Taake

Taake (Norwegian: [ˈtôːkə]) is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1993 and originally named Thule. The band's one continuous member is Hoest, who writes all and records most of the music. Taake has released eight full-length albums and several EPs. The band describes itself as "True Norwegian black metal", and Hoest said he wants to "awaken national pride and cultural nostalgia" in Norwegian listeners as well as to remind people "that Hell is right here on Earth and that humans can be demons". All lyrics are in Hoest's native dialect and are printed in Norse runes. Taake is the old spelling of the Norwegian word tåke, meaning "fog". In 1993, Ørjan Stedjeberg, then known as 'Ulvhedin', formed Taake under the name Thule, together with drummer 'Svartulv'. Thule released two demos, Der Vinterstormene raste in 1993 and Omfavnet av svarte Vinger in 1994. Shortly after, the band changed its name to Taake and 'Ulvhedin' adopted the new pseudonym 'Hoest' (meaning "autumn" in Norwegian). In 1995, they released the demo Manndaudsvinter with session vocalist Dim.