Animal (Shining album)
| Animal | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 October 2018 | |||
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| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Jørgen Munkeby | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 8/10 |
| Louder Sound | |
| MetalSucks | |
| The Metal Report | 8/10 |
Animal is the eighth studio album by Norwegian rock band Shining. It was released on 19 October 2018 through Spinefarm Records. It is their final album with drummer Tobias Ørnes Andersen, keyboardist Eirik Tovsrud Knutsen, and guitarist Håkon Sagen. It marks a departure from their jazzy metal-oriented sound for what frontman Jørgen Munkeby describes as "more Muse than Meshuggah, more Ghost than Gojira, and more Biffy Clyro than Burzum!" The title track was released as a single on 10 August 2018.