SHINING - Iv: The Eerie Cold (CD)

SHINING'S FOURTH ALBUM OF DARK MISANTHROPY & ALL-ENCOMPASSING SELF-
DESTRUCTION, INCLUDING HELLHAMMER (MAYHEM) ON DRUMS.

Infamous Swedish black metal act Shining was formed by mastermind Niklas Kvarforth in Halmstad,
1996, releasing eleven studio albums over a span of almost twenty-five years, commencing with
'Within Deep Dark Chambers' in 2000.
'IV - The Eerie Cold', Shining's fourth album, was originally released in 2005 & features drum work by
Hellhammer of Norwegian legends, Mayhem. The album also features lyrical contributions from
Nattefrost of Carpathian Forest. It was recorded at the Slaughterhouse studio in Sweden & was
produced by Niklas Kvarforth & Rickard Bengtsson, who has worked with Arch Enemy, among many
others.
Providing a great evolution from the foundations of hypnotic riff-styling, Shining has progressively
incorporated more diverse, experimental & essentially non-metallic elements into their music
including blues & jazz - affording the songs a greater dynamic & a more refreshing sound than typical
'pure' black metal bands. Even the vocals have a large breadth of character often missing from
extreme metal acts.