PICTURES: IRINA PANOVA
PETER TÄGTGREN IS a busy boy. Frontman of Hypocrisy, Peter was also half of Lindemann until 2020 and is a prolific producer, working out of his Swedish studio, The Abyss. So it’s little wonder that he’s hardly had time for his industrial metal side-project, Pain, since their last album, 2016’s Coming Home. But with standalone single Party In My Head in 2021 and a tour in October 2023, Peter’s brought the band back to life with a fresh zeal for club-ready metal anthems. Hammer were invited to listen to an early demo of new album I Am –and if this is just the demo, there’s a lot to be excited about.
It’s been eight years since the last Pain record –what happened?