Shining (Swe)
Genre(s)
Black Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Suicide, Depression (early), Negativity (now)
Origin Formed in Current label Status
Sweden (Halmstad) 1996 Indie Recordings Active
Current line-up
Niklas Kvarforth - Vocals, Keyboards (Guitars, Bass) (1996-) (Diabolicum, Funeral Dirge (Swe), Ondskapt, Den Saakaldte, Skitliv, Hjarnidaudi, Bethlehem (Deu), Manes, The Sarcophagus, kkoagulaa, Livsnekad)
Fredric "Wredhe" Gråby - Guitars (2006-) (Ondskapt, Bloodline (Swe), Dimhymn, Chainsaw (Swe))
Peter Huss - Guitars (2005-) (Cretoria)
Rickard Schill - Drums (2008-) (Spawn of Possession, Vile Scar, Livsnekad, Level Above Human)
Former/past member(s)

Vocals:
Robert (1998)
Andreas Classen (1999-2000) (Bethlehem (Deu), Dark Creation, Paragon Belial, Made of Iron, Kadathorn, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult)

Guitars:
Håkan "Inisis" Ollars (2002, also keyboards)
John Doe (2005-2006) (Craft, Transitus Mortalis, Watain, Twin Earth)
Casado (2005-2006) (formerly known as Leere) (Silencer (Swe))

Bass:
Tusk (2000-2001)
Phil A. Cirone (2001-2005, 2007-2008, also keyboards)
Johan Hallander (2005-2007) (Tortura (Swe), Zinc Organ)
Andreas Larssen (2008-2010) (Livsnekad, Vile Scar, Level Above Human)

Drums:
Wedebrand (Impaler) (1998-2001) (Skitliv, Forgotten Tomb)
Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Von Blomberg (2001-2004) (Antestor, Arcturus (Nor), Carnivora, Covenant (Nor), Jørn, Dimmu Borgir, Mezzerschmitt, Mortem (Nor), The Kovenant, Thorns, Troll (Nor), Vidsyn, Winds (Nor), Tritonus, Age of Silence, Umoral, Den Saakaldte, Mayhem (Nor), Death of Desire, Eyes Of Noctum, Endezzma)
Ludvig Witt (2005-2007) (Spiritual Beggars, Firebird)
Jarle "Uruz" Byberg (2007-2008) (Vulture Lord, Urgehal, Esgaroth (Nor), In Lingua Mortua, Crest of Darkness, Where Angels Fall, Nàttsòl, Voluspaa)

Additional notes
Shining disbanded in August 2004 but supposedly reformed at the end of that year.

Shining's box set, "The Black Era", was never released.

Not to be confused with Avant-Garde/Jazz/Black Metal Shining from Norway.

SHINING - live in Belgium

The Claws Of Perdition

Discography
Submit to Selfdestruction EP, 1998
I - Within Deep Dark Chambers Full-length, 2000
II - Livets Ändhållplats Full-length, 2001
III - Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie Full-length, 2002
Dolorian / Shining Split, 2003
Through Years of Oppression Best of/Compilation, 2004
The Darkroom Sessions Best of/Compilation, 2004
IV - The Eerie Cold Full-length, 2005
The Sinister Alliance Split album, 2007
V - Halmstad Full-length, 2007
Shining / Den Saakaldte Split, 2008
VI - Klagopsalmer Full-length, 2009
VII - Född Förlorare Full-length, 2010

metal-archives

16 Oct 2010 20:00
Silver Church Club Bucharest, RO
20 Oct 2010 19:00
Markthalle Hamburg, DE, GERMANY
21 Oct 2010 19:30
Jolly Joker Braunschweig, DE, Niedersach, GERMANY
22 Oct 2010 19:30
Willemeen Arnhem, NL, NETHERLANDS
23 Oct 2010 19:30
JC Todo Best, NETHERLANDS
23 Oct 2010 20:00
JC Todo Best, Noord Brab Encontrar Bilhetes
24 Oct 2010 19:30
Biebob Voselaar, BELGIUM
25 Oct 2010 19:30
Camden Underworld London, UNITED KINGDOM
26 Oct 2010 19:30
Glazart Paris, FRANCE
27 Oct 2010 20:00
Nachtleben Frankfurt, Germany, GERMANY
28 Oct 2010 20:00
Turock Essen, Essen, GERMANY
29 Oct 2010 20:00
K17 Berlin, DE, GERMANY
30 Oct 2010 20:00
Festung Bitterfield, GERMANY
31 Oct 2010 20:00
Z-Bau Nurenburg, GERMANY
1 Nov 2010 20:00
Gala Hala Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
2 Nov 2010 20:30
Rockhouse Bar Salzburg, AUSTRIA
3 Nov 2010 20:30
Scene Vienna, AUSTRIA
4 Nov 2010 20:30
Faval Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
5 Nov 2010 20:30
East Club Bischofswerda, GERMANY
6 Nov 2010 20:30
Backstage Munich, GERMANY
27 Nov 2010 19:30
Forlorn Fest Umea, SWEDEN
11 Dec 2010 8:00
BLACK WINTER FEST : ENTHRONED / SHINING / BEHEXEN / DEN SAAKALDTE - TBA Mexico city, Distrito F, MEXICO

Kvarforth - Vocals

Gråby - Guitars

Huss - Guitars

Schill - Drums

TBA - Bass

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