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Taake Took Over A Trendy Neighborhood In Prague

Reviewing concerts in different cities is exciting and nerve wracking at the same time, especially if you don’t speak the native tongue. Tonight, I was in Prague, Czech Republic to see Taake along with opening acts Asagraum and Heimland. I’ve been told that Black Metal is a really popular draw here in Prague, and I was going to see if that was indeed true tonight. Tonight’s show was taking place the Futurum venue, located in a trendy nightlife area of Smíchov. This seemed like a perfect fit for an underground Black Metal show.

When I arrived, Heimland had already started playing. As I made my way past the ticket booth and down two flights of stairs into the stage area, I saw how Black Metal ranks in Prague. Unequivocally and without a doubt, it’s a popular draw. The place was already packed for the first band. I bumped my way through the attentive crowd to an open area off the side of the stage. I was able to catch about 5 songs of Heimland’s set. Without having ever listening to them previously, I would say they’re solid as musicians and as a live act. On a side note, some of their material did remind me of early Taake.

Heimland

Next up was Asagraum, whose popularity is starting to climb among the Black Metal faithful. If you don’t know anything about them, they are a mostly all female Black Metal band based in Netherlands but with some roots from Norway. They’ve been around since 2017 but after catching their whole set, they sounded like they’ve been around much longer. I thought they were good. They played with a lot of enthusiasm and were tight. They received a healthy response from a rabid crowd so that tells me that they’re well on their way to headlining their own tours soon.

Asagraum

I’ll be honest, Taake is one of my favorite Black Metal bands so if I read like a homer the rest of the report, you’ll know why. After entering the fog filled stage during their intro music, Taake started their set with “Hordalands doedskvad VI”, the instrumental track on “Hordalands doedskvad.” In fact, they plated the entire album tonight for its 20-year anniversary. I love it when a band decides to showcase important albums in their catalog. For Taake, this was hands down one of their most important albums during their historic rise within the Black Metal divinity.

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Asagraum Premiere New Music Video

Asagraum premiere a new music video for their track "They Crawl from the Broken Circle", taken from their upcoming new album "Dawn of Infinite Fire", which will be out in stores this Friday (September 27th), via Edged Circle Productions.

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Asagraum Premiere Pre-Release Full-Album Stream

Netherlands-based black-metal act Asagraum premiere the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Dawn of Infinite Fire", which is due out September 13th via Edged Circle Productions on digital formats, with a North American physical release following on September 27th.

Check out now "Dawn of Infinite Fire" in its entirety below.

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Asagraum Premiere New Song

Asagraum premiere a new song called "They Crawl From the Broken Circle", taken from their upcoming new album "Dawn of Infinite Fire", which is set for release on September 13th via Edged Circle Productions.

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Asagraum Debuts "Carried By Lucifer’s Wings"

Two-woman black metal band Asagraum debuts a new song entitled "Carried By Lucifer’s Wings", taken from the upcoming new album "Potestas Magicum Diaboli", which the Finnish label KVLT will release on September 29.

Check out now "Carried By Lucifer’s Wings" below.

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