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Taake - Noregs Vaapen



8.5 | 174 votes |
Release date: 19 September 2011
Style: Black metal

Owners:

166 have it
32 want it


01. Fra Vadested Til Vaandesmed
02. Orkan
03. Nordbundet
04. Du Ville Ville Vestland
05. Myr
06. Helvetesmakt
07. Dei Vil Alltid Klaga Og Kyta
08. I Am The Black Wizards [Emperor cover] [Feat. Attila Csihar & Ivar Bjørnson] [Vinyl bonus]

Top 20 albums of 2011: 16

Additional info
North American release date: November 1, 2011.

Also released as a limited enhanced Digipak via Dark Essence Records) and a double LP via Svartekunst Produksjoner.

Guest review by
Windrider
Rating:
N/A
Black Metal. This is it. Ever wondered how black metal solos, breakdowns and - of course - banjos might sound? Ever wondered how black metal could develop in time if you do not count the many failed attempts of so called black metal bands to this style anymore? Well, this is it, this is Taake. The year is 2011 and the album bears the weapons of the north, the Noregs Vaapen. We have come that far and now we can overlook twenty years of black metal and we can see it all in one album.

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published 30.12.2011 | Comments (6)

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11.12.2011 - 03:06
JD
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 11.12.2011 at 02:59

The whole album is actually pretty rad stuff. The 10-second banjo solo isn't anything to get worked up about. It was just nice to hear.

Ok, I will download it legally right away, after I finish listening to Otargos's Kinetic Zero
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12.12.2011 - 19:19
JD
Account deleted
Good album, and that banjo song makes me:

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04.01.2012 - 18:53
Rating: 9
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
Good fucking release, good, good, good. I've missed hearing black metal like this. And banjo part was fucking awesome for me.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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28.01.2012 - 21:58
Rating: 9
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
I wish I could find the lyrics for Myr. :/
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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18.02.2012 - 18:46
Rating: 9
Oaken
Hipster
Written by Iron Nostarion on 28.01.2012 at 21:58

I wish I could find the lyrics for Myr. :/

You don't have to wish anymore:
http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Taake/Noregs_Vaapen/313967
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In that case, man is only air as well.
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21.02.2012 - 13:30
Rating: 10
Zreenco

This is absolute magnificence! black metal at it's finest!
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31.07.2012 - 01:22
Zap
Guest
I'm considering buying this solely for the banjo solo.
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16.01.2013 - 21:48
Rating: 10
Carl Berg
Carl Berg
Holy shit, this is, in it's purest form, what I call "music". An epic journey through the grim wastelands of the north - executed in with the greatest skill and musicianship. Windir + Darkthrone? The perfect combination!
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03.10.2014 - 01:54
Lit.
Account deleted
This is some good black metal.
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08.09.2016 - 03:18
Vombatus
Potorro
Sounds way more groovy than the Taake I remember (as in good standard TNBM). Almost closer to Carpathian Forest-esque black n' roll sometimes, maybe. Should bury my head in Taake discography once again.
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09.10.2018 - 10:57
Zap
Guest
Hmm, weird how the quality of Taake songs is directly related to the amount of banjo it features.
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29.03.2022 - 16:54
Rating: 8
nonZero

That banjo solo is the most kvlt thing I've ever heard...
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04.01.2023 - 21:51
Rating: 9
Here to comfirm the Banjo is awesome.
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12.04.2024 - 04:11
Caio

Came here for the banjo comments, not disappointed. Fucking awesome song, love when Metal bands includes random instruments. First time hearing a banjo though.
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