For My Pain...

For My Pain...
Origin	Oulu, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal
Years active	1999–2005, 2023–present
Labels	Spinefarm Records
Members	Lauri Tuohimaa Altti Veteläinen Juha Kylmänen Olli-Pekka Törrö Ari-Matti Pohjola Marco Sneck
Past members	Petri Sankala Tuomas Holopainen Miriam "Sfinx" Renvåg-Müller Ellu Malkamäki

For My Pain... is a gothic metal supergroup from Oulu, Finland, featuring members from Embraze, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Nightwish, Charon 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. Other members of the original lineup were Tuomas Holopainen, Lauri Tuohimaa, Olli-Pekka Törrö and Juha Kylmänen. For My Pain...'s debut album Fallen was released in 2003. Finnish music magazine Soundi gave the album three out of five stars. ^[1] In 2004, the band released a single, "Killing Romance", which peaked at number seven on the official Finnish single chart. ^[2]

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. ^[3] They released the single, "Recoil into Darkness", on 12 April 2024. ^[4] On 13 October 2025, the band announced their second studio album Buried Blue to be released on 9 January 2026, their first album in 23 years. ^[5]

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)
• Riina Rinkinen – backing vocals (2025–present)
• Ari-Matti Pohjola – drums (2023–present)
• Marco Sneck – keyboards (2023–present)

Former

• Petri Sankala – drums (1999–2005)
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards (1999–2005)
• Miriam "Sfinx" Renvåg-Müller – backing vocals (2001–2005)
• Ellu Malkamäki – backing vocals (2023–2025)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Fallen (2003)
• Buried Blue (2026)

Singles

• Killing Romance (2004)
• Recoil Into Darkness (2024)
• WitchBitch Elite (2024)
• Hetken tie on kevyt (Tehosekoitin cover) (2025)
• Time Will Heal Our Wounds (2025)
• Windows Are Weeping (2025)

References

1. Säynekoski, Marko (16 June 2007). "FOR MY PAIN: Fallen". Soundi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
2. "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. Laureline Tilkin (13 December 2023). "Finnish Gothic Metal Supergroup For My Pain… reunite after 20 years". Tuonela Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
4. Zukowski, Zenae (5 April 2024). "For My Pain… to release new single next week". Metal Insider. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
5. "The Finnish gothic metal supergroup For My Pain… to embark on album release tour". Chaoszine. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

External links

• For My Pain... on Myspace
• http://www.instagram.com/formypainofficial/