) * Marco Sneck – keyboards (2023–present) ;Former * Petri Sankala – drums (1999–2005) *

– keyboards (1999–2005)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums * ''Fallen'' (2003) Singles * ''Recoil Into Darkness'' (2024) * ''WhiteBitch Elite'' (2024) * ''Hetken tie on kevyt'' (Tehosekoitin cover) (2025) * ''Time Will Heal Our Wounds'' (2025)

References

External links

For My Pain...
on Myspace * http://www.instagram.com/formypainofficial/ Finnish gothic metal musical groups Heavy metal supergroups Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Finland {{Finland-band-stub