Shining

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) Early noise recordings from illinois.
4) A defunct British indie band, correct name is The Shining
5) Julian Beeston, an electronic musician.
6) A Polish experimental death metal band.
7) A French hip hop artist.
8) An 80's German synth-pop band

1. 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:
2000 - I - Within Deep Dark Chambers
2001 - II - Livets Ändhållplats
2002 - III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie
2005 - IV - The Eerie Cold
2007 - V - Halmstad
2009 - VI - Klagopsalmer
2011 - VII - Född Förlorare

Current line-up is:
* Niklas Kvarforth (Vocals, Keyboards, Composition)
* Peter Huss (Guitars)
* Sebastiaan Bats (Guitars)
* Christian Larsson (Bass)
* Ludwig Witt (Drums)


2. 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. Several ep's of music and random songs have been recorded under the name shining by an artist who now goes by tents.


4. There was a British indie band who went by the same name formed by former members of the Verve minus Richard Ashcroft. This is noticeable in their music which sounds similar to early Verve. They released a couple of singles, most notable the song "Danger", and an album, "True Skies" in 2002. Little more was heard from them since.


5. The name was used sometimes by Julian Beeston of Nitzer Ebb for a small amount of solo work, mostly remixes.
They release one full length album in 1995 on Synthetic Symphony Records: Din.


6. There was also a Polish experimental death metal band which has only released a demo "Convicted by Sin" in 2003 and changed name to Shining Of....


8. There was a German synth-pop band, they release maxi-single "Stairway to Heaven" in 1985 on Metronome Records.

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