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* EpicRocking: Typically 3-4 songs per album surpass six minutes in length. On ''Hordalands doedskvad'' every song does, as well as on ''Korg vinter'' with the exception of the first one.

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* EpicRocking: Typically 3-4 songs per album surpass six minutes in length.qualify. On ''Hordalands doedskvad'' every song does, as well as on ''Korg vinter'' with the exception of the first one. ''Et hav av avstand'' is the most extreme example so far, being comprised of mostly 10+ minute songs, the longest one being 13 minutes.



* {{Instrumentals}}: Each album barring ''Taake'' and ''Noregs vaapen'' contains one.

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* {{Instrumentals}}: Each album barring ''Taake'' and ''Taake'', ''Noregs vaapen'' and ''Et hav av avstand'' contains one.



* RuleOfThree: Full-length albums are released in three year intervals.



** Every album is made of seven tracks.
** As of now, there are seven albums released.

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** Every album is made of seven tracks.
** As of now, there are
The first seven albums released.are made up of seven tracks each.
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* ''Et hav av avstand'' (2023)
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally stuck to around a 9, though there are many instances where they dip lower on the scale.
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Taake is a BlackMetal band from Bergen, Norway. It was formed in 1993 by Ørjan Stedjeberg (pseudonim Hoest) under the name Thule, changing it into it's current name two years later. Musically, they follow the footsteps of their national contemporaries, but with some melodic influences and a slight grooving HardRock edge to their riffs, sometimes landing them the label "Black'n'Roll".
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!Main discography:
* ''Nattesid ser porten vid'' (1999)
* ''Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik'' (2002)
* ''Hordalands doedskvad'' (2005)
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Taake]]'' (2008)
* ''Noregs vaapen'' (2011)
* ''Stridens hus'' (2014)
* ''Korg vinter'' (2017)
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!Tropes:
* AmbiguouslyBi: Hoest once made out on stage with Niklas Kvarforth from Music/{{Shining}}. Knowing them, it could have just been a stunt, but no one knows for sure.
* CoverVersion: Taake recorded covers of other bands' songs, e.g. "I Am the Black Wizards" by Music/{{Emperor}} and "Die When You Die" by Music/GGAllin.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: All cover art and band photos.
* EpicRocking: Typically 3-4 songs per album surpass six minutes in length. On ''Hordalands doedskvad'' every song does, as well as on ''Korg vinter'' with the exception of the first one.
* FaceOnTheCover: Hoest's face adorns the cover of every full-length.
* ForeignLanguageTitle: "Taake" is the old spelling of the Norwegian word "tåke", meaning "fog". Likewise, all album and song titles and lyrics are in Norwegian.
* GrimUpNorth: Not as prominently as with some other Norwegian black metal bands, but still present. Check the music video for [[https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=/OAIIbnrYC7Q "Nordbundet"]], for instance.
* HarshVocals: Hoest sticks to a rather typical black metal high-pitched shrieking style.
* IAmTheBand: Hoest, the sole constant member and songwriter.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: On the first three albums, every song is named after the album it comes from followed by its number in the track listing in a Roman numeral (e.g. "Nattesid ser porten vid VI").
* {{Instrumentals}}: Each album barring ''Taake'' and ''Noregs vaapen'' contains one.
* LargeHam: Already present on studio material, but Hoest ''really'' hams it up during live shows.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally stuck to around a 9, though there are many instances where they dip lower on the scale.
* RefugeInAudacity: Things like painting a swastika on his chest (in Germany, no less!) and wearing a t-shirt with a crossed-out Islamic star and crescent symbol. According to Hoest himself, those were not supposed be political statements, but were used merely for the sake of provocation (as "the pentagram and inverted cross don't invoke reactions anymore"), and has since apologized for them.
* RuleOfThree: Full-length albums are released in three year intervals.
* RuleOfSeven:
** The band's name is reportedly a patriotic tribute to the fog that surrounds the seven mountains at Hoest's hometown Bergen.
** Every album is made of seven tracks.
** As of now, there are seven albums released.
* StageNames: Hoest himself, as well as most of the past and live members.
* SubduedSection: Used fairly often, usually in the form of a lone guitar riff playing for a short period of time.

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