SHINING

Release Year: 2008
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: destructive depressive suicidal black metal

ominous misanthropia has returned to deprave human psyche for the fourth time [2005]: these are six addictive cuts of cold, depressive, well put together and deeply atmospheric suicidal black metal, or plain heroine for the masses, where painful guitar harmonies, compelling repetitions and pulsating rhythm merge into a hypnotic yet constantly unsettling flow, while Kvarforth's voice, filled with despair, further accentuates the bleak nature of music; eerie and haunting compositions drift away from the jet black milieu to yet uncharted territories, giving a start to more intricate, subtle and quite sarcastic side of Swedish phenomena, where Hellhammer [Mayhem] once again beats the fuckin' drums, and second guitar duties are taken by John Doe of Craft fame; recent British jewel case edition