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Blackjazz trail-blazers Shining have revealed a brand new video for ‘House Of Control’, a track from their current studio album, ‘International Blackjazz Society’, released late last year through Spinefarm Records. “It’s so great to finally have a video for our song ‘House Of Control’, since it means so much to …

Blackjazz trail-blazers SHINING have revealed a brand new concept-based video for “The Last Stand,” a track from International Blackjazz Society, of which Pitchfork enthused, “…even as the band relaxes into new atmospheres there’s an extreme, ascetic discipline on display. The architecture of their music is modernist…” The video depicts a fight to …

Shining were not a band to me until I got this review. I was totally unaware that they existed. Since then I have got very familiar with their back catalogue and their “controversial” outlook and themes. It with that said that these are not a happy or fun band; there is …

On a particularly dark and extremely wet Glasgow evening the black clad masses ascended once more onto the streets of Scotland’s largest city for the one and only Kreator had arrived. German thrash at its best. Even though this would be my fourth time seeing them live it will be …

Wacken X-mas calendar announcements is in full flow. Here is a list of last week’s announcements: The first bands revealed on the 1st were STRATOVARIUS and ANGRA. Tuesday 2nd: Shining – Get ready for some melancholy – Shining from Sweden are on the way to the Wacken Open Air 2015! …

Hellfest have unleashed their second band announcement for next years festival! The second wave of bands has just been confirmed and we’re happy to add to our line-up the Americans from MASTODON and the crazy English guys from COCK SPARRER. Of course, Phil Anselmo will, as usually, be in Clisson …

PERIPHERY have unveiled the artwork and track listing for their forthcoming albums, ‘Juggernaut: Alpha’ and ‘Juggernaut: Omega’ that will be released outside of North America, Australia/NZ and Japan via Century Media Records on January 26th, 2015. The album artwork reflects the story behind the ‘Juggernaut’ releases, a tale of birth …

PERIPHERY, the D.C. based prog outfit whose music Rolling Stone (US) described as “instrumentally vigorous” and whose members have graced the covers of Guitar World and Modern Drummer, release dual albums “Juggernaut: Alpha” and “Juggernaut: Omega”. “Juggernaut” will be out outside of North America, Australia/NZ and Japan via Century Media …

Shining played the main stage after Evil Scarecrow on Saturday, but didn’t manage to keep their large crowd.  It’s probably the first time I’ve seen a band playing saxophone on stage at Bloodstock.  Here are some photos of their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646541432396″ size=”z” count=”100″]

With action on the New Blood Stage already well and truly underway (see our separate review), Babylon Fire kicked off proceedings on the Sophie Lancaster Stage with their classic-inspired metal, delivered with grunt, grit and fist-pumping angst – but, it was over on the main Ronnie James Dio Stage that …

I chatted with the guys from Shining, the Norwegian Blackjazz band at this year’s Bloodstock. We discuss their set, the band, Brutal Assault apperance, festivals, music scene, what their plans are for the future and more… Links: https://www.facebook.com/shiningnorway http://www.shining.no http://www.youtube.com/shiningofficial

Shining is set to tour Europe with the great Devin Townsend this August and it all begins tomorrow, August 5th! In addition to club shows with Devin Townsend they will perform at the Brutal Assault festival and the Bloodstock Open Air.   The band’s latest album “One One One” received …

When band’s like Black Sabbath, the Sex Pistols and Metallica introduced themselves to the world, they were the first of their kind, demonic, anarchic and shocking. Nowadays it is far harder to be truly original than it was 30 years ago. Whenever new music graces our ears, we cannot help …