The latest album from Norwegian band Shining is just..... Great. If you haven't heard of these guys before they actually started out as an acoustic jazz quartet back in 1999 and have since moved into producing some amazing metal music. Their latest release combines black metal and free jazz into what they have coined as blackjazz. I still haven't decided if its the metal album of the year but it is up there. If you like your into metal black and are looking for a unique sound check it out.

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