User:MissKillALot/Life is Pain (band)

Life is Pain is a German rock band from Forchheim, Upper Franconia.

History
Life is Pain was founded in Feucht in 1999. Torsten Fende joined the band as a singer after jamming with the already assembled rest of the band.

They found their name on accident, as the first drummer of the band, Markus Herold, was known for saying it: "Life is pain!"

After having played just one show, the five musicians went into the studio in 2000 to record the first EP Slap in the Face. The same year also brought a change to the band. Guitarist Sven Euerl left the band, followed by bassist Jens Kussat in 2001. Torsten Fende took over the job as a guitarist, while still being the band's lead singer, while Marcus Palmreuther, also known as Palmi, joined them as their new bassist.

A few gigs and one year later the remaining four band members hit the studio again to work on their second, self-titled EP.

The following year brought along some success for the band as they won the Local Music Run, a contest by a German youth foundation, in Erlangen-Höchstadt. The prize was a 1000€ recording bonus.

They took this money to go on yet another stint into the recording studio. At the Tinitus Studio in Nuremberg the recorder their last EP up until now, Harvest What You Sow in 2004. Shortly after finishing recording, drummer and founding member Markus Herold left the band and was replaced by Ralph Stephan.

Over the next few years Life is Pain played a few shows before vanishing for a while. Another new drummer in 2012, Stefan Grimm, brought new life to the band. Following their Comeback at Junges Theater in their hometown of Forchheim, they played a highly praised show at Forchheim's Altstadtfest which was coming along with an article in a big German newspaper, Fränkischer Tag.

They are currently self-recording their new album, that is expected to be released in summer of 2013 and will consist of 10 new songs.

Albums

 * TBA (Summer 2013)

EPs

 * Slap in the Face (2000)
 * Life is Pain (2002)
 * Harvest What You Sow (2004)