TAAKEFERD (Norway)
"Når Sirkelen Brytes"
Obscure Abhorrence Productions, 2012
Taakeferd may not sound familiar to anybody...however this band has been around since 1999 formed in Tromsø, Norway. They did a demo back in 2000 and they have had a very quiet career as a band since then. The last stuff they recorded was an EP called "Livsgnist" around 2005 and now at last their first full-lenght album has been released by Obscure Abhorrence from Germany back in March of this year.
A very good album without a doubt, great vocals for starters and very much into the current Gorgoroth singer Pest. The production its really good compared to the most of Black Metal albums, its clean on it's 90% with fast and straight riffs adorned with mid-tempo parts and good atmospheres along the album.
The opening track "Når Sirkelen Brytes" its a fast song and gives you an idea of what the album is all about. Another amazing song its "Når Lojal Lider Illojal" has some clean vocals/chorus too which I consider very much into the Norwegian sound of bands like Taake, Gorgoroth and the new revelation Kirkebrann.
One of the things that immediatly I noticed and I personally think its that the cover art its the flaw on this album, I want to think its part of the Taakeferd concept but what is true its that its an amazing album and that Taakeferd has everything to become a big band in the future for sure.
The recommendation its for people into Gorgoroth's old stuff, Taake, Urgehal and Norwegian Black Metal in general, congratulations to Taakeferd cuz it worth the long wait.
Points: 4 of 5
To listen: Taakeferd - Nar Sirkelen Brytes