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Modern brutal Technical Death  metal from Canada.
For fans of WHITECHAPEL, THE FACELESS, TBDM, ARSIS.
Profusion, 2009 (PR023-2CD)


Tracklist:
1.Inertia...and the Aftermath 04:19
2.An Urge to Drown 03:42
3.Redefining the Boundaries 02:37
4.Frailty by Design 03:14
5.A Tangible Concept to an Abstract Subject 03:35
6.Shall Remain Silent 03:53
7.The Celebration of Vile Procedures 03:32
8.Once, I Collapsed 03:23
9.Bipolar Incognitus 03:32
10.Sophisma (Red Rationale) 05:05

Third full-length album by Canadian Technical Death Metal/Metalcore band.
This band should much bigger than it is right now… this is hyper technical, super extreme Dark Melodic Modern Death Metal at its best, with some truly gloomy moments!
Imagine The Faceless in a head on collision with The Black Dahlia Murder and… Katatonia??? Wicked!!
CD includes 12 pages AMAZING (!!!) booklet.
This band is f*****g impressive!!!
PRC Music, 2011 (PRC05). Made in Canada.


Tracklist:
1. The Sycophant     04:24 
2. Refractory     03:14 
3. Gold Us     04:39 
4. Priapism     04:03 
5. The Satyr     04:21 
6. Morning Qualm     03:33 
7. Effluvium of Virulence     04:10 
8. The Miscreant     03:10 
9. Beloved Excreta     03:35 
10. Opulence     04:47
Total playing time: 39:56

The fourth full-length studio album by Israeli Post-Grunge/Stoner/Hard Rock band.
When Shadow Rebels set out to craft an album, they don't just create music – they compose sonic narratives that resonate with poignant themes and dynamic soundscapes. "Black & White Times" marks a significant chapter in the band's storied career, with moving to more Classical Hard Rock and Post-Grunge, and less Progressive style, blending contemporary realities with deep-seated emotions.
The album carries a significant weight in the band's history. It is the final album with longtime guitarist Rustam Safaraliev, who played on six tracks, and it introduces the new guitarist, Uzi Eliyahu, who completes the album with his contributions to two tracks. This transition adds another layer of depth and intrigue to the album, making it a transitional and evolutionary piece for the band.
Also, the signature moment is that all the tracks of the album were released as Singles, before album release. "Nobody's Land" and "In the End of the War" are hard-hitting commentaries on modern-day conflicts, specifically focusing on the ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine. The raw, evocative lyrics coupled with powerful instrumentation conjure a vivid picture of chaos and resolve. "Cry" bravely explores the manipulation of emotional expression, using tears as a metaphorical weapon. It's a haunting track that will leave listeners with much to ponder. “Tomorrow” begins like meditating Indian chant; this ballad takes us deep into ironic lyrics about human relationships. In the wake of recent global events, "Deepest Gloom" dives into themes of depression and mental health. Shadows Rebels are unafraid to confront the dark realities that many face, offering both solace and solidarity. As a shift in tone, energetic and uplifting, "Water Spirit" pays homage to the healing power of nature. It's both a breath of fresh air and a call to reconnect with our natural roots. "Plastic Duck" is an intriguing track that tells the quirky story of someone afraid of a plastic duck – metaphorically referring to a girl heavily reliant on cosmetics and appearing out of proportion. It's a clever critique wrapped in a playful package. The eponymous track, "Black & White Times", is a proto-Hard Rock masterpiece, painted with layers of classic power trio sound. It's a fitting close to the era, encapsulating the varied themes and stylistic breadth of the entire album.
Shadow Rebels have always excelled in expanding their musical palette, and "Black & White Times" is not an exception. From proto-Hard Rock to Progressive Metal and heartfelt power ballads, the album offers a panoramic view of the band's capabilities. With rustling violins, ethereal keyboards, resonant sitar, and an array of other instruments, each track stands as a testament to their meticulous attention to detail and affinity for diverse sounds.
"Black & White Times" is not merely an album; it's an experience of Shadow Rebels. It navigates through war, psychological battles, and the highs and lows of human emotion with both courage and grace. For fans old and new, this album is a compelling journey that cements Shadow Rebels' reputation as fearless creators who aren't afraid to push the boundaries of their artistry.
For fans of Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Alice In Chains, etc.
Another Side Records, 2025 (ASR37-196/DP). Made in Ukraine. First press.


Tracklist:

1. Nobody's Land 5:31
2. Cry 4:14
3. Tomorrow 4:41
4. Deepest Gloom 3:55
5. In the End of the War (album version) 4:56
6. Water Spirit 2:50
7. Plastic Duck 4:20
8. Black & White Times 4:40

Total playing time: 35:12 min.


https://metalscraprecords.bandcamp.com/

The third full-length studio album by Israeli Progressive Post-Grunge Rock band.
Shadow Rebels decided to approach the recording of the new album in the most Grunge style. Unlike the previous release, which was recorded in a pure studio style, with many overdubs and individual recordings of the musicians, this time all the musicians entered the studio and simultaneously played all the songs one by one, in one day, on a tape recorder.
There are a lot of powerful and fast numbers, Stoner riffs, and heartfelt ballads about the fragility of life. No pathos, only self-irony, despair, reflections on the eternal: about enemies, about friends, about God and the loss of faith, about hope in times, when no place for hope. Everything is about the crazy 21st century, in which the heroes of the songs seem to be through no fault of their own. And as a result - sincere, bordering on nudity, uncompromising Post-Grunge. Deep and simple at the same time.
Another Side Records, 2021 (ASR33-175). Made in EU. Pressed on 24 kt Gold CD and packed in glossy Digipak.


Tracklist:
1. Some Fun 4:34
2. Men On the Ride 4:12
3. Devil May Care 3:30
4. Jihad 2:36
5. Sniper Girl 2:39
6. One Flying 4:39
7. CD in Space 9:32
8. Turn Back My Love 3:07
9. Mirror 4:20
10. Carnel Toe 5:12
11. Love Burn 3:32
12. Last Word 1:37
13. 47 Minutes of Love 4:57
14. CD in Space (Radio Mix) 5:08
Total playing time: 59:37 min.

The second full-length album by Israeli Progressive Alternative/Grunge/Fusion/Hard Rock band.
The first official Shadow Rebels release, “Oversleep Hurricane”, represents a new level in the band’s development. After a 4 years break, the band has assembled in a new lineup and this time they abandoned their "guitar-less" sound. Thanks to this decision, the trio’s sound became harder and tighter. Dynamic and bright Grunge abounds with interesting melodies laid upon tough guitar riffs. Filigree work of the bass guitar emphasizes the will of the band to distinguish each of the bandmates. 
It’s impossible to classify the music to any one genre and template, as the band incorporates elements of Fusion and Jazz Rock, especially in the guitar solos, as well as Alternative and Progressive Rock features. Add the unchanging tribute to the Hard Rock roots, which are especially evident in the Gillan-esque vocals. Ethnic elements find their way into the fold of a very versatile sounding album thanks to the addition of sitar and percussion. Live violins add even more expression to the ballad tracks on the album.
The album was recorded on an all analog equipment without digital computer editing, which allowed to capture the warm tube sound!
Highly recommended for fans of: Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, System Of A Down, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Skunk Anansie, Yes and many more!!
Another Side Records, 2015 (ASR13-110-111). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. You Don't Feel Good! 05:01
2. Deepest Gloom 04:15
3. Oversleep Hurricane 04:09
4. Fly! 03:21
5. Let's Just Get Naked! 03:21
6. Love at Distance 04:05
7. Stay in the Background 03:35
8. Rifleman 06:27
9. Black Picture 03:17
10. Wicked Boy II 04:09
11. Little Girl Big Heart 04:31
Total playing time: 46:43 min.

 

Melodic Black Death Metal band from Norway in the vein of older Emperor and some stuff like Zyklon(-B). Including members from Irish WITCHHAMMER and Norway's GEHENNA, SHADOW SEASON offers some seriously sick Metal with their MCD "The Frozen". Four songs of atmospheric but also brutal Scandinavian black metal. Energy and blast beats along melancholy and darkness in an EP that is really interesting in a very popular but quite stagnate musical idiom in our days.  In other words if you're into Zyklon and Myrkskog you should be into this too.
Incl. special guests (!!!): Trym Torson (ex-Enslaved, ex-Emperor, Zyklon) on drums; Sanrabb (ex-Satyricon, ex-Gehenna, Forlorn) on vocals; Dolgar (Gehenna, Forlorn ) on vocals and Patricia Woloch on violin.
Sound Riot Records, 2003 (SRP.020). Used (cover/disc): EX+VG+.


Tracklist:
1.Phantoms In The Glass 05:56
2.Catalysmic Ancient Illusion 05:25
3.Frozen 04:09
4....To Scorn The Suicide Earth 05:23
Total playing time: 20:53

The debut full-length album by Dutch Death Metal band.
Great mix of old school Death Metal mixed with Viking/Pagan Metal.
A very solid effort of Viking-inspired, thunderous and up-tempo Death Metal like the Dutch answer to the mighty Unleashed, yet also recommended for fans of Bolt Thrower, Hail Of Bullets or Demonical! Put down your beer mug and start headbanging!!
Painkiller Records, 2011 (PKR-016). Made in Belgium. Pressed in Netherlands.


Tracklist:
1. In The End (Intro)     00:30 
2. Warcraft (After 2001 Stories)     02:47 
3. In The Shadow Of Ygorassil     03:12 
4. Victoriously Born     02:37 
5. Battlerager     03:39 
6. Path In The Dark     03:42
7. Warriors Blood     04:05 
8. Lost Ways Regained     04:00 
9. Keeper Of The Seasons     02:31 
10. Avatar     03:23
11. ...Only Shadows Remain     03:10
Total playing time: 33:36


Samples:  http://www.lastfm

Second EP from the Italian Power Metal band.
Shadows Of Steel released this 4-track EP as a teaser of the coming “Second Floor” full-length album. Band follows the classic Italian Symphonic Speed Power Metal pattern with a constant double bass and high pitched vocals of Wild Steel. The opening track ‘Heroes’ is from the “Second Floor” album and the two following tracks are taken from the Japanese version of “Twilight” EP. The real deal to get this EP is the previously unreleased track ‘The Hawk’. The line-up on this CD is impressive as it features some of the bigger names in the Italian Power Metal league like: guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Vision Divine/Labyrinth/Eddie Antonini), drummer Frank Andiver (Labyrinth/Wonderland), keyboardist Andrew Mc Pauls (Labyrinth/Vision Divine), bassist Steve Vawamas (Athlantis) and vocalist Wild Steel (Soulblaze).
Underground Symphony, 2000 (US CD-042). Made in Italy. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Heroes 04:06
2. Welcome to Heaven 06:06
3. Wings of Glory 05:27
4. The Hawk 03:26
Total playing time: 19:05

The third full-length album by Brazilian Progressive/Power Metal band.
Ricardo Confessori cleaned up the house in 2006, remaining the only active member of Shaman due to "musical differences" with former band mates André Matos, Hugo & Luis Mariutti and Fabio Ribeiro. After posting two studio releases since their previous split from Angra, could the Brazilian scene handle another split? Well, 2007 brought us the answer with a new lineup and a new fantastic album, "Immortal"!
With Léo Mancini filling in on guitars, Fernando Quesada on bass and Thiago Bianchi on vocals, the band struck gold to recreate the golden years of Brazilian Metal. Obviously oriented more Progressive than ever due to Ricardo's drumming, this "Immortal" brings furious heavy tunes and power ballads back to life!
Sure, the vocal style is very similar to André Matos but why complain? After all, that is what we would expect as Angra did the exact same thing when André left the band and replaced him by Edu Falaschi. The accentuated Progressive edge of the songs renders this album the best thing coming out of the diverse projects created from the ashes of the original Angra lineup since 1996's Holy Land. With enraged guitar work and epic compositions, this new Shaman will seduced your musical senses like never before. Songs like "Strength" and "Freedom" embody the essence of the new Shaman, fast, catchy and technical!!
It remains Power Metal by all aspect as it is clear on the opener "Inside Chains", and a handful of songs might be perceived as too cheesy. The band is younger and the new musicians all have something new to offer.
If you liked the previous Shaman albums, it's strongly recommended to check out André Matos solo project instead. On the other hand, if the thought of hearing great Prog Power appeals to you, "Immortal" is definitely for you! You are standing in front of one of 2007's best Progressive Metal albums, and surely one of the surprises of the year!! Now, we know what musical differences arose between Confessori and his former band mates.
Scarlet Records, 2007 (SC 147-2 / SPV 176152 CD). Made in Italy. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Renovatti     2:59 
2. Inside Chains     4:23 
3. Tribal By Blood     4:17 
4. Immortal     5:53 
5. One Life     5:03 
6. In The Dark     4:17 
7. Strength     4:17 
8. Freedom     4:43 
9. Never Yield!     4:47 
10. The Yellow Brick Road     8:17
Total playing time: 48:56

The fourth full-length album by the Brazilian Progressive/Power Metal band.
Mixing the rhythms of world music with the virtuosity of Power Metal creates a potent witches' brew of sounds on Shaman's "Origins". You'll get plenty of speedy solos and soaring falsettos, that often accompanied by a sense of rhythm - sometimes bordering on outright funk - that sets this Brazilian band apart from other Power Metal acts.
Thiago Bianchi's Steve Perry-ish vocals power many of the songs, with an impressive upper range that's as at home on rockers like "Inferno Veil" as it is on the quieter, but no less potent "S.S.D. (Signed Sealed And Delivered)." He's definitely got pipes to spare — sometimes going a little too far on the falsetto ("No Mind").
A Power Metal band is often only as good as its guitarist. In Leo Mancini, Shaman has found an ax-man excelling both in the areas of shredding (the mind-blowing intro to "Lethal Awakening", for example) and melody (the acoustic intro to "Blind Messiah"). He also manages to create a near-Thrash sense of heaviness in parts of "Ego Pt. 2".
Ex-Angra drummer Ricardo Confessori has a much more Groove-oriented style than many Power Metal skin-pounders (though the double-bass setup gets a fair workout here, as well). Much of the world music influence comes through in his drumming, particularly on tracks like "Finally Home" and "Inferno Veil".
On the downside, there are a couple of tracks that feel like filler, including the piano ballad "Rising Up To Life" and the aforementioned exercise in vocal excess "No Mind".
Providing a more rhythm-oriented experience, Shaman's "Origins" serves up plenty of the soaring vocals and shredding solos that will thrill Power Metal fans. It's little wonder the band is one of the biggest in Brazil these days!
CD includes nice foldout cover.
Scarlet records, 2010 (SC 195-2). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Origins (The Day I Died) 0:59
2. Lethal Awakening 3:38
3. Inferno Evil 5:20
4. Ego Pt. I 2:19
5. Ego Pt. II 4:59
6. Finally Home 5:50
7. Rising Up To Life 3:36
8. No Mind 4:10
9. Blind Messiah 5:40
10. S.S.D. (Signed Sealed And Delivered 5:50
Total playing time: 42:21

The debut full-length album by Polish Thrash/Groove Metal band.
The band in just a few years managed to win the hearts of fans not only at home but also abroad. Uncompromising, vulgar, merciless Thrash Groove Metal!
For fans of: Slayer, Acid Drinkers, Rammstein and Pantera.
Total Metal Records, 2012 (MSR044/CD-TMR10). Made in Ukraine. First press.
 

Tracklist:
1. Work Is Not Over 04:06
2. For All Your Sins 03:26
3. Secrets 04:23
4. Jab c.o. 04:05
5. Metalheads 06:11
6. Cannabis Corpse 04:42
7. Your Creation 02:36 
8. Redrum 04:33
9. Cathology 04:05 
10. Slave Of Masturbation 04:34
11. Hell 05:18 
Total playing time: 48:01 min.

 

Second full-length album by German Gothic Metal/Rock band.
Five years ago Shardless arose from the Death Metal band The Prior's Day, as Corinna Ketterer replaced the former singer. From then on, the band broke up from their previous musical roots and then moved toward Melodic Rock with Gothic influences. Band took another step forward with their second album again recorded and mixed in the G.Knüppel Studios. The sound had clearly evolved and become more professional. Music on the album is a worthy - Gothic Metal with female vocals that are characteristic thick unkempt twin guitars and despite the lack of a keyboard player in the rich synth, up to the electronic inserts and samples. Guitar, performing rhythmic functions, prefer not to separate riffs (though there are some songs), and a dense veil slightly Metal sound, sometimes diluting unpretentious melodic solos. The density of the sound gives the bass, the drums are raised slightly in frequency, but the music sounds in the high register, in spite of this. Keyboards are nice varied.
Despite an unknown name in the music world, fans of Elis, Dreams Of Sanity, Edenbridge, Dakrua can get pleasure from listening to this CD, finding the lines of these bands in different forms in Shardless, without repeating any of them. Surprisingly decent album!!
Irond Records, 2008 (IROND CD 08-1485). Used: very good.


Tracklist:
1. Thrust 04:16
2. Through the Stars 04:53
3. Fairytales... Out of the Dark 06:37
4. Black Empire 07:45
5. Without Pain 05:22
6. This Island Earth 05:52
7. Asteroid 04:04
8. Alienation 04:09
9. Turnround 04:31
10. Moon 01:49
11. Sun 10:58
12. My Creation 04:36
Total playing time: 01:04:52

3rd full-length album (first two released under name Shedding Skin) by Death Metal/Hardcore band from France.
Selfreleased, 2010


Tracklist:
1.Enferme
2.Pour toi mon fils
3.Fous De dieu
4.Introspection
5.Comme Un Chien
6.La mort en face
7.Monarchie
8.Vivre & detruire

The second full-length album by the Spanish Occult Black Metal band.
It may have taken awhile, but the Spanish Black Metal scene is finally growing not only in number of bands, but in the quality of material being released. Featuring members of other quality Spanish acts like Foscor and Lux Divina, Shemhamphorash play a deadly form of Pagan Band play Black Metal that will please fans of the genre wanting the best Black Metal this country is currently producing. The new summoning from this trio will unleash the complete Darkness! 9 songs of fast and furious satanic and occult Black Metal at its best!!
Erzsebet Records, 2009 (ERZ004). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Dark New Cycle 04:07
2. Le Possédé 05:00
3. Sulphur 03:41
4. Shemhamphorash 2.1 03:17
5. Hell Redemeer Fire 05:22
6. Shining 03:56
7. Shemhamphorash 2.2 01:45
8. Iluntasuneratz 05:52
9. Poisonous Tongues 06:36
Total playing time: 39:36

Expanded Edition re-release of the second EP by cult Swedish Depressive Black Metal band.
Originally, "Lots of Girls Gonna Get Hurt" was a short cover songs EP and break filler before the release of the emotionally stunning and musically diversified main release, "Redefining Darkness". The short release presented Shining in a new light, as the controversial Swedish band chose to cover more or less popular tracks from bands that rather belong to the Alternative or Folk Rock genre than to the Metal scene. Instead of adapting the four tracks to the harsher and progressive sounds of the band, Shining decided to perform four songs that are quite close and almost similar to the original songs. The instruments are more laid back, while the vocals are clean and very melodic. This proves that the band has multiple influences and has no boundaries for their inspirations, which is a quite positive sign. The enchanting clean vocals prove that Niklas Kvarforth is one of the most variable Extreme Metal performers around, and he does a very decent job on here.
The 2023 re-edition remake this EP to full-length album, doubling the quantity of the tracks! Even more, nine cover songs instead of four!! Enjoy!!!
Remastered by Andy La Rocque in December 2022, re-edition includes five extra tracks and new cover art by Tuomas Tahvanainen and Nucleart Design. Track 5 is not listed anywhere on the release.
The CD comes with a surprise – an original photo of Niklas Kvarforth, signed directly by himself, exclusively for Total Metal Shop customers!
The Sinister Initiative, 2012/2023 (KINSKI 005). Made in Finland.


Tracklist:
1. For My Demons (Katatonia cover) 06:03
2. Utan Dina Andetag (Kent cover) 04:30
3. Kung Av Jidder (Imperiet cover) 04:53
4. Carnival of Rust (Poets Of The Fall cover) 04:41
Bonus Tracks:
5. Pale Colours (Bay Laurel cover)  03:53
6. In the Cold Light of Morning (Placebo cover)  03:42
7. No Rest for the Wicked (The Coffinshakers cover) 03:36
8. Cry Little Sister (Gerhard McMahon cover) 04:04
9. Ohne Dich (Rammstein cover) 05:22
Total playing time: 40:44 min.



Samples: https://shininghatesyou.bandcamp.com

The eleventh full-length studio album by cult Swedish Black Metal band.
Depressive and suicidal – these attributes are highly connected with the sinister Black Metal tunes by Shining. The band went through various incarnations, but mastermind Niklas Kvarforth always pulled the strings as a main composer and lyricist.
Formed in 1996 and known as one of the most controversial and musically brilliant bands in the Black Metal scene and beyond, Shining presents their eleventh offering that proves even darker and more brutal than ever before. These tunes are like a downward spiral into the abyss. According to the band themselves, "Shining" will be a downward journey in stereo that will drown the world in a mesmerizing, inescapable darkness.
The unit, centred around mastermind Niklas Kvarforth, roots their main musical influences in black metal, but does not fit into a single genre alone. Shining incomparably combines influences from various far-reaching genres such as classical music, Jazz and Progressive Rock, conjuring grim moods, aching wounds and deep emptiness. Themes such as self-destruction, suicide, and violence play an important role in the band’s music. Over the course of ten studio albums, including masterpieces such as the acclaimed "V. Halmstad and Redefining Darkness", Shining has garnered a large and loyal following who adore the musical genius and eccentric nature of Niklas Kvarforth.                                     
"Shining" is a hauntingly captivating and skilful album that features a unique Metal sound in true Shining manner, serving the very best of Black Metal creatively, combined with several other influences. The band has sparked a fiery interest with all their previous offerings, and it is certain that their ruthless upcoming album will exceed all expectations!
The CD comes with a surprise – an original photo of Niklas Kvarforth, signed directly by himself, exclusively for Total Metal Shop customers!
The Sinister Initiative/Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2023 (KINSKI 008 | NPR1189DP). Made in Austria. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Avsändare okänd 08:27
2. Snart är dom alla borta 09:50
3. Allt för döden 11:17
4. Fidelis ad Mortem 06:36
5. Åttahundratjugo (Erik Satie cover) 03:21
6. Den permanenta sömnen kallar 10:34
Total playing time: 50:05 min.


Samples: https://shininghatesyou.bandcamp.com

First compilation album by Swedish Black Metal band.
From the very beginning of this album, the listener is plunged into a deep abyss of godforsaken darkness from the moment that the first track starts. The guitars are down-tuned and contribute to a general atmosphere of depression. There is a constant shift between slow guitar-riffs and much faster pieces. Vocals are nothing but genuine cries for help and also an intense mixture of hopelessness and raw pain. It is certainly not melodramatic, but rather very honest.
The album as a whole gets interrupted in the middle with a spoken piece in which the band lays out their philosophical ideology of self-destruction and suicide. This might sound like a call-for-attention to some, but once you listen to this you will realize that it is a very scary work of art drenched in a slow river of pain. What make it even scarier is the psychotic cries and the obsessive repeating of the words “do me a favor and kill yourself”. Every single part of this album is a climax, but this part is certainly the ultimate climax that might finally convince you to lose all hope.
The rest of the album is a cacophonous symphony in which various influences from Raw Black Metal, Doom Metal and Depressive Black Metal can be heard. Instead of playing shrieking guitar-solo’s that sound like the more traditional stuff, the band plays a mixture between slow guitar-solos and slow guitar-picking. This might be boring to those who wish to focus more on the technical aspects, but it actually fits in very well with the aesthetic atmosphere in which Shining cloaks their music. They have a very unique way in which they take the macabre elements of self-destruction and suicide and bastardize it with elements of beauty.
Overall, this album is a suicidal masterpiece that blows every bit of entertainment-value into pieces. In some sense, it is a challenging work of art that is very powerfully formulated!
Tracks 1-2 are from "Submit To Selfdestruction" 7" EP.
Track 3 is an unreleased song from "Livets Ändhållplats" session.
Track 4 is a demo version of the song from "III - Angst - Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie". It's a reworking of "Halloween Main Theme" by John Carpenter.
Track 5 is a reworking of Chopin's "Marche Funèbre" and it's taken from the split EP with Dolorian.
Track 6 is previously unreleased. Another version of this track later appeared on "IV - The Eerie Cold".
Unexploded Records, 2004 (UER002). Made in Sweden. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Endless Solitude 6:32 
2. Submit To Self-Destruction 7:01 
3. Manipulation Session 5:22 
4. Black Industrial Misery 8:59 
5. Through Corridors Of Oppression 4:07 
6. The Claws Of Perdition 6:30
Total playing time: 38:31


Samples: http://www.last.fm

The first re-release of the seventh full-length studio album by cult Swedish Depressive Black Metal band.
This album is done with the classic Shining recipe, although it gets slightly experimental. With a troubled past and some incredibly disturbing subject under their belts, Swedish 'Suicidal Black Metal' act Shining created a few of the best Dark Metal albums of all time. Although their sound may be given the half-baked comparison to Opeth or Enslaved, in the sense that they meld Extreme Metal with clean dynamics and moderate hints at vintage Progressive Rock. What makes Shining such a different act than the other two aforementioned acts is the sheer darkness that Shining takes their music (and listeners) into. Even the most melancholic Metal acts usually give some small glimmer of hope amidst the despair, but in the eyes, the only true escape of suicide. Kindly enough, Shining has composed another soundtrack to suicide for anyone that may opt to check out early, creating a Black Metal soundscape that is sometimes beautiful, often aggressive, but constant in its dark atmosphere. And Shining's seventh studio effort is a fitting addition to the band's saga.
Much like Opeth, Shining's sense of songwriting is geared greatly around the dynamic between anguish-ridden extreme metal, and introspective acoustic segments. For the majority of "VII: Född Förlorare" though, the listener will be exposed to Kvarforth's abrasive growls and mid-tempo, almost Bluesy guitar riffs. Shining's magic with guitars is found tough in the added textures over the rhythms, as well as the guitar solos. As for the texturing, Shining makes their roots in Depressive Black Metal very clear, managing to sneak some beautiful harmonies and resolutions into the mix that, in most of the sections they are present, are incredibly beautiful. The guitar solos, on the other hand, tend not to tug on the heartstrings nearly as much, but they are executed brilliantly, with plenty of bluesy grit flooding through.
While there are a couple of guest vocalists here, Kvarforth is the main vocalist. Both, his clean singing and growls, give off a feeling, and neither is a sound that is often heard in much Black Metal.
"Tillsammans Är Vi Allt" includes Håkan Hemlin of Nordman on clean vocals, while Erik Danielsson of Watain appears on "Tiden Läker Inga Sår". "I Nattens Timma" is a cover version of a song written by the Swedish Progressive Rock gband Landberk, released on their 1992 album "Riktigt Äkta". The track "FFF" is dedicated to Kvarforth's mother, Susanne, who died from a heart attack at the beginning of 2010.
Remastered by Andy La Rocque and with refined visuals by Nucleart Design.
The CD comes with a surprise – an original photo of Niklas Kvarforth, signed directly by himself, exclusively for Total Metal Shop customers!
The Sinister Initiative, 2011/2023 (KINSKI 004). Made in Finland.


Tracklist:
1. Förtvivlan, Min Arvedel 6:29
2. Tiden Läker Inga Sår 8:10
3. Människa o'Avskyvärda Människa 6:42
4. Tillsammans Är Vi Allt 9:23
5. I Nattens Timma 4:05
6. FFF 7:01
Total playing time: 41:47 min.



Samples: https://shininghatesyou.bandcamp.com

Third re-release of the debut full-length studio album by cult Swedish Depressive Black Metal band.
A fantastic album, that creates depressing, morbid atmospheres, for one to familiarize themselves with the absolute chaos that is Shining with.
This is a solid release and a good entry point for those unaware of the Black Metal scene as well.
Osmose Productions, 2000/2013 (OPCD168). Made in France. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Reflecting In Solitude 8:43 
2. Stonelands 8:56 
3. Vita Detestabilis 7:35 
4. Ren Djaval Angest 6:46 
5. Inisis 8:10 
6. And Only Silence Remains 10:52 
Total playing time: 51:02 min.

Re-release of second full-length album by Atmospheric Dark/Gothic Metal band from Italy.
A melancholic, desperate and crepuscular mood for a band that draws its path between Gothic and Metal! Full of dark atmospheres and gothic melodies, mixed with aggressive parts, but very far from their black metal debut album. A very personal work, with a suggestive and expressive voice, and with music composed to exalt keyboards and guitar dialogue.
If you like Paradise Lost and Moonspell, you'll like "When Wishes Sicken", and you'll feel all the emotions the band wants to transmit.
My Kingdom Music, 2007 (echo021)


Tracklist:
1.Kingdom Of Deceit
2.Hoarder Of Illusions
3.Cold Winter Nights
4.Alone Again
5.Ain't No World
6.Past The Mid Route
7.Bereft
8.The Murkiest Den
9.Alone Again (Remix)
Total playing time: 45:18