I Shalt Become is a

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musical project of Mainman S. Holliman formed in the

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in 1995. Before the project disbanded in 1999, S. Holliman recorded two official

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: ''Wanderings'' in 1998 and ''In the Falling Snow'' in 1999. In the same year, the ''In the Falling Snow'' demo was released as a

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under the name Birkenau. In 2008 ''In the Falling Snow'' has been remastered and reissued as an I Shalt Become record, and the project has become active again. The band belongs to the atmospheric–depressive subgenre of black metal. The lyrical themes deal with abstract concepts and subjects such as desolation and

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Members

*S. Holliman – vocals, guitar, bass (1995–present) *A. J. Scherer –

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(2010–present)

Discography

Full albums

*1998 – ''Wanderings'' (self-released

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) *2006 – ''Wanderings'' (re-released on CD at

Moribund Records Moribund Records, also known as Moribund Cult or just Moribund, is an extreme metal record label based out of Port Orchard, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the ...

) *2008 – ''In the Falling Snow'' (CD and LP,

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) *2008 – ''Requiem'' (CD, Darker Than Black and Moribund Records) *2009 – ''The Pendle Witch Trials'' (CD, No Colours Records) *2010 – ''Poison'' *2013 – ''Louisiana Voodoo''

Appears on

*2007 – ''Moribund "Death Cult" Vol No. 1'' CD (with the song "Funeral Rain")

References

External links

I Shalt Become
on Myspace
I Shalt become lyrics
at the official MySpace blog * * * {{Authority control American black metal musical groups Heavy metal duos