For My Pain...

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, Tuomas Holopainen and Lauri Tuohimaa, to join. All parties were interested, but as everyone was too busy, the project was postponed.{{fact|date=January 2024}}

A few years later the idea came up again, this time with a better timing since both Eternal Tears of Sorrow and Nightwish 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.{{fact|date=January 2024}}

For My Pain...'s debut album Fallen was released in 2003. Finnish music magazine Soundi gave the album three out of five stars.{{Cite web |last=Säynekoski |first=Marko |date=16 June 2007 |title=FOR MY PAIN: Fallen |url=https://www.soundi.fi/levyarviot/my-pain-fallen/ |access-date=10 October 2020 |website=Soundi.fi |language=fi}} In 2004, the band released a single, "Killing Romance", which peaked at number seven on the official Finnish single chart.{{Cite web |title=Suomen Virallinen Lista |url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/for+my+pain.../killing+romance/ |access-date=10 October 2020 |website=Musiikkituottajat |language=fi-FI}}

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.{{cite web|author=Laureline Tilkin|url=https://tuonelamagazine.com/finnish-gothic-metal-supergroup-for-my-pain-reunite-after-20-years/|title=Finnish Gothic Metal Supergroup For My Pain… reunite after 20 years|magazine=Tuonela Magazine|access-date=15 December 2023|date=13 December 2023}} They released the single, "Recoil into Darkness", on 12 April 2024.{{cite web |last1=Zukowski |first1=Zenae |title=For My Pain… to release new single next week |url=https://metalinsider.net/releases/for-my-pain-to-release-new-single-next-week |website=Metal Insider |access-date=12 May 2024 |date=5 April 2024}}

;Current members

• 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 members

• Petri Sankala – drums (1999–2005)
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards (1999–2005)

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Studio albums

• Fallen (2003)

Singles

• "Killing Romance" (2004)
• "Recoil into Darkness" (2024)
• "WitchBitch Elite" (2024)
• "Hetken tie on kevyt (Tehosekoitin cover)" (2025)

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.myspace.com/formypainmusic For My Pain...] on Myspace
• http://www.instagram.com/formypainofficial/

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Category:Finnish gothic metal musical groups

Category:Heavy metal supergroups

Category:Musical groups established in 1999

Category:1999 establishments in Finland

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