genre : suicidal, experimental black metal
similar bands : Mayhem , Opeth , Katatonia
origin : Sweden
strong spot: variety of vocal techniques
weak spot : short album duration (5 real songs) , solos sometimes sound too rock for a BM band
Shining are confident about their music, they don't try to push things in order to impress. Even though their music is quite minimalist and simple, they manage to produce an album that transcends the black metal boarders and sounds like something fresh and new. They are playing what we use to call suicidal BM but sometimes they sound like a doom metal band accompanied by sick vocals and lyrics about hate and depression. The fact that the lyrics are in swedish gives an extra feeling to the songs, making the vocalist sound really pissed off and freaked out.
8 out of 10 goatheads
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