Taake Lyrics

It was in the beginning of 1993 that a new Norwegian
musical entity started to take form…

Under the moniker of THULE and with the swift aid of a few
session musicians, the sole creator of all compositions and
writings, namely U. Høst, began to express himself through
music inspired by the earliest Norwegian pioneers of the
genre as well as rooted in 80’s metal. Two demos were
crafted ("Der Vinterstormene Raste" 1993 and "Omfavnet Av
Svarte Vinger" 1994) and as time passed by the bandname was
changed into TAAKE, leading Høst ever closer to the essence
of the band; in fact the epithet represents and should be
connected to the livid fog which cloaks the seven mountains
of his hometown Bjørgvin.

One more demo ("Manndaudsvinter" 1995) and a 7" EP
("Koldbrann I Je