One of the Finnish gothic metal bands that earned the deepest affection beyond its home country is finally back. For My Pain… have officially returned with Buried Blue, their long-awaited new album after years of silence.

Formed in 2000, this supergroup built its reputation on a dark yet melodic sound that resonated with fans all over the world. For Buried Blue, the process was especially intense: alongside writing and recording, the band also built their own studio and launched their own record label, as vocalist Juha Kylmänen has explained.

In May 2024, For My Pain… returned to the stage in front of hundreds of fans who proved that the band’s chemistry was still very much alive. The album was highly anticipated — and now that it’s finally here, it delivers.

Press play and let’s go… TRACK BY TRACK.

With eleven songs, Buried Blue was released on January 9, 2026. While several tracks had already been released as singles, experiencing the album in full is far more intense.

The album opens with “Hungry for Desire”, a high-energy track that turns longing into tension. The guitars convey that feeling of wanting something you know could destroy you, while the driving rhythm creates an almost physical sense of urgency — a perfect way to kick things off.

That dark tone continues with “Windows Are Weeping” (feat. Troy Donockley), which begins in epic fashion and leads us through a landscape of solitude and guilt, shifting naturally from dense to ethereal.

Then comes “WitchBitch Elite”, the album’s most provocative moment: a dark, sensual fantasy turned into gothic metal with groove and attitude. With this single, For My Pain… add a more hedonistic and twisted layer to the album’s emotional journey — a seductive flirtation that’s hard to resist.

The first real surprise arrives with “Child of the Fallen”, one of the album’s most emotional pieces, almost like a prayer shaped by grief. Its ending flows into “Gone Tomorrow”, a ballad that recalls the band’s more classic and melancholic side.

“Time Will Heal Our Wounds” stands at the emotional core of the record. It’s a ballad about accepting pain even when it never truly fades, carried by one of Juha Kylmänen’s most powerful vocal performances.

“Tether” (featuring Riina Rinkinen) adds an extra layer of beauty and contrast, pairing a gentle voice with heavy riffs to explore obsessive and contradictory relationships. From there, the album moves into “Isle of Solitude”, which acts as a brief emotional pause before reaching “Recoil Into Darkness”, one of the record’s strongest moments.

“Recoil Into Darkness” unfolds as a post-apocalyptic emotional landscape where memories linger in a world without color or life. It speaks of a bond that can only survive in shared darkness, far from the pain of the real world. Here, For My Pain… craft a gothic ballad of resignation and longing, where the only possible hope is to retreat together into the shadows — and they do so in a hauntingly beautiful way.

From there, the album takes us into “Black Calla Lilies”, bringing us back down to earth with a delicate, darkly sensual track. With imagery of black flowers, candles, and merciless gazes, the song stands as a refined gothic ritual, orchestrated with exquisite sonic aesthetics.

The album’s ending is overwhelming. “Burnt-Out Sun” closes Buried Blue on a devastating note of emotional exhaustion. The song captures inner collapse and a world that offers no relief — only further despair. The decay of humanity, the rage of the earth, the greed of mankind all coexist in a meaningless, dying landscape. There is no redemption here, no comfort, only the broken rays of a burnt-out sun lighting the album’s finale with brutal honesty, leaving us exposed to the cruelty and fragility of our own minds.

With Buried Blue, For My Pain… deliver a comeback that does far more than satisfy nostalgia — it deepens and refines their gothic identity. Love, loss, desire, and self-destruction pulse together in a dark and elegant flow, wrapped in melancholic atmospheres and a nearly cinematic sensitivity.

Far from feeling like a simple reunion, this album proves the band still has much to say — and much to feel — securing Buried Blue as a mature, intense, and necessary release in contemporary gothic metal.