 Prog Geo wrote:
I don't believe that Pain of salvation are so unpopular.Here in Greece are favorable.But ok,it's prog metal.Don't expect to be very famous.
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I don't know so many people in Greece who have even heard of PoS, as is the case with most non-mainstream prog bands, though the last time I went shopping in Athens I picked up a copy of "BE" which I consider to be their best album. It's hardly surprising that they aren't popular in the USA. The album "Scarsick" in particular has very anti-USA lyrics which many Americans find offensive. One should be free to express one's opinion, but of course this is going to affect sales in this country.
The other thing is that they seem to have moved away from metal to a more softer approach in their more recent album, taking on influences ironically from the USA music scene in the form of, among other things, Gospel. This is kind of a weird mixture which probably doesn't appeal to old-school types.
