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Silver vinyl with gatefold cover and poster. Limited 100 copies

An 11-year re-issue of Shining’s infamous 8 ½ compilation features the now celebrated five tracks of demo recordings on which Beastcraft/Urgehal maestro Lars Erik Frøslie added his nightmarish keyboard soundscapes, raising the bar of creepiness a few steps higher on the ladder. Meanwhile, for each composition, one specifically appointed frontman lent his very own horrifying and feverish ideas, guaranteeing every listener a mental downfall into the bottomless, dark depths of the human psyche. Regarding the specific guest vocalists, Maniac (Skitliv) and Pehr Larsson (Alfahanne) contributed wholly unique touches. The remaining three revered artists leapt even further into the realm of the unexpected by translating the original lyrics into their respective native tongues, offering audiences a taste of what Shining could have sounded like if Kvarforth wasn’t born Swedish: Attila Csihar (Mayhem/Tormentor) therefore performed in Hungarian, Famine (Peste Noire) in French and, last but certainly not least, Gaahl (Trelldom) in Norwegian. In addition, Tuomas Tahvanainen created a brand new intro. If you prefer the dirtier sounding Shining of the old days, you definitely can’t turn your back on this

Track listing:
1. Välkommen
2. Terres Des Anonymes-vocals by Famine from Peste Noire
3. Szabadulj Meg Onmagadtol-vocals by Attila Csihar from Mayhem
4. Ett Liv Utan Mening-vocals by Pehr Larsson from Vinterland
5. Selvdestruktivitetens Emissarie-vocals by Gaahl from Gorgoroth
6. Black Industrial Misery-vocals by Maniac from Mayhem