Hoest

In 1993, Hoest—then known as Ulvhedin—formed the band Thule together with drummer Svartulv.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2013 |title=Taake til Hostile |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/rogalandsavis/nyheter/stavanger/2013/11/11/taake-til-hostile/ |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=Dagsavisen |language=no}} After the release of two demos, in 1995, the band changed their name to Taake, while Ulvhedin adopted the stage name Hoest (Norwegian for "autumn"). Following further demos and the departure of Svartulv, Hoest remained as Taake's sole member.

In 1999, he released Taake's debut album Nattestid Ser Porten Vid, the first release in a trilogy of concept albums linked by the topics of "death, Norway, and the devil in man".[http://www.metalreviews.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=62 Taake interview, April 2005]. Metal Reviews. Taake's sophomore album, Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik, was released in 2002 and saw the addition of several new band members. In 2005, Taake concluded the trilogy with the album Hordalands doedskvad and went on hiatus due to dissatisfaction with the black metal scene.{{Cite web |date=30 August 2005 |title=Tungsinnets frontmenn |url=https://www.bt.no/i/Jr2ER |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=www.bt.no |language=nb}}

In 2008, Taake's self-titled fourth album was released, with Hoest performing all instruments and vocals. The band's fifth studio album, Noregs vaapen (2011), features several prominent Norwegian black metal artists, including Attila Csihar, Nocturno Culto, Demonaz and Ivar Bjørnson. The album was nominated for the Norwegian Spellemann award in the Metal category.{{Cite web |last=Injection |first=Metal |date=16 January 2012 |title=TAAKE'S Nomination for National Award Causes Debacle Due To Anti-Islamic Lyrics |url=https://metalinjection.net/geodissonance/taakes-nomination-for-national-award-causes-debacle |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}

In 2012, Hoest joined Gorgoroth as a live vocalist.{{Cite web |last=Pasbani |first=Robert |date=22 August 2012 |title=GORGOROTH Kick Out Pest; Have Silly Names |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/gorgoroth-kick-out-pest-have-silly-names |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}

Taake released their sixth studio album, Stridens hus, in 2014. The album Kong Vinter was released in 2017, with critics praising Hoest and Taake's longevity.{{Cite web |last=Badin |first=Olivier |date=8 December 2017 |title=Taake – Kong Vinter album review |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/taake-kong-vinter-album-review |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=louder |language=en}} In 2023, Hoest released the band's first studio album in six years, Et Hav av Avstand.{{Cite web |title=TAAKE to release new album, 'Et Hav Av Avstand', this Fall |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/38828/taake-to-release-new-album-et-hav-av-avstand-this-fall/ |access-date=12 November 2023 |website=lambgoat.com |language=en}}

Hoest served prison sentences for assault in 2006 and 2007.[http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/nl/interviews/view/id/2584 Taake interview, March 2009]. Lords of Metal e-zine.{{cite web |date=29 March 2006 |title=Taake Frontman, Guitarist Doing Time in Norwegian Prison |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taake-frontman-guitarist-doing-time-in-norwegian-prison.html |access-date=28 February 2018 |work=Blabbermouth.net}}{{cite web |date=24 September 2007 |title=Taake Frontman Is Once Again A Free Man |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taake-frontman-is-once-again-a-free-man/ |access-date=28 February 2018 |work=Blabbermouth.net}}

In March 2007, Hoest appeared on stage at a Taake show in Essen, Germany with a swastika painted on his chest.{{cite web |date=24 March 2007 |title=Taake Frontman In Swastika Scandal |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/taake-frontman-in-swastika-scandal/ |access-date=28 February 2018 |work=Blabbermouth.net}} The incident sparked controversy and caused the band's remaining shows in Germany to be cancelled. Hoest later explained that the act was done to provocate and called it a spontaneous joke done in the spirit of punk.Lagnonector Hoest: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070329042528/http://taake.theblacksun.org/ "STATEMENT FROM HOEST"], 23 March 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2012.{{Cite web |last=Søgnen |first=Adrian B. |date=9 January 2023 |title=Bergensk metalband blir kansellert i Australia |url=https://www.bt.no/i/eJallg |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=www.bt.no |language=nb}}

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Studio albums

• Nattestid Ser Porten Vid (Night-time sees the gate wide) (1999)
• Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik (Heaven weeps over Bergen) (2002)
• Hordalands doedskvad (Death poems of Hordaland) (2005)
• Taake (2008)
• Noregs vaapen (Norway's weapon) (2011)
• Stridens hus (House of strife) (2014)
• Kong Vinter (King Winter) (2017)
• Et Hav av Avstand (A Sea of Distance) (2023)

Studio EPs

• Nekro (2007)
• Kveld (Evening) (2011)
• Kulde (Cold) (2014)
• Baktanker (Ulterior motives) (2017)

Live EPs

• Svartekunst (Dark arts) (2008)

Compilation albums

• Helnorsk svartmetall (All-Norwegian black metal) (2005)
• The Box (2005)
• Gravkamre, Kroner og Troner (Burial Chambers, Crowns and Thrones) (2013)
• 7 Fjell (7 Mountains) (2017)
• Avvik (Deviation) (2021)

Studio albums

• Cult Of The Dragon (2007)
• Cult Of The Goat (2017)

Studio EPs

• Bestial Recordings (2021)
• Seven Are They (2024)

Studio albums

• Blackdoor Miracle (2004)

Studio EPs

• Ravengod (2017)
• Ravengod (2017)

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