"nightmarish maliciousness and a pitch-black hatred" ? Hahaha...even katy perry writes darker songs than this. Also the fuck kinda production is this?, sounding this clear and with solos its more akin to post-rock than anything.

I don't understand why they are still labelled "black metal". Since 'IV - The Eerie Cold' they've been playing a progressive kind of powerthrash, both musically and vocally. This song fits into that pattern very well and therefor is not my kind of thing.

Despite Kvarforth being a raging douchebag (or so it would seem to me), I really like Shining. I wouldn't classify them as black metal, but then again I'm not sure what I would call them. Depressive metal perhaps? Looking forward to hearing the whole thing in November.

Written by 3rdWorld on 30.09.2017 at 17:59
sounding this clear and with solos its more akin to post-rock than anything.

...In what way does this music even compare to post-rock? Even your definition sounds off to me.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.10.2017 at 16:44

...In what way does this music even compare to post-rock? Even your definition sounds off to me.

In every possible way. Sorry If my wording seems weird to you, I am not an expert at describing genres.

Written by Lord Slothrop on 30.09.2017 at 21:07

I wouldn't classify them as black metal, but then again I'm not sure what I would call them. Depressive metal perhaps?

yes anything but bm.

Written by 3rdWorld on 01.10.2017 at 17:10

Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.10.2017 at 16:44

...In what way does this music even compare to post-rock? Even your definition sounds off to me.

In every possible way. Sorry If my wording seems weird to you, I am not an expert at describing genres.

I honestly don't know what kind of post-rock you listen to if at all. This does not sound like any post-rock band I've ever heard specially considering how many post-rock bands don't go for overly clean production and actually have close to no solos most of the time going for full instrumental with mostly riffs and crescendos... So yeah, I still don't know what kind of post-rock you are refering to cuz this sure as hell doesn't remind me of Mogway, Godspeed You, Mono, Sigur Rós, etc.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.10.2017 at 17:16

Written by 3rdWorld on 01.10.2017 at 17:10

Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.10.2017 at 16:44

...In what way does this music even compare to post-rock? Even your definition sounds off to me.

In every possible way. Sorry If my wording seems weird to you, I am not an expert at describing genres.

I honestly don't know what kind of post-rock you listen to if at all.

I honestly don't know why you stress out so much You wouldn't have written that big a post if you read the last point in my previous post.

I wish Kvarforth decided to make an album with dirtier sound. His music can't sound so polished and clean. It doesn't fit.

Ok riffs at the beginning, not much else good to say about it. Then again I've never been a fan of theirs.

Shining sucks with such high production and horrible songwriting like this. Calling their music now "thrash" would actually be kind of right.