by Jillian Drachman | Feb 6, 2025 | News
Sweden’s legendary Shining, the brainchild of the phenomenally evil genius Niklas Kvarforth, has announced two brand-new official bootleg albums: Live in Transylvania and Beating Belgium Black and Blue. The former, recorded in 2009, features the following...
by Jillian Drachman | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews
“Så skapar jag nu ännu ett mästerverk.” / “So I now create yet another masterpiece.” ~ Niklas Kvarforth Sir Niklas Kvarforth — your genius infuriates me to the point that I could burn a million structures of worship. In fact, I see no reason not to set the whole world...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 26, 2024 | Interviews
Finland’s melodic doom/death metal outfit Swallow the Sun continue to delve into the depths of human emotion, reflecting on personal struggles, transformation, and the enduring pain that shapes our evolution. Their latest album, Shining, while lighter than...
by Jillian Drachman | Apr 25, 2024 | Reviews
Shining’s self-titled eleventh masterpiece unleashed its lethal brilliance on September 15, 2023. Not only has Shining proved the best album of 2023 for me, along with Høstsol’s sublime Länge Leve Döden, but I consider it to be one of the greatest records of all time....
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 26, 2024 | News
In an unexpected Instagram post, the Finnish record label The Sinister Initiative announced an album by the legendary Swedish black metal powerhouse Shining titled The Helsinki Tapes. This mysterious offering is bound to prove a masterpiece, given Shining’s...