TAAKE – new album out end of July

Photo: Kristine Ristesund

Having balanced tradition and innovation for over three decades, Taake remains fiercely independent while continually pushing its own creative boundaries. That uncompromising vision finds new expression on the ninth full-length album, En Skog av Nidstang.

Past years of increasing isolation, detached from contemporary trends and largely removed from the influence of other music, the creative drive of songwriter Hoest has only intensified, resulting in four expansive compositions that flow naturally from the inspired mindset behind 2023’s critically acclaimed Et Hav av Avstand.

The recordings for En Skog av Nidstang were completed south of Bergen, in the moss-covered forests around the island of Borgøy. In the surroundings depicted by the ill-fated Norwegian painter Lars Hertervig, Taake embraced the focused seclusion of the landscape, relying less on modern technology or studio excess, but on intuition, confinement, creativity, and a mastery of the rudimentary tools of the trade.

And it sounds unmistakably like Taake. Reckless thrashing riffs mix with brooding gloom, chilling melodies emerge from violent intensity, and moments of desolate reflection give way to untamed aggression. The result is an album that celebrates the enduring power of an unyielding artistic vision; proof that, after 33 years, Taake remains as vital, distinctive and relevant as ever.

MARKETING & PROMOTION / SELLING POINTS
• For fans of: Whoredom Rife, Gehenna, 1349, Urgehal, Darkthrone
• Upcoming shows: Midgardsblot (NO), Full Rewind Festival (DE), Wolfszeit Festival (DE), Barrak Music Hrad (CZ), Metalowa Wigilia X-Mass 2026 (PL), Mini tour in Sweden, more shows and tours
• Digital single: Einstoeingen og Eg (12. June)

TRACKLIST:
1. Einstoeingen og Eg
2. Et Dyr tok min Hud
3. Engler
4. Av Guds ville Naade

Plans are being drawn up for multiple tours, and in the meantime, TAAKE has been confirmed for the following appearances:

01 Aug: Full Rewind, Flugplatz Roitzschjora, D
06 Aug: Monument, Göteborg, SE
07 Aug: Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm, SE
08 Aug: Club Destroyer, Sundvall, SE
12 Aug: Midgardsblot, Borre, NO
21 Aug: Wolfszeit, Eisfeld, D
04 Sep: Barrak Music Hrad, Ostrava, CZ
30 Okt: Det Akademiske Kvarter, Bergen, NO
17 Dec – 20 Dec: Metalowa Wigilia X-Mass 2026
more to be announced