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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = Scarsick |
Type = studio |
| name = Scarsick
Artist = [[Pain of Salvation]] |
| type = studio
| artist = [[Pain of Salvation]]
Cover = PainOfSalvation-Scarsick.jpg |
| cover = PainOfSalvation-Scarsick.jpg
Released = January 22, 2007 |
Length = 67:52 |
| alt =
| released = 22 January 2007
Genre = [[Progressive metal]] |
| recorded =
Label = [[InsideOut Music]]|
| venue =
Producer = [[Pain of Salvation]] |
| studio =
| Last album = ''[[BE (album)|BE)]]''<br/>(2005) |
| genre = *[[Progressive metal]]<ref name=disagreement>{{Cite web|url=http://www.disagreement.net/reviews/painofsalvation_scarsick.html|title = Pain of Salvation - Scarsick}}</ref>
| This album = '''''Scarsick'''''<br/>(2007) |
*[[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Pytlarczyk|first=Karolina |date=30 January 2007| url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/pain-of-salvation-scarsick-7291/ | title=Pain of Salvation - Scarsick Review |publisher=[[metal.de]] |language=de}}</ref><ref name=disagreement/>
| Next album = ''[[Ending Themes (On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation)]]''<br/>(2009)
| length = 67:52
| label = [[InsideOut Music]]
| producer = [[Pain of Salvation]]
| prev_title = [[BE (Pain of Salvation album)|BE]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Ending Themes (On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation)]]
| next_year = 2009
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[About.com]]
|rev1 = [[About.com]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=About>{{cite web|last=Bowar|first=Chad|title=Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/painofsalvation.htm|work=[[About.com]]|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=About>{{cite web|last=Bowar|first=Chad|title=Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/painofsalvation.htm|work=[[About.com]]|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref>
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|9.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Alisoglu|first=Scott|title=Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1010|work=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|9.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Alisoglu|first=Scott|title=Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=1010|work=[[Blabbermouth]]|accessdate=30 May 2013}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Scarsick''''' is the sixth studio album by Swedish [[progressive metal]] band [[Pain of Salvation]], released on January 22, 2007. It is a [[concept album]] focusing on contemporary issues including [[capitalism]], [[materialism]], and [[consumerism]]. ''Scarsick'' is the last album to feature Johan Langell on drums.
'''''Scarsick''''' is the sixth studio album by Swedish [[progressive metal]] band [[Pain of Salvation]], released on 22 January 2007. It is a [[concept album]] focusing on contemporary issues including [[capitalism]], [[materialism]], and [[consumerism]]. ''Scarsick'' is the last album to feature Johan Langell on drums.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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*Decline of civilization
*Decline of civilization


Daniel Gildenlow has revealed in interviews that the life of "He" is an allegory for all of mankind; that in him we see the problems of society on an intimate, personal level. Thus as ''The Perfect Element, part I'' deals with the subject of dysfunction in a psychological context that deals with the individual, ''Scarsick'' deals with them in a sociological sense and explores the relationship between the two. Just as the final song on the first part of the concept ("The Perfect Element") witnesses the falling of "He" on a mental level, the final song on ''Scarsick'' ("Enter Rain") sees him fall on a physical level.
Daniel Gildenlöw has revealed in interviews that the life of "He" is an allegory for all of mankind; that in him we see the problems of society on an intimate, personal level. Thus as ''The Perfect Element, part I'' deals with the subject of dysfunction in a psychological context that deals with the individual, ''Scarsick'' deals with them in a sociological sense and explores the relationship between the two. Just as the final song on the first part of the concept ("The Perfect Element") witnesses the falling of "He" on a mental level, the final song on ''Scarsick'' ("Enter Rain") sees him fall on a physical level.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
Concept, music and lyrics by Daniel Gildenlöw.
Concept, music and lyrics by [[Daniel Gildenlöw]].


{{track listing
'''Side A: His skin against this dirty floor'''
|headline = Side A: His Skin Against This Dirty Floor
|title1 = Scarsick
|length1 = 7:08
|title2=Spitfall
|length2=7:17
|note2 = Introducing Star/Thus Quote the Craving/Redefining Vomatorium/Man of the Masses/YO
|title3=Cribcaged
|length3=5:56
|title4=America
|length4=5:05
|title5=Disco Queen
|length5=8:22
|note5=Tonight I'll Fall/A Cheap Sellout Drug/A Tighter Groove/My Disco Queen
}}
{{track listing
|headline=Side B: Why Can't I Close My Eyes?
|title6=Kingdom of Loss
|length6=6:41
|title7=Mrs. Modern Mother Mary
|length7=4:14
|title8=Idiocracy
|length8=7:04
|title9=Flame to the Moth
|length9=5:58
|title10=Enter Rain
|length10=10:03
|note10=Running/Standing/Falling
}}


===Scarsicker===
#"Scarsick" – 7:08
The band offered an edited version of the album as a download from their official store in 2008. It also featured two new short tracks. Gildenlöw said on the release,
#"Spitfall" – 7:17
:<small>''I had this idea about making edits where all of the songs would clock in under 5 minutes each. My absolute first idea was to make a radio edit version of the album, where every song would simply be cut at precisely 3:50 or something, except for the track America, in which we instead would add like 10 minutes of commercials after the "We'll be back after this short break!" phrase. But once I was sitting down with the tracks it became sort of a challenge. Some of the songs I prefer in the original version, but some (like Idiocracy and Mrs Modern Mother Mary for instance) really turned out more like I initially intended them to be, and I prefer them. Also, I could use my original idea for an intro to the album - it was scrapped for the official release since I felt it gave away the TPE1 link way too soon. The Slipsync track uses recurring themes, a trademark POS conceptual instrumental passage, and was originally thought as a Japanese bonus track, but then it felt more right on this edited album version, called SCARSICKER.''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/89cea22d-d760-4da1-9d29-da48aeabbaca | title="Release "Scarsicker" by Pain of Salvation - MusicBrainz"}}</ref></small>
##"Introducing Star"
{{track listing
##"Thus Quote The Craving"
|title1=Nausea
##"Redefining Vomatorium"
|length1=0:25
##"Man Of The Masses"
|title2 = Scarsick
##"YO"
|length2 = 4:38
#"Cribcaged" – 5:56
|title3=Spitfall
#"America" – 5:05
|length3=4:56
#"Disco Queen" – 8:22
|title4=Cribcaged
##"Tonight I'll Fall"
|length4=4:26
##"A Cheap Sellout Drug"
|title5=America
##"A Tighter Groove"
|length5=3:39
##"My Disco Queen"
|title6=Disco Queen

|length6=4:11
'''Side B: Why can't I close my eyes?'''
|title7=Kingdom of Loss

|length7=6:41
#"Kingdom of Loss" – 6:41
#"Mrs. Modern Mother Mary" – 4:14
|title8=Mrs. Modern Mother Mary
|length8=3:52
#"Idiocracy" – 7:04
|title9=Idiocracy
#"Flame to the Moth" – 5:58
|length9=4:52
#"Enter Rain" – 10:03
|title10=Flame to the Moth
##"Running"
|length10=4:55
##"Standing"
|title11=Slipsync
##"Falling"
|length11=1:07

|title12=Enter Rain
A further updated 2008 release known as "Scarsicker" contained two additional tracks - both of which were very short. "Nausea" (0:25) was inserted at the start of the album before "Scarsick" and "Slipsync" (1:07) which was inserted as Track 11 between "Flame to the Moth" and "Enter Rain." Some songs were also edited shorter.
|length12=9:52
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Daniel Gildenlöw]] - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, banjos and samplers
*[[Daniel Gildenlöw]] - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, banjos and samplers
*[[Johan Hallgren]] - guitars, vocals
*Johan Hallgren - guitars, vocals
*[[Fredrik Hermansson]] - keyboards, samplers
*Fredrik Hermansson - keyboards, samplers
*[[Johan Langell]] - drums, backing vocals
*Johan Langell - drums, backing vocals


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.insideout.de/indexx.php?arg=AQcSBEtBQUxSAg Official Scarsick Website at InsideOut]
*[http://www.insideout.de/indexx.php?arg=AQcSBEtBQUxSAg Official Scarsick Website at InsideOut]
*[http://www.remedylane.com/ Official Pain of Salvation Forum]
*[http://www.remedylane.com/ Official Pain of Salvation Forum]
*[http://www.insideoutmusic.com/mp3/clips/PoSAmerica.mp3 "America" at InsideOut Music]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206193852/http://www.insideoutmusic.com/mp3/clips/PoSAmerica.mp3 "America" at InsideOut Music]


{{Pain of Salvation}}
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 25 October 2024

Scarsick
Studio album by
Pain of Salvation
Released22 January 2007
Genre
Length67:52
LabelInsideOut Music
ProducerPain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation chronology
BE
(2004) 		Scarsick
(2007) 		Ending Themes (On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
Blabbermouth.net[4]

Scarsick is the sixth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Pain of Salvation, released on 22 January 2007. It is a concept album focusing on contemporary issues including capitalism, materialism, and consumerism. Scarsick is the last album to feature Johan Langell on drums.

Overview

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According to Daniel Gildenlöw, "Scarsick is much more band oriented and down to the core. Threatening and disturbing".[citation needed]

The liner notes reveal that Scarsick is actually The Perfect Element, part II - "he". The album is divided into two chapters: side A and side B.[5]

Concept

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Scarsick is the second part of a planned, three-piece concept and the follow-up to The Perfect Element, part I. It continues the story of the male character from the latter album. Unlike its predecessor, Scarsick is a politically charged social commentary, and deals with a number of topics, including:

  • Frustration (with society in general, and most of the things listed below)
  • Consumer culture
  • Materialism
  • Industrialization
  • Capitalism
  • Commercialization
  • American imperialism
  • Conformity
  • Idolization of celebrities
  • Collectivist nature of religion
  • Decline of civilization

Daniel Gildenlöw has revealed in interviews that the life of "He" is an allegory for all of mankind; that in him we see the problems of society on an intimate, personal level. Thus as The Perfect Element, part I deals with the subject of dysfunction in a psychological context that deals with the individual, Scarsick deals with them in a sociological sense and explores the relationship between the two. Just as the final song on the first part of the concept ("The Perfect Element") witnesses the falling of "He" on a mental level, the final song on Scarsick ("Enter Rain") sees him fall on a physical level.

Track listing

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Concept, music and lyrics by Daniel Gildenlöw.

Side A: His Skin Against This Dirty Floor
No.TitleLength
1."Scarsick"7:08
2."Spitfall" (Introducing Star/Thus Quote the Craving/Redefining Vomatorium/Man of the Masses/YO)7:17
3."Cribcaged"5:56
4."America"5:05
5."Disco Queen" (Tonight I'll Fall/A Cheap Sellout Drug/A Tighter Groove/My Disco Queen)8:22
Side B: Why Can't I Close My Eyes?
No.TitleLength
6."Kingdom of Loss"6:41
7."Mrs. Modern Mother Mary"4:14
8."Idiocracy"7:04
9."Flame to the Moth"5:58
10."Enter Rain" (Running/Standing/Falling)10:03

Scarsicker

[edit]

The band offered an edited version of the album as a download from their official store in 2008. It also featured two new short tracks. Gildenlöw said on the release,

I had this idea about making edits where all of the songs would clock in under 5 minutes each. My absolute first idea was to make a radio edit version of the album, where every song would simply be cut at precisely 3:50 or something, except for the track America, in which we instead would add like 10 minutes of commercials after the "We'll be back after this short break!" phrase. But once I was sitting down with the tracks it became sort of a challenge. Some of the songs I prefer in the original version, but some (like Idiocracy and Mrs Modern Mother Mary for instance) really turned out more like I initially intended them to be, and I prefer them. Also, I could use my original idea for an intro to the album - it was scrapped for the official release since I felt it gave away the TPE1 link way too soon. The Slipsync track uses recurring themes, a trademark POS conceptual instrumental passage, and was originally thought as a Japanese bonus track, but then it felt more right on this edited album version, called SCARSICKER.[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Nausea"0:25
2."Scarsick"4:38
3."Spitfall"4:56
4."Cribcaged"4:26
5."America"3:39
6."Disco Queen"4:11
7."Kingdom of Loss"6:41
8."Mrs. Modern Mother Mary"3:52
9."Idiocracy"4:52
10."Flame to the Moth"4:55
11."Slipsync"1:07
12."Enter Rain"9:52

Personnel

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  • Daniel Gildenlöw - lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, banjos and samplers
  • Johan Hallgren - guitars, vocals
  • Fredrik Hermansson - keyboards, samplers
  • Johan Langell - drums, backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pain of Salvation - Scarsick".
  2. ^ Pytlarczyk, Karolina (30 January 2007). "Pain of Salvation - Scarsick Review" (in German). metal.de.
  3. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick". About.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ Pain of salvation Daniel Gildenlow scarsick concept P 2 on YouTube
  6. ^ ""Release "Scarsicker" by Pain of Salvation - MusicBrainz"".
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