SHINING — VII: Född Förlorare (review)

SHINING — VII: Född Förlorare album cover Album · 2011 · Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Time Signature
Time does not heal...

Genre: depressive black metal

Self-hate, self-mutilation, self-destruction, suicide, alcoholism, self-pity and all those things that are part of Shining's lyrical universe and their overall image do not, I must say, really appeal to me. So that's one aspect of Shining's work that has yet to sit well with me.

That being said,I think that the music - at least on this release - is not bad at all. The core genre is black metal - or, I guess, depressive black metal - and there certainly are archetypical black metal elements aplenty to be heard on this album, but Shining are so much more than that musically. There is a lot of melody and a lot of groove to this album as well as some things that sound more rock-derived. I do not think that Shining capture a depressive and melancholic atmosphere as such on this album and I don't know if that is what they were aiming for anyway.

I guess this could be one of those entry point releases for those who are interested in black metal, but do not feel ready for the really filthy and chaotic stuff.
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