Known for a short while as Reality.

Daniel Gildenlöw also sang for Hammer Of The Gods, a short-lived Led Zeppelin cover band featuring Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, {\link Steve Morse Band} bassist Dave LaRue, and Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert.

Daniel Gildenlöw also helped out on a Transatlantic tour, providing vocals, guitar, keyboard and percussion for several live shows. He has also helped out the prog band The Flower Kings in the past and is now an official member.

Taken from a 1999 interview about the name "Pain of Salvation:"

"I wanted a name that meant something, a name that was more than a cool expression. For me, Pain of Salvation has the meaning of balance. Taking the good with the bad. It is also a good expression in everyday use, when something does not go the way you planned; "well, that’s just the pain of salvation," to indicate that this is just a slight setback on an otherwise painless journey towards your goal. The idea with the name is that everything has two sides, everything is in balance. Imagine yourself exhausted in the middle of a desert... Sitting down will take away your pain, but it will kill you. The walk for water will hurt, but it may save your life.

All albums of Pain Of Salvation are concept albums. Some examples of the topics addressed in the band's albums are: war and its effect on family and humanity, environmental issues (e.g., nuclear power), the forming of the individual, and the nature of God, humankind, and existence.

Left to right: Fredrik Hermansson, Léo Margarit, Johan Hallgren, Daniel Gildenlöw.

members:

Léo Margarit

Drums

Johan Hallgren

Guitars, Vocals

Fredrik Hermansson

Keyboards

Daniel Gildenlöw

Vocals, Guitar, Bass