Shining signs with Indie Recordings
Swedish black metallers Shining have inked a deal with Norway's Indie Recordings for the release of two full-length albums and the first-ever DVD from the band.Commented Shining frontman and creator Niklas Kvarforth: "Shining has reached a stage now where we have a considerable following that is growing rapidly all the time, and I believe we have reached a new maturity with our music, expanding beyond what people expect from us, and we expect to go even further. It was, therefore, time to notch things up in respect of labels. We liked what Indie have been doing for their other bands, and we felt that Shining would be comfortable in a relationship with them."
Shining - along with several other bands - recently pulled out of the Unholy Fest in the Czech Republic because the festival organizers allegedly failed to fulfil their contractual obligations to the artists. Shining's next festival appearance is scheduled for the Party.San Open Air festival on August 7.
"Vi / Klagopsalmer", the sixth studio album from Shining, was released on June 15 via Osmose Productions. It was made available on CD, gatefold double Lp, limited colored Lp and picture disc Lp. The effort was recorded at The Slaughterhouse studios with producer Rickard Bengtsson.
Below is a video of Shining performing "Plagoande O'Helga Plagoande" from the album "Vi / Klagopsalmer" at the Infernal Damnation festival in London on May 9, 2009: