Guitarist Bivens alluded to this saying: We could have easily gone down the hip-hop or R&B route and each of us at one time or another given it a shot.
[3]The band is also the only heavy metal act released on the independent, alternative hip hop label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.
In October 2008, Tony Providence left the band and was replaced by Akili Peyton the following year.
In January 2019, A Band Called Pain announced a one-off reunion show at The Uptown Nightclub in Oakland, California with the original line up on March 30, 2019.
On January 10, 2021, guitarist Shaun Bivens announced on Facebook that A Band Called Pain is recording their first EP, titled "56 Down", since the release of "Beautiful Gun" back in 2010.