Nattestid Ser Porten Vid

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Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
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Studio album by
Released7 December 1999
Recorded1997-1998, Grieghallen Studios
Genre Black metal
Length42:17
Label Wounded Love Records
Producer Pytten
Taake chronology
Nattestid Ser Porten Vid
(1999)
Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik
(2002)

Nattestid Ser Porten Vid (English: Nighttime Sees the Gate Wide) is the first full-length album released by Norwegian black metal band Taake. [1] It was released by Wounded Love Records in 1999. The album was written entirely by Hoest, [2] but he brought in a session musician, Tundra, to perform bass and drums. It was recorded throughout 1997 and 1998 at Grieghallen. [3] Nattestid is part one of a trilogy. [2] All the writing on the CD and lyrics in the booklet are written in runes. [2] All of the lyrics are sung in Norwegian.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nattestid ser porten vid I"5:55
2."Nattestid ser porten vid II"5:34
3."Nattestid ser porten vid III"4:31
4."Nattestid ser porten vid IV (instrumental)"4:35
5."Nattestid ser porten vid V"4:10
6."Nattestid ser porten vid VI"7:33
7."Nattestid ser porten vid VII"9:37

Personnel

Taake

Additional personnel

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References

  1. Eirik (20 March 2005). "Taake "Doedskvad"" (in Norwegian). Metal Norge. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Taake & Byfrost & Donn The Philosophy" (in French). Belleville Magazine. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Taake/Nattestid_ser_porten_vid/1356
  4. Track Listing at discogs