SHINING – New album out !
Today Shining have made their most audacious move yet with the release of new album Animal out now on Spinefarm. From its retina-frying artwork to its relentless stream of memorable refrains, Animal is simply the ultimate 21st century party metal carnival. Entirely saxophone-free and yet utterly unmistakable as a Shining record, it’s the Norwegians most startling record yet. Comprising ten short, sharp and fervently melodic bursts of meticulous but mad-eyed rock’n’roll, this rejuvenated vision from the band’s creative force Jørgen Munkeby has led to some of the most euphoric moments in recent rock history.
Opener Take Me and the thunderous title track that follows set the scene in a blaze of gleaming hooks and pummelling grooves, while My Church brings some glam-tinged Sabbathian rumble and Queen-like pomp to proceedings. Elsewhere, Fight Song delivers on its title with a pulverising electro-riff assault, the self-explanatory Smash It Up! is a perfectly-pitched call-to-arms with a chorus the size of Jupiter and ultra-dramatic closer Hole In The Sky brings Animal to a close in true, extravagant power ballad fashion, replete with a vocal duet between Munkeby and acclaimed Norwegian pop singer Linnea Dale. Munkeby comments,
« I was tired of doing the same thing,” he explains. “I was done with ‘Blackjazz’ and wanted to create something new and exciting. I needed a change. I’m finally at the point where I have nothing to lose and everything to win. We had 360 degrees to play with so we could’ve gone in any direction. This new record is more Muse than Meshuggah, more Ghost than Gojira, and more Biffy Clyro than Burzum!”
Although the new album was once again produced by Shining and their long-time associate Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, etc.), esteemed studio guru Kane Churko (Five Finger Death Punch, Halestorm, Papa Roach), son of the legendary Kevin, was brought in to complete the final mix. The results are dazzling, multi-dimensional and almost stupidly exciting.
Listen online:
https://youtu.be/ztrHwdvutBQ
Order now : https://shining.lnk.to/animal
« Shining have produced a very feel good party album with Animal which has the band sounding invigorated. It’s a bold departure from their previous sound but it works fantastically » – 4/5 – Kerrang
‘‘If it’s an experiment, the outcome is sweet as sugar and almost as important. Animal? Best in show” – 9/10 – Powerplay Magazine
« Munkeby and his henchmen sound thrilled by this tangential leap’’ – Prog Magazine
« It’s a bold departure from their previous sound but it works fantastically” – 8/10 – Musipedia of Metal
SHINING EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
OCT 19 – HULEN – BERGEN – NORWAY
OCT 20 – HØVLERIET – HAUGESUND – NORWAY
OCT 25 – TOU SCENE – STAVANGER – NORWAY
OCT 26 – ØSTSIA – KRISTIANSAND – NORWAY
OCT 27 – PARKTEATRET – OSLO – NORWAY
NOV 4 – SATAN’S HOLLOW – MANCHESTER – UK
NOV 5 – THE UNDERWORLD – LONDON – UK
NOV 7 – BOTANIQUE – BRUSSELS – BELGIUM
NOV 8 – LE FERRAILLEUR – NANTES – FRANCE
NOV 9 – BACKSTAGE BY THE MILL – PARIS – FRANCE
NOV 11 – REX – TOULOUSE – FRANCE
NOV 12 – CARACOL – MADRID – SPAIN
NOV 13 – BÓVEDA – BARCELONA – SPAIN
NOV 16 – LEGEND CLUB – MILAN – ITALY
NOV 17 – TRAFFIC CLUB – ROME – ITALY
NOV 18 – CYCLE CLUB – CALANZANO (FI) – ITALY
NOV 19 – VIPER ROOM – VIENNA – AUSTRIA
NOV 20 – REFLEKTOR – TIMISOARA – ROMANIA
NOV 21 – FABRICA – BUCHAREST – ROMANIA
NOV 22 – /FORM SPACE – CLUJ-NAPOCA – ROMANIA
NOV 25 – LOGO – HAMBURG – GERMANY
NOV 26 – CASSIOPEIA – BERLIN – GERMANY
NOV 27 – DAS BETT – FRANKFURT – GERMAN
NOV 28 – BACKSTAGE – MUNICH – GERMANY
NOV 29 – DÜRER KERT 041 – BUDAPEST – HUNGARY
DEC 1 – WINTER METAL DAYS – BOHINJSKA BISTRICA – SLOVENIA