No, thanks!

Written by Guest on 02.11.2017 at 11:00

but it's number X! ;o

So?

Great album. Songs structures, melodies, that piano bit on song 5 is a great touch, brutality is here as well(duh), the overall sound of this album is fantastic. Stellar album from Shining, gave it around 6 spins and each time I found something new in it. I am very impressed

Written by Archie 666 on 06.01.2018 at 14:41

Great album. Songs structures, melodies, that piano bit on song 5 is a great touch, brutality is here as well(duh), the overall sound of this album is fantastic. Stellar album from Shining, gave it around 6 spins and each time I found something new in it. I am very impressed

Agreed. I'm liking this album a lot more than I thought I would, and I'm a fan.

I misread as "Symphony X"

So surprised by this! Awesome! Even surpasses IV and V, totally breaking the slight downward slope they had. The first album of 2018 I listen to is a 10, what a great year to start the year (considering I only had 1 10er of the entire of 2017...)

That's a lot of praise, missed the last full length IX, might check this out later today.

Written by Kuroboshi on 07.01.2018 at 15:34

So surprised by this! Awesome! Even surpasses IV and V, totally breaking the slight downward slope they had. The first album of 2018 I listen to is a 10, what a great year to start the year (considering I only had 1 10er of the entire of 2017...)

More or less this. I wouldn't rate it 10 and I wouldn't say it surpasses V, but it's their best since Halmstad, no doubt, and one of the contenders for album of the year (released in the fifth day of said year xD)

I've never really understood the hype around this project. It's decent enough, but nothing about it screams out at me.

Written by Kuroboshi on 07.01.2018 at 15:34
Even surpasses IV and V,

That is a HUGE statement, given that those two are usually considered their best. Guess I'll have to check this out.

The amount of praise is... wow. Gonna listen to this as soon as possible.

Huh, what are you saying? Shining got their shit together? I thought I wouldn't have to listen to them again but guess I have no choice now.

It's tight.

I think this album is gonna be my new addiction.

Written by Maco on 12.01.2018 at 18:34
I think this album is gonna be my new addiction.

Fuck, that good? Damn. I guess I really do gotta hear it to believe it.

This is excellent.

Now I have to check out their back catalog.

Still includes depressive parts. I think first track may be black metal song of 2018.

This year is begining so well. Maybe, Niklas has done again, and the covers on the deluxe edition are so awesome too. (In the Cold Light of Morning, Cry Little Sister)

Extremely solid album, amongt their best. first two songs are pure gold . the covers are not as good as the rest of the album but don´t do any damage either

Yeah this is actually pretty good.

I didn't believe the hype, but this actually their best since V

Nothing stood out for me on this one, but it was still a good couple spins.

It sounds pretty good indeed. The thrashy parts kill the vibe for me, though.

The first 4 songs in this album is the actual album for me. The rest of them are pretty awesome too but comparatively not as great. Definitely like the harder parts more than the softer parts.

In typical Shining fashion, this album features the expected balance of aggression and depression, bursting from the seams of chaos only to end on the edge of a blood-stained knife.

The album begins with an eerily reminiscent riff hearkening back to the band's Vth release, steadily rising into well-chartered territory from there, but in a way that folds nostalgic bliss with newfound excitement. Anyone familiar with the band will appreciate the modernized throwback sound bent on capturing Shining's most prolific elements from a stylistic perspective -- the raspy whispers, uncomfortable off-kilter screams and shrieks, acoustic breakdowns, beautiful and haunting melodies -- and anyone unfamiliar will be treated to one of black metal's most controversial, provocative, evocative vocalists.

This is for sure one of the most consistent offerings Shining has released to date, as it captures the essentials of what put the band on the radar back in the day, but it somehow feels fresh and still passionate despite so much external scrutiny over the years. You'd expect it to have some sort of adverse affect on the music, but this project continues despite the backlash, and in fact likely thrives on it.

Keep feeding Kvarforth with your (well-deserved) hate, he'll just shit out another solid album.