I Shalt Become

I Shalt Become
Origin	Illinois, United States
Genres	Black metal, atmospheric black metal, symphonic black metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Moribund Cult No Colours Darker Than Black Merchant of Death
Associated acts	Birkenau
Members	S. Holliman
Past members	A. Scherer

I Shalt Become is a black metal musical project of Mainman S. Holliman formed in the United States in 1995. Before the project disbanded in 1999, S. Holliman recorded two official demos: Wanderings in 1998 and In the Falling Snow in 1999. In the same year, the In the Falling Snow demo was released as a bootleg 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.^[1]

The band belongs to the atmospheric–depressive subgenre of black metal. The lyrical themes deal with abstract concepts and subjects such as desolation and emptiness. With its unique sound, I Shalt Become became an admitted member of today's underground black metal scene.^[1]

Members

• S. Holliman – all instruments
• A. Scherer – drums on Poison

Discography

Full albums

• 1996 – Wanderings (self-released audio cassette)
• 2006 – Wanderings (re-released on CD at Moribund Records)
• 2008 – In the Falling Snow (CD and LP, No Colours Records)
• 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

1. "I SHALT BECOME Working On New Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 30 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

External links

• I Shalt Become on Myspace
• I Shalt become lyrics at the official MySpace blog
• I Shalt Become discography at MusicBrainz
• I Shalt Become discography at Discogs
• S. Holliman (2009). "Unreleased interview at Encyclopaedia Metallum" (Interview). Interview with Kvisling.