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Shining (NOR) - Blackjazz



8.1 | 158 votes |
Release date: 18 January 2010
Style: Experimental Jazz , Avantgarde metal

Owners:

160 have it
10 want it


01. The Madness And The Damage Done
02. Fisheye
03. Exit Sun
04. Exit Sun
05. HEALTER SKELTER
06. The Madness And The Damage Done
07. Blackjazz Deathtrance
08. Omen
09. 21st Century Schizoid Man [King Crimson cover]

Staff review by
Darkside Momo
Rating:
9.4
"The ever downward spiral, the inevitable tide
The outlines of a beast, slowly taking form
Pixel by pixel, giving birth to deadly shape"

Replace 'pixel' by 'note', and that is quite an accurate description of what you're about to face with this Blackjazz?

Oh My Fucking God

Yeah that'll probably be your reaction when you'll hear it. And for a good reason: this is one of the most mind-blowing albums released in 2010. A unique, weird, and really violent monster of a record. So be prepared for quite a ride, and not an easy one at that!

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published 14.02.2011 | Comments (44)

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Comments: 43   Visited by: 687 users
22.12.2010 - 01:48
Daydream Nation
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Holy fuck. This album kicks serious ass.
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28.12.2010 - 23:01
Darkside Momo
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Going through my first listen, and this is seriously mindblowing!
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29.12.2010 - 01:26
Baz Anderson

Crazy album. A bit alienating and over-indulgent, but impressive all the same.
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29.12.2010 - 04:45
Valentin B
Iconoclast
I confused this band for the other Shining(who apparently are from Sweden)
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29.12.2010 - 07:40
Jason W.
Razorbliss
This album kind of pisses me off and is a thoroughly great listen at the same time. I think they succeeded!
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11.01.2011 - 23:10
Daydream Nation
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How is this not on the best of 2010? It has 21 votes.
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11.01.2011 - 23:31
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Guest on 11.01.2011 at 23:10

How is this not on the best of 2010? It has 21 votes.



Probably has to do with them not being a visible band.
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12.01.2011 - 21:42
Daydream Nation
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Bleuargh. This isn't fair. They are being CHEATED by not being on that list. They certainly made MY favourite album of the year.
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18.01.2011 - 16:43
Rating: 9
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Pretty cool album. Does anyone know how does this compare to their 2007 output?
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05.02.2011 - 03:13
Rating: 8
Nacur

Awesome avantgarde metal! It is like...humm...Jardin de la Croix on acid! =D
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08.02.2011 - 14:18
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
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My rest seems now calm and deep
Finally I got my dead man sleep


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08.02.2011 - 14:27
Rating: 9
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
it'll sink quite quickly by down voters, don't you worry XD
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08.02.2011 - 14:32
Darkside Momo
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Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010

It's because the band was made visible or else it would already have been there before
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08.02.2011 - 16:10
Daydream Nation
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Thanks for making this exceptional band visible.
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08.02.2011 - 17:56
PrimalAntagonist
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Phew!!!!!!!!!!! Finally!
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08.02.2011 - 18:19
MétalNoir
Fils du Lys
This band's pretty annoying IMO... Even though I know they're very original and all, their "music" just gets on my nerves.
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08.02.2011 - 19:00
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by MétalNoir on 08.02.2011 at 18:19

This band's pretty annoying IMO... Even though I know they're very original and all, their "music" just gets on my nerves.



then you should have seen them live together with Enslaved playing The Armageddon Concerto which the two bands specifically wrote for Roadburn last year. Thaat one totally got on my nerves and made Blackjazz seem as super chilled easy listening
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08.02.2011 - 23:23
Rating: 9
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
see? My words were prophetic
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08.02.2011 - 23:30
Darkside Momo
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Written by Ag Fox on 08.02.2011 at 23:23

Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
see? My words were prophetic

You just know the mechanics or users votes...
But the result is
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"I've lost too many years now
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I am awake"
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08.02.2011 - 23:41
Rating: 9
Ag Fox
Angel No More
Written by Darkside Momo on 08.02.2011 at 23:30

Written by Ag Fox on 08.02.2011 at 23:23

Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
see? My words were prophetic

You just know the mechanics or users votes...
But the result is
surely you know it better than me But yes, result is pretty rubbish... But it's okay, not as if it will change my opinion on cool music anyway ^^
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08.02.2011 - 23:43
Darkside Momo
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Written by Ag Fox on 08.02.2011 at 23:41

Written by Darkside Momo on 08.02.2011 at 23:30

Written by Ag Fox on 08.02.2011 at 23:23

Written by Ellrohir on 08.02.2011 at 14:18

Hm...26 votes and suddenly it is best album of 2010
see? My words were prophetic

You just know the mechanics or users votes...
But the result is
surely you know it better than me But yes, result is pretty rubbish... But it's okay, not as if it will change my opinion on cool music anyway ^^

Sure. This album, whatever its position in the 2010 top 20, will be one of my fav releases from last year
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"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you"

"I've lost too many years now
I'm stealing back my soul
I am awake"
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09.02.2011 - 09:49
Rating: 10
neonxaos

The more I listen to this, the more I see the genius. Can't wait to see these guys at Wacken!
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10.02.2011 - 01:57
Rating: 8
Fat & Sassy!

This album is a kick in the metaphorical dick. >:[
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10.02.2011 - 06:11
PrimalAntagonist
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Someone must write a review for this creepy record!
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10.02.2011 - 21:54
shadowdragonfly1

I heard this record after i got Ihsahn's After. I like avangarde metal, but i found most of the songs unlistenable and just a show of sound distortion.
On the upside, they are really original and put a lot of crazy ideas here; but nothing that makes me want to listen to it again.
I rated a 7 just because HEALTER SKELTER was amazing and the cover from king crimson was great too.
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11.02.2011 - 23:17
Daydream Nation
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It's not a THING like Ihsahn's After. Even the saxophone bits are very different in Ihsahn and Shining. Ihsahn's album was primarily song based, and apart from tunes like The Madness and the Damage Done, Fisheye and Blackjazz Deathtrance, there isn't much that is song-based and standing alone. So I think people should be listening to it without preconceived notions.
Unlistenable and a show of sound distortion? Maybe, to some. It is a little indulgent in areas. But...you can clearly hear all these genres amalgamated for this collective product. I think there's more depth that takes a NUMBER of listens to really devour. I'm still picking up subtleties on my...49th listen.
I think people SHOULD be listening to it again...especially the guy who posted above. It's by NO MEANS song-based; it really is this cohesive framework of sound distortion with shifting atmospheres and experiments. In other words, the album really plays as a whole extremely well. If you focus on any song in particular, of course you may not enjoy it on its own. It IS a concept album, of course. Even if you don't end up enjoying it as much as I do, it is an album that will truly change the way you think about metal music (Not many bands can have Devin Townsend, Blood Stain Child, industrial, even catchy Kyuss-kinda riffs on the same record amalgamated with jazz, black metal vocals and crazy trance).
And whoever rated it a 1...FAILS.
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13.02.2011 - 05:45
Rating: 7
Malevolent-Jim

I liked it but it didn't leave much of an impoession on me. I might have to listen to it a good bit more.
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13.02.2011 - 13:52
Mechanist
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Weirdass album, which totally makes it awesome by the way..."Exit Sun Pt.1" reminds me a little of Muse's "Hysteria"...
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15.02.2011 - 01:19
Rating: 10
neonxaos

The brilliance of this thing is the way it simply makes people think about what metal really is, and where it can go from here. It is a landmark release, whether people like it or not. I hope to see a lot of other bands being this gutsy in the future, and I can't wait to hear Shining performing these tracks at Wacken in 2011.
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16.02.2011 - 21:54
Rating: 10
regmighty

Amazing, i can see these guys going far in there career, some really great talent!
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