Finnish gothic metal band For My Pain… are making their official comeback in 2025, two decades after their debut album. Following their reunion announcement in December 2023, the band released their first new single, “Recoil Into Darkness,” in April 2024.
To celebrate Halloween, they’ve shared a lyric video for their latest single “WitchBitch Elite.” The track will be featured on the upcoming album, which is expected to arrive in 2025.
The current lineup includes Juha Kylmänen on vocals, Lauri Tuohimaa and Olli-Pekka Törrö on guitar, Altti Veteläinen on bass, Marco Sneck on keyboards, and Ari-Matti Pohjola on drums. The band’s original lineup featured Tuomas Holopainen from Nightwish and drummer Petri Sankala. Their discography consists of Fallen (2003), Killing Romance (2004), Recoil Into Darkness (2024, single), and WitchBitch Elite (2024, single).
Vocalist Juha Kylmänen comments:
“When I heard the WitchBitch demo version for the first time, it hit me immediately with similar feelings that I got from “Dear Carniwhore” on our debut album. It’s a sexy goth rock piece that’s flirting with dark humor. That feeling and mood inspired the lyrics writing and I finished them almost overnight. The song got polished into its final form when we started to rehearse it together and we added some” sweet spots” with keyboards and backing vocals. And as we expected, Mikko Karmila’s mixing blew the candybag completely open once again!”
Live Shows;
11/02 Toppila-Klubi, Oulu, Finland (Special Halloween show)
06/27-28 LankaFest, Puolanka, Finland
08/02 Loisto Festival, Pudasjärvi, Finland
