by Jeff Podoshen | May 22, 2018 | Interviews
As we published here a little over a week ago, Norway’s Ovate is set to release their debut record. The band is a collaboration between Taake and Gorgoroth live guitarist Aindiachai and Taake live drummer Brodd. Ovate has released two songs from the...
by Jeff Podoshen | May 14, 2018 | Reviews
I had the extreme pleasure of a listen to Ovate’s self-titled debut record on Soulseller Records. To be frank, it is a stunner. Western Norway, yet again, brings us some brilliantly crafted black metal. Taake, as we know, is generally a one man...
by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 4, 2017 | Lists, New Music, Releases
It’s that time of year again, and of course, what’s the Holiday Season without “Best of” lists? So at the risk of offending everyone, here is my Top 10 of 2017: 10 )Mutoid Man, War Moans Is there anything Stephen Brodsky...
by Jeff Podoshen | Jun 6, 2017 | News
No doubt, if you’ve read my work on black metal in the popular music press, I am unashamedly a fan of many of the bands on Bergen, Norway’s Dark Essence record label. Besides featuring brilliant multi-instrumentalist Hoest and his act Taake, Dark Essence, has some...