With the traditional three year wait between Taake albums now over, Dark Essence Records has today announced the first details of what will be the iconic Norwegian band’s sixth full-length album.
Titled “Stridens Hus”, the seven-track album is set for release on the 8th December, 2014 world-wide, with the exception of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where the album will appear on the 12th of the month. The label has also debuted the track “Det fins en Prins” from “Stridens hus” and it can be heard below.
“Stridens Hus” is recorded and produced by Bjornar Nilsen (Vulture Industries) at his Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen. As with all Taake albums, frontman and founder Høst plays all the instruments himself, but this time members of the Taake live band have also contributed to the recording. Album artwork from a photo by Nekrographie.
Tracklist:
1. Gamle Norig
2. Orm
3. Det fins en Prins
4. Stank
5. En Sang til Sand om Ildebrann
6. Kongsgaard bestaar
7. Vinger
With a career spanning over two decades, Høst has always remained faithful to his trademark Helnorsk Svartmetall sound, but he has never allowed the grass to grow under his feet, and, with each release, he has breathed new life into an often stale and derivative genre; his unique and innovative twists ensuring that Black Metal still remains fresh and relevant today. And “Stridens Hus” is no exception. Parts of the album demonstrate a groove and rock sound, whilst others display a distinctly punk attitude. But the whole is without a doubt unmistakably Høst’s Taake: varied, intense, unique and unpredictable.
Taake is currently in the middle of the Kulde Tour which will end on the 26th October. Other confirmed upcoming shows as follows.
Live dates 2014:
22 Oct: Barrak Music Club, Ostrava, CZ
23 Oct: F-Haus, Jena, DE
24 Oct: Phantoms of Pilsen Festival, Pilsen, CZ
25 Oct: Mega Club, Katowice, PL
26 Oct: Progresja, Warsaw, PL
14 Nov: Black Flames of Blasphemy Festival, Helsinki, FI
05 Dec: John Dee, Oslo, NO
Live dates 2015:
14 -18 Jan, Mexico, details TBA
23 Jan: Hulen, Bergen , NO
01 May: Karmøygeddon Festival, Koppervik, NO
25 Jul, Stonehenge Festival, Steenwijk, NL
14 Aug, Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Rasnov RO
Weblinks:
taake.svartekunst.no
www.facebook.com/taakeofficial
Titled “Stridens Hus”, the seven-track album is set for release on the 8th December, 2014 world-wide, with the exception of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where the album will appear on the 12th of the month. The label has also debuted the track “Det fins en Prins” from “Stridens hus” and it can be heard below.
“Stridens Hus” is recorded and produced by Bjornar Nilsen (Vulture Industries) at his Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen. As with all Taake albums, frontman and founder Høst plays all the instruments himself, but this time members of the Taake live band have also contributed to the recording. Album artwork from a photo by Nekrographie.
Tracklist:
1. Gamle Norig
2. Orm
3. Det fins en Prins
4. Stank
5. En Sang til Sand om Ildebrann
6. Kongsgaard bestaar
7. Vinger
With a career spanning over two decades, Høst has always remained faithful to his trademark Helnorsk Svartmetall sound, but he has never allowed the grass to grow under his feet, and, with each release, he has breathed new life into an often stale and derivative genre; his unique and innovative twists ensuring that Black Metal still remains fresh and relevant today. And “Stridens Hus” is no exception. Parts of the album demonstrate a groove and rock sound, whilst others display a distinctly punk attitude. But the whole is without a doubt unmistakably Høst’s Taake: varied, intense, unique and unpredictable.
Taake is currently in the middle of the Kulde Tour which will end on the 26th October. Other confirmed upcoming shows as follows.
Live dates 2014:
22 Oct: Barrak Music Club, Ostrava, CZ
23 Oct: F-Haus, Jena, DE
24 Oct: Phantoms of Pilsen Festival, Pilsen, CZ
25 Oct: Mega Club, Katowice, PL
26 Oct: Progresja, Warsaw, PL
14 Nov: Black Flames of Blasphemy Festival, Helsinki, FI
05 Dec: John Dee, Oslo, NO
Live dates 2015:
14 -18 Jan, Mexico, details TBA
23 Jan: Hulen, Bergen , NO
01 May: Karmøygeddon Festival, Koppervik, NO
25 Jul, Stonehenge Festival, Steenwijk, NL
14 Aug, Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Rasnov RO
Weblinks:
taake.svartekunst.no
www.facebook.com/taakeofficial