Taake News and Photos

New Revocation Album Update: There Will Be Banjo

Wed, March 06 2013 7:42pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Although, as Heavy Blog is Heavy points out, there has been banjo on several metal songs in the past — including tunes by Mastodon and Between the Buried and Me — it was Taake's 2011 track "Myr" that really did the whole banjo/metal thing right. …so much so that I kind of expected other bands to follow suit and there to be a sudden influx of banjocore.

TAAKE'S Nomination for National Award Causes Debacle Due To Anti-Islamic Lyrics

Mon, January 16 2012 9:05pm - Source: Metal Injection

Geo · dis sonance: the metal movement is proliferating to all corners of the globe.

Norwegian Black Metal Band's Anti-Islamic Lyrics Causes Outrage

Fri, January 13 2012 2:03pm - Source: Noisecreep

Norwegian black metal band Taake has been nominated for a Spellemann Award, which is their country's version of a Grammy, for their album 'Noregs Vaapan.'

Norweigan Black Metal Band's Anti-Islamic Lyrics Causes Outrage

Thu, January 12 2012 9:10pm - Source: Noisecreep

Norwegian black metal band Taake has been nominated for a Spellemann Award, which is their country's version of a Grammy, for their album 'Noregs Vaapan.'

CD Review: TAAKE Noregs Vaapen

Tue, November 15 2011 6:00pm - Source: Metal Injection

On the one hand it is a towering confluence of masterful riffs and composition, immensely satisfying in its synthesis of the sinister and celebratory.

YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO TAAKE’S NOREGS VAAPEN

Thu, November 03 2011 5:19pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Sammy O'Hagar gave Taake's Noregs Vaapen a rave review at the beginning of October, and since I take Sammy's opinion very seriously, I immediately made a mental note to give it a listen.