Review by Shezma for Taake - Nattestid ser porten vid... (1999)

Solid black metal release. Can't say I bob my head to b, often but this had me pumped up. A transitional album of the scene in my opinion. Had the classic style of blast beats and proper black metal vocal screams but with a proper mixing and a little extra production style not sounding like it was recorded with cheap equipment in someone's echoey basement. Not that's not also an enjoyable early style, this just felt more evolved. Cant say I've found anything earlier in the 90's that sounded this crisp and clear in this style. Very much a transition into a new era of black metal and one I'm very happy with. I see that this is a well regarded album, and have heard about it before but never really delved too into it, but glad I did here.