This debut recording (originally released in 1997) by Swedish prog metal band Pain of Salvation proved to be a well-needed breath of fresh air for a genre that was full of self-parody and self-indulgence.
Led by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Gildenlow, their unique style draws from influences such as Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Faith No More, King's X, Pink Floyd, and Frank Zappa, to name a few.
Their theatrical, concept-like approach is offered in three chapters and is delivered with emotion, intelligence, integrity, passion, and poignancy.
These qualities, which are often strived for but rarely attained, seem to come from the number of years the band spent together honing their craft.
Their fine musicianship serves the music first and rarely falls into self-aggrandizing.
While their fastidious approach would eventually push them to even greater creative heights, Entropia marked the arrival of one of the genre's few innovators.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to Entropia | Pain of Salvation | Play | 01:22 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 2 | Winning a War | Pain of Salvation | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 45 MB |
| 3 | People Passing By | Pain of Salvation | Play | 09:07 | 20 MB | 63 MB |
| 4 | Oblivion Ocean | Pain of Salvation | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Revival | Pain of Salvation | Play | 07:38 | 17 MB | 54 MB |
| 6 | Void of Her | Pain of Salvation | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 7 | To the End | Pain of Salvation | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Night Mist | Pain of Salvation | Play | 06:48 | 15 MB | 45 MB |
| 9 | Plains of Dawn | Pain of Salvation | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 10 | Leaving Entropia (Epilogue) | Pain of Salvation | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| 11 | ! (Foreword) | Pain of Salvation | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 392 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Gildenlöw | Guitar, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 2 | Kristoffer Gildenlöw | Bass, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 3 | Anders Hansson | Engineer |
| 4 | Fredrik Hermansson | Keyboards, Liner Notes |
| 5 | Johanna Iggsten | Photography |
| 6 | Johan Langell | Drums, Liner Notes, Vocals |
| 7 | Pain of Salvation | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Anders "Theo" Theander | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |