"8 ½ – Feberdrömmar I Vaket Tillstånd" is not a typical Shining album, especially if you define Shining based on the material released after the Eerie Cold album. What you get is an insight into the material that became the "Livets Ändhållplats" and "Angst, självdestruktivitetens emissarie" records. To find the origin of this album you have to look back at two bootleg…
It does not go unnoticed when Watain releases their fifth album, namely The Wild Hunt. Especially when most of the comments that have flourished online has created such strong reactions among a large fan base. If one were to interpret what is being said, you’d think that Watain has chosen a new direction – perhaps the…
Taake celebrates 20 years as a band by releasing a collection of 20 songs distributed on a double CD. There’s not much new material, but many good and old tracks that is not easy to get hold of. Taake has never released their records in large quantities, so there’s an opportunity to get the songs…
After many small releases and rereleases since signing with Spinefarm Records, Shining finally released their eighth studio album, "Redefining Darkness". Shining is better known for vocalist Niklas Kvarforth’s behavior on stage and his rather provocative appearance in the written andaudiovisual musical media, but the music has been rock solid from the first record. With that…
