Cynic Paradise

Cynic Paradise is the sixth studio studio album by the Swedish industrial metal project Pain, released on 31 October 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. It reached No. 30 on the Swedish album charts.[2]

Cynic Paradise
Studio album by
Pain
Released31 October 2008
StudioAbyss studio, Pärlby, Sweden[1]
GenreIndustrial metal
Length42:27
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerPeter Tägtgren
Pain chronology
Psalms of Extinction
(2007)		 Cynic Paradise
(2008)		 You Only Live Twice
(2011)

The album features a duet with then-Nightwish singer Anette Olzon in the songs "Follow Me" and "Feed Us". Disc 2 features a Depeche Mode cover and remixes. The artwork was created by renowned artist Travis Smith (Devin Townsend, Amorphis, Opeth, Nevermore).

In their review, AllMusic described the album as "an engaging disc even though it doesn't pretend to break any new ground for industrial metal."[3]

Track listing
  1. "I'm Going In" – 3:16
  2. "Monkey Business" – 4:05
  3. "Follow Me" (feat. Anette Olzon) – 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

  1. "Behind the Wheel" (Depeche Mode cover) – 4:09
  2. "Here Is the News" (Electric Light Orchestra cover) – 3:52
  3. "Follow Me (Peter Vox Version)" – 4:08
  4. "Clouds of Ecstasy Bassflow Remix)" – 3:29
  5. "No One Knows (Rectifier Remix)" – 3:45

Spinefarm Records UK

  1. "Follow Me" (Peter Vox Version)" – 4:08
  2. "Clouds of Ecstasy (Bassflow Remix)" – 3:29
  3. "No One Knows (Rectifier Remix)" – 3:45
  4. "Trapped" – 3:40

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[4] 28
French Albums Chart[5] 165
German Albums Chart[6] 78
Swedish Albums Chart[2] 30

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/de/Pain-Cynic-Paradise/release/3020617
  2. "Pain - Cynic Paradise". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. Cynic Paradise review, AllMusicGuide.
  4. "Pain - Cynic Paradise". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. "Pain - Cynic Paradise". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  6. "Chartverfolgung / Pain / Longplay". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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