Redefining Darkness is the eighth
studio album
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by the
Swedish black metal
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band
Shining. It was released through
Spinefarm Records
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History
Spinefarm Records began as a mailorder distribution company, founded by Riku Pääkkönen. The c ...
on 29 October 2012.
The album is dedicated to the memory of
Trond Bråthen (a.k.a. "Trondr Nefas").
Track listing
LP track listing
Personnel
Shining
*
Niklas Kvarforth – vocals, guitars, keyboards
*Peter Huss – guitars
*Christian Larsson – bass guitar
*Ludwig Witt – drums
Additional musicians
*
Hoest – additional vocals ("Du, mitt konstverk")
*Andreas Huss – saxophone ("The Ghastly Silence")
*
Rob Caggiano
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– lead guitar (first guitar solo) ("Han som hatar människan")
*Peter Bjärgö – additional vocals ("Hail Darkness Hail")
*
Olli Ahvenlahti – piano ("Det stora grå")
*
Andy LaRocque
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Biography
LaRocque started out in the mid 1980s in the Gothen ...
– lead guitar (second guitar solo) ("For the God Below")
Production
*Trine + Kim Design Studio – artwork
*Andy LaRocque, Shining – producer
References
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Shining (Swedish band) albums
2012 albums
Spinefarm Records albums