Nattestid ser porten vid

Nattestid ser porten vid
Nattestid ser porten vid
Studio album by Taake
Released	7 January 1999
Recorded	1997-1998, Grieghallen Studios
Genre	Black metal
Length	42:17
Label	Wounded Love Records
Producer	Pytten
Taake chronology

Last updated May 14, 2024

Nattestid ser porten vid (English: Nighttime Sees the Gate Wide), appears on the album cover as Nattestid..., 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. Nattestid is the first part in a trilogy of albums.^[2] All the writing on the CD and lyrics in the booklet are written in runes.^[2] The album's lyrics are sung in Norwegian.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hoest.

No.	Title	Length
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

Hoest – vocals, guitars, arrangements
Frostein Tundra Arctander – bass, drums, choirs, arrangements

Additional personnel

Pytten – producer

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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.

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[1] Eirik (20 March 2005). "Taake "Doedskvad"" (in Norwegian). Metal Norge. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[Belleville-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.

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