Shining - V - Halmstad

V - Halmstad album cover
8.7 | 465 votes |
Band
Shining
Style
Depressive black metal
Release date
18 April 2007
Owners
519 have it
74 want it
1 trades it
Tracklist
01. Ytterligare Ett Steg Närmare Total Jävla Utfrysning
02. Längtar Bort Från Mitt Hjärta
03. Låt Oss Ta Allt Från Varandra
04. Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni
05. Ã…ttiosextusenfyrahundra
06. Neka Morgondagen
Additional info
Translations:

01. Yet Another Step Towards Complete Fucking Desolation
02. Longing Away From My Heart
03. Let Us Take All From The One And The Other
04. The Dismal Monotony Of Disappointments
05. Eightysix Thousand Four Hundred
06. Deny The Day Of Tomorrow
Staff review by
Lucas
Rating:
9.3
Rating:
9.3
After their latest full-length release, it seemed like Kvarforth got it on his hips again. He started with doing a "Danzig" (kicking all other members out) and sought new ones. Fortunately, he didn't complete the "Danzig", but found new members that were actually better musicians than the previous. Then there were all the rumours of Kvarforth's supposed suicide and as dessert, his grandiose return, supposedly kicking the fill-in vocalist off stage and trying to break a limb. Shining (read: Kvarforth) has gone so over the top with his behavior that many suspect it to be a promotional stunt. Who can tell? Fact is, all those rumors created either very high or very low expectations for the fans of 2005's release "The Eerie Cold". And if you ask me they have blown away all expectations.

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published 09.09.2007 | Comments ( 31 )
Guest review by
Kalt.Dunkelheit
Rating:
9.0
Rating:
9.0
Shining is the band that have no borders to expose the feelings and emotions, even if the group has been labelled suicidal/depressive black metal, the musicians use some non-Black Metal instruments such as piano and acoustic guitars showing no limits or rules for Kvarforth to obey. The first 4 full-length albums were just great and album by album Shining were getting more experienced and skilled, but it seems Niklas wasn't satisfied with the tool box since he almost changed all the band members and this lead some fans thinking whether the next album would be a disappointment. Well the answer is simply "HELL NO".

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published 20.12.2009 | Comments ( 2 )
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16.05.2010 - 05:22
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One of those few albums that really makes you take a good look around and ask yourself "Why the hell do I even bother going on?". I went through a short period where I pretty much just listened to this album. My day went: Wake up, put on Halmstad, 7 boring hours of school, Halmstad, Halmstad before sleeping, sleep, repeat. As depressing as it was, it was awesome. If that makes sense...
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07.07.2010 - 07:26
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Halmstad... also home land of Roxette
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17.11.2010 - 10:18
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Dark, Depressive, Awesome album!
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01.01.2011 - 01:58
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Awesome
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01.01.2011 - 22:43
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Written by Got Mayhem? on 16.05.2010 at 05:22

One of those few albums that really makes you take a good look around and ask yourself "Why the hell do I even bother going on?". I went through a short period where I pretty much just listened to this album. My day went: Wake up, put on Halmstad, 7 boring hours of school, Halmstad, Halmstad before sleeping, sleep, repeat. As depressing as it was, it was awesome. If that makes sense...

haha yeah I've done that too. I've also followed this routine: Halmstad, Halmstad, Halmstad, Halmstad, Halmstad, Halmstad. And The Eerie Cold, Halmstad, The Eerie Cold, Halmstad, The Eerie Cold, Halmstad, The Eerie Cold, Halmstad, The Eerie Cold, Halmstad.
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SLUDGE. DOOM. DEATH. Wait, what?

"The reason I'm running for president is because I can't be Bruce Springsteen." - Barack Obama
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12.04.2011 - 15:59
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Awsome
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14.04.2011 - 18:42
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My favorite suicidal black metal album...
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08.08.2011 - 18:40
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I never really checked this band out until a while ago, but I think that this album and the previous one, IV, are really great! These are the only two I've heard so far.
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16.01.2012 - 11:51
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Kvarforth's vocals are so fucking miserable, it's quite potent. Also the fretless bass work on this album is quite nice.
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05.03.2012 - 20:48
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Great album, "Längtar Bort Från Mitt Hjärta" is one of the best music I've ever heard!
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14.04.2012 - 08:08
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Few albums can bring me to tears and this is one of them.
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Written by Korah on 05.03.2012 at 20:48

Great album, "Längtar Bort Från Mitt Hjärta" is one of the best music I've ever heard!

Totally agree with you !
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04.07.2012 - 08:40
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Oh my fucking god
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13.12.2012 - 22:02
Lit.
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...And suddenly, my life went from "Get up and go!" to "Why get up?"
Excuse me, I gotta go listen to something happy.
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18.09.2014 - 02:34
bleak
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Niklas Kvarforth is a douche, but Satan this an awesome album!
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24.10.2014 - 04:22
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I don't find a douche attempting to sing with an atmosphere that tries too hard to be dark depressive at all.
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28.10.2015 - 03:04
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This album may have Kvarforth's greatest performance.
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27.07.2016 - 06:03
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Tried this album again today to see if there was something i was missing? there wasn't.
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08.03.2017 - 22:37
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Written by Maco on 28.10.2015 at 03:04

This album may have Kvarforth's greatest performance.

It does.
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09.03.2017 - 02:42
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Written by [user id=136611] on 27.07.2016 at 06:03

Tried this album again today to see if there was something i was missing� there wasn't.

Good taste. That's it.
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09.03.2017 - 02:54
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Fucking savage!
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28.07.2017 - 07:06
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Oh, so this is why no one deleted his account.
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11.08.2017 - 05:51
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Written by Maco on 28.07.2017 at 07:06

Oh, so this is why no one deleted his account.

Yes, that's what I was thinking
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25.06.2019 - 19:33
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That sample with crying girl at 'Låt Oss Ta Allt Från Varandra' and and this symphonic part is one of the most sad and depressive things I've ever heard in music.
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25.06.2019 - 20:09
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Written by [user id=110592] on 09.03.2017 at 02:42

Written by [user id=136611] on 27.07.2016 at 06:03

Tried this album again today to see if there was something i was missing� there wasn't.

Good taste. That's it.

You have tool and opeth on your favourite list!! what's good taste is subjective.
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25.06.2019 - 23:26
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This album is fantatic.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass

Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.

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26.06.2019 - 04:46
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 25.06.2019 at 23:26

This album is fantatic.

Yup. Very fantatic
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7
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10.11.2019 - 15:51
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It was a lot better than I thought it would be!
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12.09.2020 - 17:13
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Must... resist.... urge.... to say..... that I don't like..... popular.... album......
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You are the hammer, I am the nail
building a house in the fire on the hill
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