Taake
Genre(s)
Black Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Darkness, Death, Autumn, Winter, Hell, Pain, Devil
Origin Formed in Current label Status
Norway (Bergen) 1994 Svartekunst Produksjoner Active
Current line-up
Hoest (Ørjan Stedjeberg) - Vocals, All Instruments (1995- ) (Ofryskje, Ragnarok (Nor), Vendigeit, Thule (Nor), Ravengod, Deathcult (Nor), Slavia, Gigantomachy) Tundra (Frostein Arctander) - Guitars (previously Drums, Bass, Clean Vocals 1996-2002) (Frostmoon)
Live members:
Aindiachaí (Adam Michael Philip Xavier Dunlea) - Guitars (2007-) (Druid (Irl), Slavia, Arvas)
V'gandr (Ørjan Nordvik) - Bass (2007-) (Aeternus (Nor), Chaos Predicted, Cult of Catharsis, Helheim, Ravengod, Deathcon), Thurzur (Jan Atle Lægreid) - Drums (2007-) (Sigfader, Infernal Manes, Gaahlskagg, Deathcult (Nor))
Former/past member(s)
Vocals:
Ondkel Dim (Session 1995) (Secht)
Guitars:
Stieg
C. Corax (2002-2004) (Gigantomachy)
Dommedag (2007) (Aeternus (Nor), Cult of Catharsis, Grimfist, Black Hole Generator, Deathcon)
Skagg (Stian Lægreid) (Live 2007-2009) (Gaahlskagg, Sigfader, Infernal Manes, Livsfarlig, Deathcult (Nor))
Skrubb (Live 2008-2009)
Bass:
H.V. (Session 1996, also Guitars)
Keridwen (Session 2000-2001)
Lava (Radomir Michael Nemec) (2002-2007, also Guitars, Vocals) (Aeternus (Nor), Amok (Nor), Malice in Wonderland, Dead to this World, Slavia)
Keridwen (2002-2003, also Live Guitars) (Black Dementia, Vendigeit)
Sindre (Live) (Grimnorth (Nor), Enchanting Darkness)
Drums:
Svartulv (1995-1996, also Vocals 2004, 2005) (Thule (Nor))
Mutt (Session 2002) (Gaahlskagg, Sigfader, Trelldom)
Bjarte
Mord (Tormod Haraldson) (2002-2006) (Amok (Nor), Cult of Catharsis, Helheim, The Batallion, Deathcon)
Piano:
Utflod (Session 2005)
Hoest is the creative force of the band; the rest of the lineup is highly unstable.
The band was formerly known as Thule (Nor) (1993-1995); Høst then changed the name to Taake (the Norwegian word for "fog") in 1995 because he wanted the name to reflect the genuine Norwegian spirit of his music and lyrics. It is also a patriotic tribute to the fog that surrounds the seven mountains at his hometown Bergen. "Høst" itself means "Autumn" in Norwegian, referred to Høst's season of birth.
Vendigeit is a project mentioned by Høst in interviews, about which very little is known.
Høst was imprisoned in 2006 for unknown reasons. His label Dark Essence Records reported that the prison sentence was only a few months.C. Corax (guitars on Doedskvad and Bjoergvin) has also been imprisoned, though for a longer prison sentence.
There is a reason why Høst prefers his name spelled with an "oe" and not an "ø". It is because he does not want to use the three letters æ,ø, and å. This is a part of the whole Taake package.
Birth Dates:
Ørjan "Ulvhedin Høst" Stedjeberg (24th September 1977)
Discography
Taake - Taake
October 17th, 2008
Double LP worldwide + picdisc LP Europe by Svartekunst Produksjoner (out early
2009)
Vinyl version will include the Burzum cover A lost forgotten sad Spirit.
Digipak CD Europe licenced to Dark Essence Records (out November 17th 2008)
features video track "Umenneske" (live).
Jewel case CD + picdisc LP USA/Canada/Mexico + Australia/New Zealand licenced to
Century Media Records (out January 27th 2009)
1. Atternatt 06:48
2. Umenneske 08:16
3. Lukt Til Helvete 05:05
4. Doedsjarl 05:26
5. Motpol 05:12
6. September Omsider 05:12
7. Velg Bort Livet 10:27
Total playing time 46:03
Taake - Svartekunst
March 3rd, 2008
7" EP consisting of 4 live tracks. Limited to 1000 copies.
Skagg makes an appearance as live guitarist.
1. Eismalsott (live) 03:08
2. Tykjes Fele (live) 02:16
3. Over Fjell og Gjennom Torner (live Darkthrone cover) 02:29
4. Voldtekt (live) 03:37
Total playing time 11:30
Taake - Nekro
March 12th, 2007
CD-EP
Side Piss Off:
1. Taken from "Dra til Helvete" (Taake/Gigantomachy split 10" EP)
"Voldtekt" means "Rape" in Norwegian
2. Taken from "A Norwegian Hail to Von" (split 2x7" EP)
Side Fuck Off:
3. Taken from "Lagnonector" (Taake/Vidsyn split 10" EP)
"Hennes Kalde Skamlepper" means "Her Cold Labia" in Norwegian
1. Voldtekt 03:37
2. Lamb (Von cover) 01:41
3. Hennes Kalde Skamlepper 11:28
Total playing time 16:46
Taake - Dra Til Helvete! / Restart The Night!
November 9th, 2006
10" split, recorded in 2005.
Taake
1. Voldtekt 03:33
2. Death Trap (Destruction cover) 06:45
Gigantomachy
3. The Soil 08:09
4. Earth Bound 09:08
Total playing time 27:37
Taake - Men of Eight / Lagnonector
March 3rd, 2006
Split 10" MLP
Limited to 1000 copies.
''Hennes Kalde Skamlepper'' is Norwegian for "Her Cold Labia".
Vidsyn
1. Men of Eight 04:01
Taake
2. Hennes Kalde Skamlepper
Taake - A Norwegian Hail to VON
2006
Released on gatefold double 7" on blood red vinyl limited to 1000 copies. This
is Norwegian Evil's only release.
Track 1: Norwegian Evil
Track 2: Amok
Track 3: Taake
Track 4: Urgehal
1. Satanic Blood (VON Cover) 04:29
2. VON (VON Cover) 04:00
3. Lamb (VON Cover) 01:37
4. Veadtuck (VON Cover) 03:20
Total playing time 13:26
Taake - Hordalands Doedskvad
February 28th, 2005
Line-up:
Hoest - Vocals, Guitars
Corax - Guitars
Lava - Bass
Mord - Drums
This album completes the "Nattestid... Bjoergvin... Doedskvad" trilogy.
Available as jewel case and digipack.
The album features guest performances by Nattefrost, Nordavind & Taipan.
Released on black vinyl (w.poster and FOC) by Agonia Rec./Tuba Rec./Dark Essence
Rec.
Released on clear black splattered vinyl (limited 300) by Perverted Taste Rec.
Released as a vinyl Picture Disc by Perverted Taste, limited to 800 copies. The
first 300 came with in a cover (handnumbered).
Hordaland is a county in south-western Norway (it includes the city of Bergen).
"Doedskvad" means death chant in English.
Re-released by Peaceville Records in 2009.
1. Hordaland Doedskvad Part I 07:43
2. Hordaland Doedskvad Part II 06:02
3. Hordaland Doedskvad Part III 06:16
4. Hordaland Doedskvad Part IV 08:16
5. Hordaland Doedskvad Part V 06:03
6. Hordaland Doedskvad Part VI 07:17
7. Hordaland Doedskvad Part VII 09:00
Total playing time 50:37
Taake - The Box
August 2004
Contains 3 Picture LPs & 1 exclusive Shirt. Limited to 888 pieces!
CD 1. Nattestid Ser Porten Vid 41:55
CD 2. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik 39:05
CD 3. Helnorsk Svartmetall 45:13
Total playing time 02:06:13
Taake - Helnorsk Svartmetall
August 2004
Contains "Koldbrann i Jesu Marg" 7" EP, "Manndaudsvinter" demo, "Omfavnet av
Svarte Vinger" Thule demo and "Det Vinterstormene Raste" Thule demo. Limited to
3000 pieces.
Reissued by Dark Essence Records on August 22, 2005 with 4 rehearsal bonus
tracks + a new cover art
11. Tykjes Fele (bonus)
12. Marerittet (bonus)
13. Omfavnet av Svarte Vinger (bonus)
14. Trolldom (bonus)
12" black LP limited to 500 hand numbered copies released by Perverted Taste.
1. Blant Soelv & Gull i Moerket 06:56
2. Marerittet 01:31
3. Trolldom 04:25
4. Eismalsott 03:04
5. Manndaudsvinter 03:14
6. Tykjes Fele 02:15
7. Trolldom 04:45
8. Omfavnet av Svarte Vinger 05:45
9. Et Skaldekvad i Hellig Blod 07:16
10. Rasekrig 06:02
Total playing time 45:13
Taake - Sadistic Attack / Nordens Doedsengel
2004
Limited to 1000 copies on grey vinyl. Side A features Amok's "Sadistic Attack"
demo. Side B features a rehearsal version of Taake's "Omfavnet Av Svarte Vinger"
demo and a cover of the soundtrack from the movie "Der Todesking".
Taake
1. Der Todesking 03:16
2. Tykjes fele 02:14
3. Marerittet 01:51
4. Omfavnet av svarte vinger 06:01
5. Trolldom 04:55
Amok (Nor)
6. Ebola to the people 03:54
7. Flamethrower 01:40
8. Chemical dissection 02:16
9. Nuclear warbeast 00:54
10. Toxic slayer 03:14
11. Ranch apocalypse 00:31
Total playing time 30:46
Taake - Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik
January 1st, 2002
Høst - Vocals, guitars, texts, songwriting
C. Corax - Guitars
Keridwen - Bass, piano
Mutt - Drums
Recorded in Grieghallen, 2000-2001, with Pytten, Herbrand & Davide.
Vinyl version limited and hand-numbered to 500 copies on Perverted Taste
Records.
Also released in digipack version.
Reissued by WLR on digi CD in 2007.
Bjoergvin is a former name of Bergen. The meaning of the title is ''Heaven Cries
over Bjoergvin (Bergen)''
Re-released by Peaceville Records in 2009.
1. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik I 04:52
2. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik II 06:41
3. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik III 06:12
4. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik IV 06:31
5. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik V 06:23
6. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik VI 04:02
7. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik VII 04:24
Total playing time 39:05
Taake - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
December 7th, 1999
Høst - Vocals, Guitar
Frostein S. Arctander - Drums, Bass, Clean Vocals
Recorded in Grieghallen, 1997-98, with Pytten.
All songs composed by Høst.
All lyrics written by Høst.
12" LP on black limited to 500 copies released by Wounded Love Records.
Reissued by WLR on digi CD in 2007.
Re-released by Peaceville Records in 2009.
1. Vid I 05:55
2. Vid II 05:34
3. Vid III 04:31
4. Vid IV 04:35
5. Vid V 04:10
6. Vid VI 07:33
7. Vid VII 09:37
Total playing time 41:55
Taake - Koldbrann I Jesu Marg
1996
Limited to 1000 handnumbered copies.
1. Blant Sølv Og Gull I Mørket 06:54
2. Marerittet 01:35
3. Trolldom 04:24
Total playing time 12:53
Taake - Manndaudsvinter
1995
Line-up:
Ørjan "Ulvhedin Høst" Stedjeberg - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Svartulv - Drums, Vocals
1. Manndaudsvinter 03:17
2. Eismalsott 03:08
Total playing time 06:25
Taake Pronounced "Toh-keh" is a Norwegian black metal band whose name is the old spelling form of the Norwegian word "tåke" - "Toh-keh" which means fog.
CONTROVERSY
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Taake Pronounced "Toh-keh" is a Norwegian black metal band whose name is the old spelling form of the Norwegian word "tåke" - "Toh-keh" which means fog.
History
In 1993, Ørjan Stedjeberg, now known as Ulvhedin Høst (often spelt Hoest), formed the first version of the band Taake under the name Thule, together with Svartulv, who was only twelve years old at the time. Thule released two demos; "Der Vinterstormene Raste" 1993 and "Omfavnet Av Svarte Vinger (Embraced By Black Wings)" 1994. Somewhere between the release of the latter demo and "Manndaudsvinter" in 1995, the band transformed from Thule to Taake which was more representative of the band and the area where Høst was from; the mountains of Bergen, Norway. Shortly after this release a 7" EP was released in 1996 called "Koldbrann i Jesu Marg," which would be the last demo recording that Taake would release.
The first full-length album "Nattestid Ser Porten Vid (Night Sees the Wide Gate)" was released by Wounded Love Records in 1999. The album was written entirely by Høst but he brought in a session musician, Tundra to perform bass and drums. It was recorded throughout 1997 and 1998 at Grieghallen. "Nattestid..." is part I of a trilogy, all the writing on the CD and lyrics in the booklet are written in runes. All of the lyics are sung in Norwegian. This album is now considered a classic.
The second installment of the trilogy "Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik (Heaven Cries over Bergen)" was released in 2002. Again a seven song concept album, the theme for "...Bjoergvin..." is death (Bjoergvin is the former name of Bergen). On this record, Hoest surrounded himself with a band for the record: C. Corax on Guitars, Keridwen on bass, and Mutt (Gaahlskagg, Trelldom, Sigfader) on drums.
The final installment of the trilogy was released in 2005 by Dark Essence Records. Entitled "Hordalands Doedskvad (Hordaland's Deathchant)" it adhered to the 7 song format (representing the 7 mountains surrounding Bergen) of the first two records, but showed a change in style (Hordaland is a county in Norway). While the first two records in the trilogy were clearly 80s metal influenced, this album was performed in a more traditional black metal style which was reminiscent of Enslaved, Bathory and early Mayhem. "...Doedskvad" also differs from the other in that it features a number of guest musicians. These include the infamous Nattefrost from Carpathian Forest, Taipan (Orcustus), and Nordavind (ex-Carpathian Forest), as well as others. Following this release of this record Taake has had some minor releases, and played a few festivals (most notably Hole In The Sky Festival in Norway, with Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved on guitars), but according to the official website they are "on ice for awhile."
Preceding the still 2006/2007 European tour, Taake revamped their official homepage, moving away from the defunct site. Following the infamous show in Essen, the band have been removed from several festivals and have taken much fire. It wouldn't be acquainted with publicity if it was happened thereby - Lava who has been bassist since 2002 left the band. The new website has also served as a place forBlabbermouth to get all the latest inflammatory statements from Hoest.
On September 8, 2008, Hoest announced on his homepage that he had recorded the fourth Taake album, simply titled "Taake". The album was recorded for Hoest's own label Svartekunst Produksjoner and is distributed via Dark Essence Records.
CONTROVERSY
In March 2007, during a concert at Essen in Germany, Høst appeared on stage with aswastika painted on his chest. Allegedly, he also spat and threw beer bottles at the audience. This resulted in strong protests from both the audience and the press who were covering the concert. In Germany, the use of the swastika is strictly forbidden by law, and the remainder of Taake's German concerts were cancelled. It is widely believed that this incident was purely for shock value. Following the incident, Høst stated on the Taake website:
...we truly apologize to all of our collaborators who might get problems because of the Essen swastika scandal (except for the Untermensch owner of that club; you can go suck a Muslim)!
On 2 April 2007, Høst made a further statement:
My previous statement clearly states that I apologize only to our collaborators who might get problems because of the scandal. This means that I take full responsibility and should receive all "problems" myself. But what problems did I get? We raped Essen on one of the first days of the tour and the word spread within minutes. For the rest of the tour I was such an easy target for verbal or physical abuse on stage, walking around the venues, in the streets, etc. But I didn't receive any confrontation. So keep your pathetic internet debate going, but don't think for one second that I take any of you seriously. Furthermore, I never did anything to make Taake a "big" band. I was hoping to lose some fans with the Nekro EP, so now I certainly expect to get rid of some more.
In 2006 the activity in Taake came to a meantime halt, since Høst was imprisoned for a violent assault. On July 30, 2007 the Taake website announced that the plans for the coming world wide tour was put on hold "due to a certain band member's imprisonment". On September 20, 2007 Høst announced on the band's website that he had been recently released from his 3rd incarceration for violence.
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