For My Pain...

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.

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

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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Band members

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)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Fallen (2003)

Singles

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