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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 second re-release of the first DVD by legendary Colombian Latin Pop/Dance/Rock singer.
It was recorded on 12 August 1999, during Shakira's MTV Unplugged performance at the Grand Ballroom in New York City.
The performance was released in 2000 worldwide as a live album and as DVD in Brazil only. In 2002, the DVD was released worldwide.
The Unplugged concert was the program's first episode to be broadcast entirely in Spanish and served as her major breakthrough in the U.S. market. The concert is noted to be the "first time a Latin Pop act attempted an Unplugged, the first Latina solo act to do so, and the first time a Latino act didn't tape their performance at MTV's studios in Miami."
"MTV Unplugged" was critically acclaimed by American critics and earned Shakira her first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album.
The concert has received critical acclaim, and is included on lists of best unplugged performances. The performance is listed on Vulture Magazine's “7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances” list. Nylon has included “Sombra De Ti” on the list “10 Of The Best ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances”. Yardbarker ranked the album at number 3 on their list of “20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums”. “Remezcla” includes the performance on “The 10 Most Iconic Latin American ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances”. "MTV Unplugged" has sold over 1.3 million units worldwide by June 2001.
Spanish Language DVD. Includes English, French, German & Portuguese Subtitles.
PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | PCM Stereo | 16:9 | Reg. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 | Approx. 130 min.
Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V./ MTV Networks Latin Ameerica, Inc./Sony Music Entertainment Czech Republic s.r.o., 2002/2010 (8869745568949). Made in Czech.


Tracklist:
1. Intro: Comienzo Del Programa
2. Octavo Día 6:03
3. Si Te Vas 3:56
4. Dónde Están Los Ladrones 3:33
5. Ciega, Sordomuda 4:10
6. Inevitable 3:40
7. Moscas En La Casa 3:53
8. Estoy Aquí 4:59
9. Tú 5:23
10. Sombra De Ti 4:07
11. No Creo 4:08
12. Ojos Asi 6:50

Extras:
Behind the Scenes at MTV Unplugged (30 min.)
Biography
Discography
Photo Gallery

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 second release by Polish Thrash/Groove Metal band.
EP features three new songs and remastered version of "Redrum" from the debut album "Wonderfuck" (2012).
The band blends modern Thrash Metal riffing with Groove rhythms, and pours it with Death Metal sauce. Such mix makes this EP fresh and unconventional, previewing the band style development for upcoming full-length album.
The music is diverse; heavy riffing blends with different tempos and melody. Fans of Thrash, Death, Groove or even Heavy Metal would find something for themselves. This is the must-have album for every Metalhead who is looking for something fresh and unconventional!
Highly recommended for fans of Slayer, Pantera, Entombed and all fans of Swedish Death Metal!!
Metal Scrap Records, 2018 (MSR148/DT).
 

Tracklist:
1. Seven 04:15
2. Warriors 02:42
3. Driving Force 04:11
4. Redrum A.D. 2017 06:04

 

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). 
 

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.

 

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.

 

For the first time on vinyl, this album is the collection of early recordings by the Country/Pop/Rock superstar. The album was recorded a few years before her commercial breakthrough.
Eilleen "Shania" Twain is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.
Collection of demos a then-unknown Shania Twain recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s for Canadian label Limelight Records. Written in collaboration with Los Angeles producer Paul Sabu, the songs here are not Country music, but rather well-crafted, energetically performed Pop/Rock fare.
Though the production is often dated (particularly on the cruise-ship-dance-party-sounding “For the Love of Him” and the Laura Branigan-esque “It’s Alright), the tracks definitely offer repeated glimpses of Twain’s superstar potential. There are even a few Country-tinged numbers (“Bite My Lip”, “Luv Eyes”) that presage Twain and Mutt Lange’s multi-platinum Nashville/Arena Rock hybrids.
From 1999 onwards, demo recordings Shania Twain made for Limelight Records approximately ten years prior were licensed to a number of budget labels internationally and released under various titles, artwork and track order, sometimes including one or two dance mixes.
Though recordings contained herein have been made available in several other forms, this package goes the extra mile by offering both the original recordings and significantly re-mixed/remastered versions on two different discs.
Limited Edition 180 g Red Marble Vinyl in gatefold cover features lost photos, poster, restored liner notes and lyric sheet.
Renaissance Records, 2023 (RDEG-LP-0500). Made in Austria. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. All Fired Up, No Place To Go 3:18
2. Wild And Wicked 3:30
3. The Heart Is Blind 3:32
4. For The Love Of Him 2:49
5. Bite My Lip 2:46

Side Two
6. Two Hearts, One Love 3:38
7. Luv Eyes 3:33
8. Send It With Love 3:57
9. It's Alright 3:52
10. Hate To Love 3:58

Side Three
11. Lost My Heart 4:21
12. Don't Gimme That (Once Over) 3:45
13. Rhythm Made Me Do It 3:57
14. Half Breed 3:25
15. Love 2:40

Side Four
16. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore 3:20
17. It's Alright (Club Mix) 3:40
18. For The Love Of Him (Dance Mix) 4:35
19. Hate To Love (Marcus Kane Club Mix) 5:55
20. Hate To Love (Nick Fiorucci Mix) 3:45

For the first time on vinyl, this album is the collection of early recordings by the Country/Pop/Rock superstar. The album was recorded a few years before her commercial breakthrough.
Eilleen "Shania" Twain is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.
Collection of demos a then-unknown Shania Twain recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s for Canadian label Limelight Records. Written in collaboration with Los Angeles producer Paul Sabu, the songs here are not Country music, but rather well-crafted, energetically performed Pop/Rock fare.
Though the production is often dated (particularly on the cruise-ship-dance-party-sounding “For the Love of Him” and the Laura Branigan-esque “It’s Alright), the tracks definitely offer repeated glimpses of Twain’s superstar potential. There are even a few Country-tinged numbers (“Bite My Lip”, “Luv Eyes”) that presage Twain and Mutt Lange’s multi-platinum Nashville/Arena Rock hybrids.
From 1999 onwards, demo recordings Shania Twain made for Limelight Records approximately ten years prior were licensed to a number of budget labels internationally and released under various titles, artwork and track order, sometimes including one or two dance mixes.
Though recordings contained herein have been made available in several other forms, this package goes the extra mile by offering both the original recordings and significantly re-mixed/remastered versions on two different discs.
Limited Edition 180 g Red Vinyl in gatefold cover features lost photos, poster, restored liner notes and lyric sheet.
Renaissance Records, 2023 (RDEG-LP-0500). Made in Austria. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. All Fired Up, No Place To Go 3:18
2. Wild And Wicked 3:30
3. The Heart Is Blind 3:32
4. For The Love Of Him 2:49
5. Bite My Lip 2:46

Side Two
6. Two Hearts, One Love 3:38
7. Luv Eyes 3:33
8. Send It With Love 3:57
9. It's Alright 3:52
10. Hate To Love 3:58

Side Three
11. Lost My Heart 4:21
12. Don't Gimme That (Once Over) 3:45
13. Rhythm Made Me Do It 3:57
14. Half Breed 3:25
15. Love 2:40

Side Four
16. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore 3:20
17. It's Alright (Club Mix) 3:40
18. For The Love Of Him (Dance Mix) 4:35
19. Hate To Love (Marcus Kane Club Mix) 5:55
20. Hate To Love (Nick Fiorucci Mix) 3:45

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!
Double Black Vinyl in gatefold cover.
The Sinister Initiative/Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2023 (KINSKI 008 | NPR1189VINYL). Made in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Avsändare okänd 08:27
2. Snart är dom alla borta 09:50
Side B
3. Allt för döden 11:17
Running time: 29:34 min.

Side C
1. Fidelis ad Mortem 06:36
2. Åttahundratjugo (Erik Satie cover) 03:21
Side D
3. Den permanenta sömnen kallar 10:34
 Running time: 20:31 min.

Total playing time: 50:05 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

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!
Limited Edition double Red Vinyl in gatefold cover includes extra poster, card with album art and picture of Niklas Kvarforth originally signed personally by himself!
The Sinister Initiative/Napalm Records Handels GmbH, 2023 (KINSKI 008 | NPR1189VINYL). Made in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Avsändare okänd 08:27
2. Snart är dom alla borta 09:50
Side B
3. Allt för döden 11:17
Running time: 29:34 min.

Side C
1. Fidelis ad Mortem 06:36
2. Åttahundratjugo (Erik Satie cover) 03:21
Side D
3. Den permanenta sömnen kallar 10:34
 Running time: 20:31 min.

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.