Norwegian Black Metallers Taake have announced that they will play a series of dates in both Colombia and Mexico in the new year.

The tour will start on January 10th and routing is as follows:

January

10 – Bogota, Colombia – Teatro La Mama
11 – Medellin, Colombia – Barnaby Jones
14 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Kalipso Bar
15 – San Luis Potosi, Mexico – Bunker Sala de Conciertos
16 – Puebla, Mexico – Plaza Mascarones
17 – Mexico City, Mexico – Billar Billys
18 – Leon, Mexico – La Cadena del Rock

With Stridens Hus, the band's sixth-full length set for release on December 8th, Taake will be holding a Release Party at the John Dee in Oslo, Norway, on December 5th, which will also feature performances from fellow Norwegian black metallers Endezzma and Dark Essence label-mates Alfahanne.   Alfahanne's debut full-length album Alfapokalyps,  includes guest appearances from Hoest himself, as well as from Taake's bass player V'gandr.

Stridens Hus was recorded and produced by Bjornar Nilsen (Vulture Industries) at his Conclave and Earshot Studios in Bergen. As with all Taake albums, frontman and founder Hoest 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.

 

 

Tracklisting:

"Gamle Norig"
"Orm"
"Det Fins En Prins"
"Stank"
"En Sang Til Sand Om Ildebrann"
"Kongsgaard Bestaar"
"Vinger"

"Det Fins En Prins":

With a career spanning over two decades, Hoest 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 dsiplay a distinctly punk attitude. But the whole is without a doubt unmistakably Hoest's Taake: varied, intense, unique and unpredictable.