The Shining were an English rock band formed in 2002. The band comprised of Duncan Baxter (Vocals), Dan MacBean (Guitar), Mark Heaney (Drums), Simon Jones (Bass) and Simon Tong (Guitar, Keyboards), the latter two both ex-members of The Verve. The bands originally featured former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire, however he chose to leave the group early in the band's lifetime. Lack of interest and motivation on Squire's part were reasons cited to this decision. They released three singles throughout 2002, and then their first album True Skies, all of which were minor successes. The band split in 2003.
Formed in 1996, Shining is a Swedish black metal band that incorporate many doom metal elements in their music. Due to the depressive undertones of their music and the mostly suicide-themed lyrics, Shining are often referred to as "suicidal black metal".
The band split-up in August 2004 and their fourth album, IV / The Eerie Cold, was supposed to be their last, but the band reformed later the same year with a new line-up capable of live shows. The band recently released their fifth album, which was at first going to be called V / Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni but was later changed to V / Halmstad, a reference to Kvarforth's hometown.
Shining openly promotes suicide and self-harm in all its forms (e.g. drugs) in their lyrics. The founder of the band, Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson, has claimed, with contentment, that there have been some cases of people committing suicide at least partially under influence of Shining's music. blank">Interview with Kvarforth in webzine Black Terror, October 2005
The band's name does not refer to the book _The Shining or the film based on it, but rather according to Kvarforth, it means "the path to enlightenment".
Shining is a Norwegian band. It started as an experimental jazzband in 1999, but has now moved to somewhat Jazz/Metal/Progressive. Tours mostly central Europe and USA.
