There are multiple artists under the name of Shining:

1) A Swedish 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 black metal band originally formed back in 1996 by Niklas Kvarforth in the city Halmstad. Their lyrical themes are often based on depression, anger, suicide and angst, but also man's immoral behavior. Their live performances often contain self-mutilation that they invite the audience to take part in.
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".

Discography (full-lenght):
2000 - Within Deep Dark Chambers
2001 - Livets Ändhållplats
2002 - III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie
2005 - IV - The Eerie Cold
2007 - V - Halmstad
2009 - VI - Klagopsalmer
2011 - VII - Född Förlorare
2012 - Redefining Darkness

Current line-up is:
Niklas Kvarforth (vocals, keyboards, composition)
Peter Huss (guitars)
Christian Larsson (bass)

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
Even Helte Hermansen - guitars

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.

4) Several EPs and random songs have been recorded under the name Shining by an artist who now goes by tents.

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....

6) Shining was a German synthpop band, they released a maxi-single "Stairway to Heaven" in 1985 on Metronome Records.

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