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Artist Biography For Shining

There Are Multiple Artists Under The Name Of Shining 1 A Swedish Extreme Metal / Black Metal Band.
2 A Norwegian Progressive Metal / Avant-Garde Jazz Group. 3 Julian Beeston An Electronic Musician. 4 Early Noise Recordings From Illinois USA. 5 A Polish Experimental Death Metal Band. 6 An 80s German Synthpop Band. 7 A French Hip Hop Artist. 1 Shining Is A Swedish Extreme Metal / Black Metal Band Formed In 1996 By Niklas Kvarforth In Halmstad Sweden. The Band's Music Contains Depressive Undertones Which Include Personal And Suicide-Themed Lyrics. Kvarforth Is The Main Composer And Vocalist Of The Band. He Was Only Twelve Years Old When He Started Shining. By The Time Kvarforth Was Fourteen Shining Had Released Their First EP Submit To Selfdestruction 1998 On Which He Played Guitars And Bass. It Was Not Until The Band Released Their First Album I Within Deep Dark Chambers 2000 That Kvarforth Became The Band's Vocalist. The Band's Name Does Not Refer To The Book The Shining Or The Film Based On It But Rather According To Kvarforth It Means "the Path To Enlightenment." Shining Openly Promotes Suicide And Self-Harm In All Its Forms E.G. Drugs In Their Lyrics. Kvarforth Has Claimed With Contentment There Have Been Some Cases Of People Committing Suicide At Least Partially Under The Influence Of Shining's Music. Musically Shining Went From Black Metal With Doom Influences On Their Earlier Work To A More Progressive Extreme Metal Sound With Extensive Use Of Clean Guitars Guitar Solos Different Vocal Styles And Often Tempo Shifts And Odd Time Signatures. Shining's Music Also Contains Several Movie Samples From Films Such As Prozac Nation She's So Lovely And American Psycho. In The Past Kvarforth Said That He Wanted To Force Feed His Listeners With Self-Destructive And Suicidal Imagery And Lyrics. In The Beginning He Used The Term "suicidal Black Metal" For His Music To Separate Himself From Other Groups. However He Stopped Using The Term In 2001 Because It Had Begun To Be Used By A Slew Of Other Bands Whom He Felt Had Misinterpreted His Vision And Were Using The Music As A Kind Of Therapy Rather Than A Weapon Against The Listener As Kvarforth Intended. He Later Said That He Wouldn't Call Shining A Black Metal Band And Called The "suicidal Black Metal" Term A Foolish Idea. The Band Released Two More Albums Entitled II Livets Ändhållplats 2001 And III Angst Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie 2002 Before Splitting Up In August 2004. Their Fourth Album IV The Eerie Cold 2005 Was Supposed To Be Their Last But The Band Reformed Later The Same Year With A New Line-Up Capable Of Live Shows. Kvarforth Disappeared In July 2006 And A Rumor Was Spread He Was Presumed To Have Committed Suicide. On August 23 2006 The Band Posted A Statement On Their Website Declaring Kvarforth Had Disappeared. The Band Was Said To Continue With A New Singer Named "Ghoul " As One Of The Wishes From Kvarforth. At A Concert That Took Place On February 3 2007 At Diezel In Halmstad Sweden "Ghoul" Was Revealed To Be Kvarforth. The Concert Was Violent In Nature Sparking Controversy In The Swedish Media With Kvarforth Occasionally Fighting The Audience And The Guest Vocalists Attila Csihar Maniac And Nattefrost . Razorblades Were Handed To A Member Of The Audience And One Person Was Kicked In The Chest After Grabbing Kvarforth's Genitals Who Was Later Found To Be Maniac Posing As A Crazed Fan. One Member Of The Audience Recalls The Kicking "A Couple Of Songs Are Finished And Kvarforth Is Standing With Zipped Up Leather Pants And Some Drunk Swede Touches His Crotch. Kvarforth Looks Shocked And Shouts 'Don't Touch Me ' Before He Kicks The Fan In The Chest." The Band Released Their Fifth Album In 2007 Which Was At First Going To Be Called V Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni But Was Later Changed To V Halmstad Niklas Angående Niklas A Reference To Kvarforth's Hometown. That Was Followed By Three More Albums VI Klagopsalmer 2009 VII Född Förlorare 2011 And Redefining Darkness 2012 . A Compilation Album Entitled 8½ - Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd 2013 Was Released That Featured Re-Recorded Songs From 2001-2002 And Different Vocalists For 5/6 Tracks. The Vocalists Are Famine Peste Noire Attila Csihar Mayhem Pehr Larsson Alfahanne Gaahl God Seed Ex-Gorgoroth And Maniac Skitliv Ex-Mayhem . A Ninth Album Entitled IX - Everyone Everything Everywhere Ends Was Released On April 21 2015. The Tenth Album X - Varg Utan Flock Wolf Without A Pack Was Released On January 5 2018. Current Members Niklas Kvarforth A.K.A. "Ghoul" – Lead Vocals Guitars Keyboards 1996–present Peter Huss – Lead And Rhythm Guitar 2005–present Marcus Hammarström - Bass Guitar 2016-Present Jarle "Uruz" Byberg - Drums 2016-Present Previous Members Singers Andreas Classen 2000 Vocals On Within Deep Dark Chambers Robert 1998 Vocals On Submit To Selfdestruction Guitarists Håkan "Inisis" Ollars 2002 John Doe 2005–2006 Casado 2005–2006 Fredric "Wredhe" Gråby - Rhythm And Lead Guitar 2006–2011 Euge Valovirta – Rhythm Guitar Backing Vocals 2012–2017 Bass Guitarists Tusk 2000–2001 Johan Hallander 2005–2007 Phil A. Cirone 2001–2005 2007–2008 Andreas Larssen 2008–2010 Christian Larsson – Bass Guitar 2010–2016 Drummers Ted "Impaler" Wedebrand 1998–2001 Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg 2001–2004 Jarle "Uruz" Byberg 2007–2008 Rickard "Rille" Schill 2008–2010 Ludwig Witt - Drums 2005–2007 2011-2012 Rainer Tuomikanto – Drums 2012–2016 Keyboards
Lars Fredrik Frøislie 2009-2013 Discography Studio Albums 2000 - I Within Deep Dark Chambers
2001 - II Livets Ändhållplats Life's Ending-Place 2002 - III Angst Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie Anxiety Self-Destruction's Emissary 2005 - IV The Eerie Cold
2007 - V Halmstad Niklas Angående Niklas The Title Is Kvarforth's Hometown And The Subtitle Means "Niklas Regarding Niklas" 2009 - VI Klagopsalmer Hymns Of Lament 2011 - VII Född Förlorare Born Loser 2012 - Redefining Darkness
2015 - IX - Everyone Everything Everywhere Ends
2018 - X - Varg Utan Flock Wolf Without A Pack EPs And Compilations
1998 - Submit To Selfdestruction EP 2004 - Dolorian/Shining Split With Dolorian 2004 - Through Years Of Oppression Compilation 2004 - The Darkroom Sessions Compilation 2008 - Shining/Den Saakaldte Split With Den Saakaldte 2012 - Lots Of Girls Gonna Get Hurt EP 2013 - 8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd Compilation Fever Dreams In A Waking State 2013 - In The Eerie Cold Where All The Witches Dance Split With Mortuary Drape _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Shining Is A Norwegian Band That Started Out As An Experimental Jazz Group In 1998 And Has Since Evolved Into Playing Their Own Avant-Garde Brand Of Progressive Metal. Winner Of The Alarm Award In Both 2006 For In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster And 2007 For Grindstone . Shining's Fifth Album Blackjazz Was Released 18 January 2010 On Indie Recordings. The Album's Title Is Meant To Describe Shining's Sound Which On Blackjazz Became Even Harder And More Intense Than Ever Before. New Shining Sounds Like Experimental Metal With Huge Jazz Influence. Current Members Are Jørgen Munkeby - Sax Guitar Akai EWI And Vocals
Torstein Lofthus - Drums
Bernt Moen - Synths And Keyboards
Tor Egil Kreken - Bass
Håkon Sagen - Guitars Core Discography 2001 - Where The Ragged People Go
2003 - Sweet Shanghai Devil
2005 - In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster
2007 - Grindstone
2010 - Blackjazz
2011 - Live Blackjazz
2013 - One One One
2015 - International Blackjazz Society
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3 The Name Shining Was Used Sometimes By Julian Beeston Of Nitzer Ebb For A Small Amount Of Solo Work Mostly Remixes. He Only Released A Full-Length Album In 1995 Titled "Din" On Synthetic Symphony Records.
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4 Several EPs And Random Songs Have Been Recorded Under The Name Shining By An Artist Who Now Goes By Tents.
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5 Shining Was An Experimental Death Metal Band Which Has Only Released A Demo "Convicted By Sin" In 2003 And Changed Name To Shining Of....
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6 Shining Was A German Synthpop Band They Released A Maxi-Single "Stairway To Heaven" In 1985 On Metronome Records.
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7 French Hip-Hop Artist.

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