Shining

Established during 1996 in Halmstad, Sweden, the project Shining began under vocalist Kvarforth, then just twelve years old, and has since operated as much like personal therapy as an actual ensemble. Through repeated cycles of engaging and dismissing countless supporting players, Kvarforth has overseen the release of ten studio albums: I: Within Deep Dark Chambers (2000), II: Livets and Hållplats (2001), III: Angst, Självdestruktivitetens Emissarie (2002), IV: The Eerie Cold (2004), V: Halmstad (2007), VI: Klagopsalmer (2009), VII: Född Förlorare (2011), Redefining Darkness (2012), IX: Everyone, Everywhere, Everything, Ends (2015), and X: Varg Utan Flock (2018). Together with several EPs and split releases, these works have examined themes of personal abuse, self-destruction, and suicide, all delivered through a progressive black metal approach that incorporates darkwave, gothic, classical, and atmospheric components.