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For sale on iTunes now!

Blackjazz:
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Release date 25th Jan 2010!

Grindstone CD:


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Some International Reviews:

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF REVIEWS - GO TO Discography.

Cokemachineglow.com - USA - rating 87%
"it’s absolutely fucking astounding."


This great and surrealistic review gave me the shivers! If you ever need a Grindstone 101 introduction to the record (and it's references - he got them all), it's all here.

Stylusmagazine.com - USA - rating B
"[...]a bit like staring at a charging animal. It is a thrilling and changing experience—just prepare to get gouged."

New York Times - USA
"Jorgen Munkeby [...] leads the group with brazen confidence, and his three band mates decisively match his frenzy. [...] It’s a completely over-the-top stretch of music, and that seems to be the point."

Allmusic.com - USA
"[...]these cats are among the most sophisticated of the new European generation that listens to absolutely everything and learns to play it, too."

"[...]apparent madness that is both wise and wry, and that lets its outrageousness become part of the aesthetic. Fantastic!"

Sonicfrontiers.net - USA
[i]"Grindstone's bombastic, weird, energetic, chaotic, and creative music has solidified Shining's rank as one of the top bands as far as boundary pushing music goes[...]"


Pitchforkmedia.com - USA - rating 7.6

TERRORIZER MAGAZINE - rating 7

Factmagazine.co.uk - UK
"[...]Shining have produced one of the most compelling records released so far this year[...]"

Jazzwise - USA
"Grindstone is an excercise in extremes played out with strict abandon[...]"

Buzz - UK
"Of all the heavy rock/jazz/prog bands that are around at the moment [...] Shining are one of the most whacked-out."

Almostcool.org - USA
"If you thought their first album was crazy, though, you really haven't heard anything yet."

International Herb
"Prog’s become less of a dirty word over the last two years and it will be interesting to see whether Grindstone is picked up on as a figurehead for some sort of revival. Post-prog?"

Boomkat.com - Store - USA
"Absolutely nuts, and quite brilliant."

Rock-A-Rolla - UK
"A frighteningly intelligent, original and wide-ranging album, viscerally powerful and perplexing in the best way possible."


Some Norwegian Reviews:

6/6 - Dagbladet
6/6 - Bergens Tidende
6/6 - Panorama.no
6/6 - Spirit
7/7 - Groove.no
6/6 -Rockeweb.com
5/6 - Natt og Dag
5/6 - Side2.no
5,5/6 - Backstage
5/6 - Monster Magazine

FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF REVIEWS - GO TO Discography.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd

New album "Blackjazz" coming out 25th January 2010!

2010-01-14
Eurosonic, Groningen, The Netherlands

2010-01-20
NORWEGIAN "BLACKJAZZ" RELEASE SHOW!
Blå, Oslo, Norway

2010-01-21
Garage, Bergen, Norway

2010-01-22
Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway

2010-01-27
Blæst, Trondheim, Norway

2010-01-28
NRK P2, Musikkredaksjonen, Radio, 15:30-16:00 CET

2010-01-29
Horten, Norway

2010-01-30
På Hjørnet, Kristiansand, Norway



2010-04-15
SHINING Solo Show
Roadburn Festival, Tilburg, The Netherlands

2010-04-17
A very special performance of the legendary "Armageddon Concerto", performed and written with ENSLAVED!
Roadburn Festival, Tilburg, The Netherlands




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PREVIOUS SHOWS:

2009-10-19
Special TV live performance at NRK, Store Studio
World premiere of new song Fisheye from upcoming album Blackjazz.

2009-09-10
Numusic Festival, Stavanger, Norway

2009-06-06
Working Class Hero (Kongsberg Jazz Festival Promo Concert), Drammen, Norway

2009-05-23
SPOT Festival, Århus, Denmark

2009-05-16
The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK

2009-05-13
!!!CANCELLED!!!
Corsica Studios, London, UK
!!!CANCELLED!!!

2009-05-12
!!!CANCELLED!!!
Effenaar (2nd Room), Eindhoven, NL
!!!CANCELLED!!!

2009-04-23
Hulen, Bergen, Norway

2009-04-22
Nasjonal Jazzscene - Victoria, Oslo, Norway

2008-12-27
Union Scene, Drammen, Norway

2008-11-08
Nordic Music Week, Cementen, Stavanger, Norway

2008-10-25
OFFICIAL CMJ Music Week Concert, The Knitting Factory (Tap Bar), New York City, USA
Show starts at 09:00 PM

2008-10-24
IMPOSE RECORDS Latenight CMJ Party, Cake Shop, New York City, USA
Show starts at 01:30 AM in the night (NEW TIME!)

2008-10-11
Samfundet, Trondheim, Norway

2008-10-10
Motstøy Festival, Notodden, Norway

2008-10-09
Blå, Oslo, Norway

2008-10-06
Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Venue: Tsuki-miru Kimi-omou
Venue phone number: +81 3-5474-8115
Ticket office: Office Ohsawa, info@bigstream.co.jp, +81 3-3728-5690

2008-10-04
NOTCH'08 Festival
Shanghai, China

Venue info: 669 Greenhouse (6485 5356): 669 Gui Guo Road, near Tian Lin Road, Shanghai

2008-10-03
NOTCH'08 Festival
Guangzhou, China

Venue info: Sapphire Art Space (8776 8558): 2F Holiday Inn City Center, 28 Guangming Road, Huanshi Road E., Guangzhou

2008-10-02
NOTCH'08 Festival
Beijing, China

Venue info: Yugongyishan (6404 2711): West courtyard of Duan Qirui Government Former Site, Zhang Zizhong Road 3-2, Beijing

2008-09-15
ZXZW Independent Culture
Batcave, Tilburg, The Netherlands

2008-08-05
Klubb Øya: Garage, Oslo, Norway

2008-07-19
OBS: CORRECTED DATE!
Molde International Jazz Festival, Norway

SHINING and ENSLAVED performing their newly composed 90-minutes concerto:

Nine Nights in Nothingness
[i]- Glimpses of Downfall -


Probably your only chance to see this performed live!

2008-07-02
Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway
CANCELLED!

2008-06-04
Trondheim Jazzfestival, Trondheim, Norway

2008-05-10
Skanu Mezs Festival, Riga, Latvia

2008 - 16/04
Babylon, Istanbul, Turkey

2008-03-16
Relax Bar, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA

2008-03-15 11:00PM
Emo's Jr. - South By South West, Austin, Texas, USA

2008-03-13 03:00PM
End Of An Ear (record store, at 3 PM), Austin, Texas, USA

2008-03-11
The Empty Bottle, Chicago, USA

2008-03-10 10:00PM
Knitting Factory, New York City, USA

2008-02-23
by:Larm, DogA, Oslo, Norway

2008-02-21
by:Larm, Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway

2008-01-12
VK, Brussels, Belgium

2008-01-11
Eurosonic, Groningen, The Netherlands

2008-12-14
State-X New Forms Festival, Der Haag, The Netherlands

2007-11-30
Club Maiden, Oslo, Norway

Grindstone Over Europe - Part I: (Support for Enslaved)
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2007-10-27
Saarbrücken - Roxy (DE)

2007-10-26
Munich - Backstage (DE)

2007-10-25
Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)

2007-10-24
Biebob, Vosselaar (B)

2007-10-23
Mezz, Breda (NL)

2007-10-22
Nottingham - Junktion7 (UK)

2007-10-21
London - Mean Fiddler (UK)

2007-10-20
Rennes - Ubu (FR)
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2007-08-21
Hole In The Sky, Garage, Bergen

2007-08-11
Varangerfestivalen, Vadsø, Norway

2007-08-10
Mono, Oslo, Norway

2007-08-08
Øyafestivalen, Main Stage, Oslo, Norway

2007-07-19
Århus Jazz Festival, VoxHall, Denmark

2007-05-25
Blå, Oslo, Norway

2007-04-25
Live på NRK P3 - Lydverket / Hør og lær, NRK Radio

2007-03-31
Vossajazz, Park Hotel, Voss, Norway

2007-03-17
Samfundet, Tronheim, Norway

2007-03-15
Checkpoint Charlie, Stavanger, Norway

2007-03-10
Kvarteret, Bergen, Norway

2007-02-26
Mono, Oslo, Norway

2006-01.18 Samfundet
Trondheim, Norway

2005-11-05 Kvarteret
Bergen, Norway

2005-11-02 John Dee
Oslo, Norway

2005-10-22 Nefertiti
Göteborg, Sweden

2005-10-21 Kafé K
Porsgrunn, Norway

2005-10-06 Rumorfestival
Utrecht, Netherlands

2005-10.05 Kab de L'usine
Geneva, Switzerland

2005-08-13 Øya-festivalen
Oslo, Norway

2005-08-04 Lost Weekend
Bergen, Norway

2005-07-29 Canal Street
Arendal, Norway

2005-07-08 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Kongsberg, Norway

2005-06-17 Hultsfredfestivalen
Hultsfred, Sweden

2005-06-11 Månefestivalen
Fredrikstad, Norway

2005-06-01 Mean Fiddler
London, UK

2005-05-28 Nattjazz
Bergen, Norway

2005-05-27 Garage
Oslo, Norway

2005-04-10 Ancienne Belgique
Brussel, Belgium

2005-04-09 CC Luchtbal
Antwerpen, Belgium

2005-04-08 OC Kreun
Kortrijkt, Belgium

2005-04-07 De Doos
Hasselt, Belgium

2005-04-06 De Warande
Turnhout, Belgium

2005-02-12 by:Larm - Hall Toll
Stavanger, Norway

2005-02-10 Kvarteret
Bergen, Norway

2005-02-09 Driv
Tromsø, Norway

2005-01-29 Samfundet
Trondheim, Norway

2005-01-28 Blå
Oslo, Norway

2004-12-17
KillYrEgo, Oslo, Norway

2004-03-27
Mod, Hasselt, Belgium

2004-03-26
De Kreun, Kortrijk, Belgium

2004-03-25
Vooruit, Gent, Belgium

2004-03-24
Ab Club, Brussel, Belgium

2004-01-11
Last Train, Oslo, Norway

2004-10-13
Ab Club, Brussel, Belgium

2004-05-05
Release Sweet Shanghai Devil
Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway

2002 December
China tour, 6 concerts, Shanghai, Harbin and Jiang Xing
Technical Rider:

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SHINING bios and press kits:

Download SHINING Blackjazz Press Release (PDF)
Download SHINING Blackjazz Full Press Kit (ZIP)
Download SHINING Band Bio (PDF)

SHINING Blackjazz live poster - print file:

Download SHINING Blackjazz live poster (PDF)

Booking - Europe/UK:

Bob van Heur
Belmont Bookings
http://www.belmontbookings.nl
Phone: +31 (0)20 61 62 612
E-mail: bob@belmontbookings.nl

Booking - Norway:

Vegard Strømsodd
Amber Booking
Sannergata 11
0557 Oslo
Norway

Phone: +47 23233131
Mobile: +47 936 80 222
E-mail: mail@amber.no
http://www.amber.no


For inquiries and offers in other territories (USA, Asia, etc.), please contact the band at e-mail address mad@monk.tc until further notice.

Management:

E-mail: shining@shining.no

Record label:

INDIE RECORDINGS
Phone: + 47 2312 1789
Fax: + 47 2312 1781
E-mail: erlend@indiedist.no
www.indierec.net
www.myspace.com/indierecordings

(Back catalog)
RUNE GRAMMOFON
Akersgaten 7
0158 Oslo
Norway
Fax +47 23 35 80 01
VAT No 979 642 687
E-mail: rune@grappa.no

Band contact:

Jørgen Munkeby
E-mail: munkeby@shining.no
Phone: +47 917 30 493

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