I Shalt Become

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 – vocals, guitar, bass (1995 - present)
• A. J. Scherer – drums (2010 - present)

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

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.