Cynic Paradise is the sixth album released by Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 Metal band Pain, released on 31 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. It reached #30 on the Swedish album charts.

The album features a duet with Nightwish

Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...

 singer Anette Olzon

Anette Olzon

Anette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...

 in "Follow Me" and "Feed Us". Disc 2 features a Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

 cover and remixes. The artwork was created by renown artist Travis Smith

Travis Smith (artist)

Travis Smith is an American graphic artist best known for designing heavy metal album art. He has been called "renowned" by Alternative Press and "unquestionably one of the most talented graphic artists in metal today" by Chronicles of Chaos...

 (Devin Townsend

Devin Townsend

Devin Garret Townsend is a Canadian musician and record producer. He was the founder, songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad from 1994 to 2007 and has had an extensive career as a solo artist....

, Amorphis

Amorphis

Amorphis is a Finnish heavy metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres, which include heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal...

, Opeth

Opeth

Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years...

, Nevermore

Nevermore

Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from styles such as thrash, power, progressive, and neo-classical metal into their songs, and also makes use of acoustic guitars and a wide range of vocal styles.-Early years...

).

In their review, AllMusicGuide described the album as "an engaging disc even though it doesn't pretend to break any new ground for industrial metal."

Track listing

1. "I'm Going In" – 3:16
2. "Monkey Business" – 4:05
3. "Follow Me" (feat. Anette Olzon
   Anette Olzon
   Anette Ingegerd Olsson , known by the stage name Anette Olzon, is a Swedish singer from Helsingborg, best known as the second lead vocalist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish. Olzon was formerly the vocalist in the Swedish AOR band Alyson Avenue...
   
   ) – 4:17
4. "Have a Drink on Me" – 3:53
5. "Don't Care" – 2:42
6. "Reach Out (and Regret)" – 3:55
7. "Generation X" – 4:18
8. "No One Knows" – 3:50
9. "Live Fast - Die Young" – 3:42
10. "Not Your Kind" – 4:10
11. "Feed Us" (feat. Anette Olzon) – 4:14

Bonus tracks

12. "Behind the Wheel
    Behind the Wheel
    "Behind the Wheel" is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on December 28, 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany....
    
    " (Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode
    Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
    
     cover) – 4:09


13. "Here Is the News
    Here Is the News
    "Here Is the News" is a 1982 song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra.It is track ten on the album Time and was released as a double A-side along with "Ticket to the Moon" in January 1982, reaching #24 in the UK charts. The song makes heavy use of synthesizers but also includes...
    
    " (Electric Light Orchestra
    Electric Light Orchestra
    Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...
    
     cover) – 3:52


14. "Follow Me" (Peter
    Peter Tägtgren
    Alf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
    
     vox version) – 4:08


15. "Clouds of Ecstasy" (Bassflow remix) – 3:29


16. "No One Knows" (Rectifier
    Rectifier
    A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current , which periodically reverses direction, to direct current , which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification...
    
    remix) – 3:45

Spinefarm Records UK

12. "Follow Me" (Peter vox version) – 4:08


13. "Clouds of Ecstasy" (Bassflow remix) – 3:29


14. "No One Knows" (Rectifier remix) – 3:45


15. "Trapped" – 3:40

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	28
French Albums Chart	165
German Albums Chart	78
Swedish Albums Chart	30

External links

• Official Pain MySpace
• Nuclear Blast