PAIN MAGAZINE

Emerging from France’s underground, Pain Magazine fuse noise rock, hardcore, and industrial electronics into a volatile, body-shaking sound. Formed by members of Birds in Row, Maelstrom, and Louisahhh, the band’s name — an ironic nod to consumer culture — reflects their embrace of distortion and confrontation as creative fuel. Their debut album Violent God (Humus Records, 2025), written and recorded in just sixteen days, captures a raw burst of intensity and exhaustion that critics have hailed for its precision and emotional depth.

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Rooted in the French experimental scene, the band channel fury and discipline into sculpted noise. Their collective DNA — stretching from hardcore to techno — makes their sound as physical as it is cerebral, bristling with tension yet anchored in intent. Each member brings a distinct sensibility, from percussive brutality to electronic abrasion and melodic unease, merging into something that feels less like collaboration and more like collision — a shared act of release that reimagines what heavy music can be today.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

‍Pain Magazine are pure release. Their shows are eruptions of feedback, rhythm, and volatile energy, felt as much in the body as in the air. Each performance transforms aggression into movement, leaving audiences shaken yet strangely renewed — a storm that feels both destructive and cleansing.