Search - Shining :: V Halmstad

Something different

D. A. Fortney | Cleveland, Ohio | 02/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this Shining CD over the weekend and cannot stop playing it. It starts out quietly and progresses to a more aggressive sound with Opethian breakdowns. The singer sounds like Attlia Csihar (Mayhem, Aborym) at times very gutteral and making strange sounds with his voice. At other times he has a crooning voice and a yell that sounds very reminiscent of Nattefrost(Carpathian Forest). I swear at one point in this song he reminds me of an old American comic actor Bobcat Goldthwait.There are six songs on this CD, no filler. It plays out to a decent length. Songs two and three remind me a bit of Carpathian Forest, but this band has totally a sound of their own. Song four is a heavy metal song. The riff reminds me of Metallica's "One". There are guitar solos!The next song is Piano only and It is a classical piece (Beetovan?).This CD has elements of Ambient, Metal, Black Metal, Progressive Metal..... eveything. And it all gels together nicely. Highly recommended for fans of Agalloch, Carpathian Forest, Immortal, Opeth etc..."

Bloody good

B. R. Owen | Dunedin, New Zealand | 01/15/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Very underated band, great songs, you do get used to the vocals but it did take a while for me. Nice acoustic breaks in between some crushing metal. Dont know anything about the lyrical content because I dont speak swedish but aparently they are dark. check out The Eerie Cold aswell. Recommended for fans of Agalloch, Opeth."