Shining (Swedish band)
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 Kvarforth live on February 3, 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1996 onward |
| Labels | Osmose Productions |
| Associated acts | Skitliv, Ondskapt, Bethlehem, In Lingua Mortua, Mayhem, Den Saakaldte |
| Website | Shining at MySpace |
| Members | |
| Niklas Kvarforth Fredric Gråby Peter Huss Andreas Larssen Rickard "Rille" Schill |
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| Former members | |
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Formed in 1996, Shining is a Swedish black metal band that incorporate doom metal elements in their music. Due to the depressive undertones of their music and the mostly suicide-themed lyrics, Shining are often referred to as "suicidal black metal".
The band's name does not refer to the book The Shining or the film based on it, but rather according to Kvarforth, it means "the path to enlightenment".[1]
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[edit] History
The band split-up in August 2004 and their fourth album, IV / The Eerie Cold, was supposed to be their last, but the band reformed later the same year with a new line-up capable of live shows. The band then released their fifth album, which was at first going to be called V / Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni but was later changed to V / Halmstad, a reference to Kvarforth's hometown.
[edit] Music
Shining openly promotes suicide and self-harm in all its forms (e.g. drugs) in their lyrics. The founder of the band, Niklas Kvarforth, has claimed, with contentment, that there have been some cases of people committing suicide at least partially under influence of Shining's music.[1] Musically, Shining went from more or less straight black metal with doom influences on their earlier work to a more progressive extreme metal sound with extensive use of clean guitars, guitar solos, different vocal styles and often tempo shifts and odd time signatures. Some webzines[who?] called them the "Opeth of black metal".
[edit] Controversy
Kvarforth disappeared in July 2006 and a rumor was spread that he was presumed to have committed suicide. On 23rd of August, 2006 the band posted a statement on their website declaring that Kvarforth had disappeared. The band was said to continue with a new singer named "Ghoul", as one of the wishes from Kvarforth.[2]
At the concert that took place on February 3, 2007 at Diezel in Halmstad, Sweden, "Ghoul" was revealed to be Kvarforth. The concert was violent in nature, sparking controversy in the Swedish media, with Kvarforth occasionally fighting the audience and the guest vocalists (Attila Csihar, Maniac and Nattefrost). Razorblades were handed to members of the audience, and one person was kicked in the chest after grabbing Kvarforth's genitals; who was in turn exposed to numerous physical assaults by Maniac.
One member of the audience recalls the kicking: "A couple of songs are finished and Kvarforth is standing with zipped up leather pants and some drunk Swede touches his crotch. Kvarforth looks shocked and shouts 'Don't touch me,' before he kicks the fan in the chest."[3]
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Niklas Kvarforth (a.k.a. "Ghoul") - vocals, guitar (1996 onward)
- Fredric "Wredhe" Gråby - rhythm & lead guitar (2006 onward)
- Peter Huss - lead & rhythm guitar (2005 onward)
- Andreas Larssen - bass (2008 onward)
- Rickard "Rille" Schill - drums (2008 onward)
[edit] Former members
Singers
- Andreas Classen (2000, vocals on Within Deep Dark Chambers)[4][5]
- Robert (1998, vocals on Submit to Selfdestruction)
Guitarists
- John Doe (2005–2006)
- Casado (2005–2006)
- Håkan "Inisis" Ollars (2002)
Bassists
- Phil A. Cirone (2001–2005, 2007–2008)
- Johan Hallander (2005–2007)
- Tusk (2000–2001)
Drummers
- Jarle "Uruz" Byberg (2007–2008)
- Ludvig Witt (2005–2007)
- Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg (2001–2004)
- Ted "Impaler" Wedebrand (1998–2001)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- I / Within Deep Dark Chambers (2000)
- II / Livets ändhållplats (2001)
- III / Angst, självdestruktivitetens emissarie (2002)
- IV / The Eerie Cold (2005)
- V / Halmstad (2007)
- VI / Klagopsalmer (2009)
- VII / Född förlorare (2010)[6]
[edit] EPs and compilations
- Submit to Selfdestruction (EP) (1998)
- Dolorian/Shining (Split EP) (2004)
- Through Years of Oppression (Rarity compilation) (2004)
- The Darkroom Sessions (Rehearsal compilation) (2004)
- Shining/Den Saakaldte (Split EP) (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Webzine interview with Kvarforth". Black Terror Webzine. http://members.tripod.com/shiningband/interviews-blackterror.html. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "Comment On Rumors Of Singer's Suicide". Shiningangst.se. http://www.metalstorm.ee/events/news_comments.php?news_id=3112. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "SHINING's Controversial Concert: An Eyewitness Account". Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=66829. Retrieved 2008-10-26. "I must admit that I've never been so afraid [at a concert] in my whole life and everything just went spiraling out of control and I was almost counting down songs and hoping that the show would end without anyone being harmed. But I can't complain — I loved every second of it"
- ^ "Shining biography". Music Might. http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/sweden/shining. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ "Shining - Metal Storm". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/band.php?band_id=372. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ^ Shining: New Album Details Revealed blabbermouth.net. 2009-11-25. Retrieved on 2009-11-26.
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