Tag Shining
A very good warning is never to watch the film Jacob’s Ladder on LSD, especially not on first viewing. That said you should also probably never listen to Hell Militia on LSD either, not that this scribe dabbles in such… Continue Reading →
Yes this is the Swedish Shining and they do have a proper album title this time round and have dispensed with the numerology. In case you were wondering though this is album number VIII. I had a very good insight… Continue Reading →
Mexican black metal? Yeah I thought so, I was a little stumped thinking of examples too? It is not the place that one would first think of as being synonymous with the genre. Of course there are bands fromSouth Americawho… Continue Reading →
As far as depressive blackened textures are concerned there are few more adept at painting them musically than the Swedish band Shining. Perhaps for some the thought of approaching the music is too off putting as dwelling on the… Continue Reading →
After album ‘VII: Född Förlorare,’ which had a cover song by Landberk on it Shining released a single for Förtvivlan, Min Arvedel with another cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Prince Of Darkness’. Obviously caught by the covers bug, now we have… Continue Reading →
Deathspell Omega. Champions of the Emperor’s new clothes to some, grand innovators of occultist BM to others. 2007’s ‘Fas…’ always struck me as an almost impenetrably dense album, promising arcane wisdom but delivering only ecstatic dementia, sardonically laughing in the… Continue Reading →
It sounds like death and looks like black, as for what it smells of, well rotten meat no doubt. Hailing from Sweden and keeping things very morbid Degial who have been around since 2004 are only just getting round to… Continue Reading →
The prog wizard who really should need absolutely no introduction is back with (solo) album number four. Again it has cover art that is completely naff and leaves me thinking huh what on earth is that all about? (Later I… Continue Reading →
Despite the fact I have always found Shakespeare about as appealing as a holiday in Ethiopia, a misreading of this band name automatically drew word associations to a similarly titled play. This duo is based in Hamburg according to their… Continue Reading →
If you know your H.P. Lovecraft then there’s a good chance you’ll be au fait with most of the themes referred to on this album. The Great Old Ones are a kind of ancient deity in the Cthulu Mythos, whom… Continue Reading →
This album has been hyped up for a while as being another project to feature the talents of one Mr Kvaforth (Shining). While it can’t quite accurately be described as a black metal supergroup, it does play out rather like… Continue Reading →