Pleasure and Pain is the seventh studio album by the Italian gothic metal band Theatres des Vampires. It is the first album after Lord Vampyr's departure, and the first to feature Sonya Scarlet as the main vocalist of the band as well as being the last to feature Robert Cufaro on guitar. The album was released in the UK on 10 November 2005, and in Germany on 18 November 2005, followed with a wide EU release on 28 November 2005, and with a Russian release on 6 December 2005.
' called it a very solid and sophisticated record that have to be re-listened several times to appreciate. ' said the band doesn't manage to build a gothic atmosphere and called the songs weak. ' liked the singer's performance but said the album lacks aggression and gothic atmosphere. ' noted the album as an improvement over the previous one and highlighted the tracks "Pleasure and Pain", "Solitude", "Forever in Death", and "Mater Tenebrarum". Metal.de gave a negative review and said the album doesn't offer anything new to the genre but manages to have a dark atmosphere.