Taake is a Norwegian black metal/folk metal band whose name is derived from the Norwegian word "tåke" which means fog. History In 1993, Ulvhedin Høst formed the first version of the band Taake under the name Thule. Thule released two demos; "Der Vinterstormene Raste" 1993 and "Omfavnet Av Svarte Vinger" 1994. Somewhere between the release of the latter demo and "Manndaudsvinter" in 1995, the band transformed from Thule to Taake which was more representative of the band and the area where Høst was from; the mountains of Bergen, Norway. Shortly after this release a 7" EP was released in 1996 called "Koldbrann i Jesu Marg," which would be the last demo recording that Taake would release. The first full-length album "Nattestid Ser Porten Vid" was released by Wounded Love Records in 1999. The album was written entirely by Høst but he brought in a session musician, Tundra to perform bass and drums