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shining avant-garde metal , progressive rock , experimental rock , jazz 2009 fusion , free jazz . from left : torstein lofthus , jørgen andersen munkeby håkon sagen eirik tovsrud knutsen tobias Ørnes -lsb- http://www.shining.no/ www.shining.no -rsb- 1999 -- present bp , jazzland , rune grammofon , indie see below shining-band-2009 . jpg shining -lrb- norwegian band -rrb-
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shining -lrb- norwegian band -rrb-

shining is a norwegian avant-garde music band from oslo .
thirteen musicians have been a part of the band 's line-up in its history , with singer , guitarist , saxophonist and songwriter jørgen munkeby as its leading force and only constant member .
shining was created in 1999 as an acoustic instrumental jazz quartet consisting of munkeby , drummer torstein lofthus , pianist morten qvenild , and double bassist aslak hartberg .
they released their first albums `` where the ragged people go '' and `` sweet shanghai devil '' in 2001 and 2003 respectively .
their 2005 album `` in the kingdom of kitsch you will be a monster '' leaded the band into a more avant-garde , electric , rock-oriented sound , with qvenild now playing synthesizers and other electronic keyboards , and hartberg mostly using bass guitar instead of double bass .
qvenild and hartberg both left the band before or following the release of the album , being replaced in 2005 by andreas hessen schei and morten strøm respectively .
under this line-up , shining released `` grindstone '' in 2007 , an album going into a heavier direction and distancing itself more from jazz , incorporating elements from progressive rock , pop , as well as 19th and 20th century classical music .
on the following years , schei was replaced by andreas ulvo who was himself later replaced by bernt moen , while tor egil kreken replaced strøm on bass guitar , and in addition the band included guitarist even helte hermansen as a new member in 2010 , expanding into a quintet .
the release of their fifth album `` blackjazz '' in 2010 saw shining turn into an extreme avant-garde metal band , with the use of growled vocals from munkeby .
the same year , hermansen was replaced by sagen .
their first live album `` live blackjazz '' and their latest album to date , `` one one one '' , released in 2013 , follow the musical direction initiated in `` blackjazz '' .
in the following years , lofthus -lrb- the only original member left aside from munkeby -rrb- , løchsen and kreken all left the band .
the two first were replaced by tobias Ørnes andersen and eirik tovsrud knutsen respectively , while a new bassist has yet to be found .
shining 's metal-oriented albums were received with much acclaim from both jazz , heavy metal , and more mainstream critics .
