Andres 'Anz' Rohula -- drums
Urmas J6gi -- guitar
Ott 'Otipowitch' Oras -- bass
Kristjan 'Christ' Virma -- keyboards
Mart Kalvet -- vocals
Influences
80s Estonian underground metal and hard rock (G.G.G., Hetero, Omas Kojas, Golem, Paan a.o) ; 70s slow and dark (hard) rock (Black Sabbath, Styx, Atomic Rooster), proto-doom, doom rock (Black Sabbath, Pentagram, Saint Vitus, Witchfinder General) etc.
Sounds Like
"...like Black Sabbath armed with sticks, marching to the battle of Ümera." -- from a review by Mart Juur, "Postimees".
"(Taak's) sound has Black Sabbath written all over it. /.../Taak has really captivated the retro sound." -- from a review by Marko, "Overhook Music".
""Koerapööriöö" is easily the best doom album of last year. Doom heads: bask in the glory of the best band you’ve never heard of." -- from a review by Greg Majewski, "Crave Magazine"
By 1994, the only original member left in Estonia's first doom metal band, Mystique (est. 1989), was the drummer Aivar 'Aiku' Leimann. Unwilling to quit, he gathered around him new members. The band proceeded to take on a new name and alter its style. Dawn Of Gehenna managed to put out one MC release worth of cold, bleak death-doom metal and wear a few stage-boards thinner, before lack of perspective got the better of the band and brought on a long hiatus.
In 2003, a reason presented itself to fire the beast up again. The slightly changed line-up opened for some well-known foreign acts (Reverend Bizarre, Nightwish), released a promo called 'The Night Dog Sessions', and opted to use only Estnoan lyrics which called for a new name. Since 2006, D.O.G., when performing in their mother tongue, have appeared under the name 'Taak'. This name, meaning 'heavy burden', speaks of the band's roots in the dark, depressive, and riff-based music that has since Black Sabbath printed its heavy stamp on all modern heavy rock.
Taak's debut full-length album entitled 'Koerapööriöö' was released by Nailboard Records in April, 2006 and has received loads of positive critique and feedback from all over the place since, culminating in January 2007 in being voted "Album of the Year" by listeners of the nationwide radio-show "Metallion" and readers of the biggest Estonian rock journal "Nailboard Magazine".
Doom will never die, DOOMRAISER too! As one door closes, another opens. Valerio has decided to leave the band; he wants to concentrate more on his other projects. We all wish Valerio the best of luck with his new vocation. He was, and remains, a formidable guitarist and was an integral part of DOOMRAISER.
However, it is with great pleasure that DOOMRAISER announce that Valerio’s replacement is to be none other than our good friend and brother, the fearsomely talented musician Willer. He played bass with evil blacksters Grimness and he’s involved in Black Land, an awesome and obscure heavy psychedelic band from Rome. Practices have been going very well, and Willer is already adding a new, acid and exciting dimension to the band as a whole. His first gig will be at Sinister Noise Club in Rome on the 21th November: a special and drunken night celebrating the birthday of one of the most important Italian underground rock scene club!
LÄBI TUULTE ÜKSTEIST KANDA. Sellel ööl polnud kuud, ei taevast ega tähti. Polnud valu ega haigust, rammivat ängi, piire, piiritut moraali, kadedust ning himu, janunevat kuulsust, tühja vedrumadratsiga sängi. Polnud vajadust tösta kätt, et omada hetke, mis omamiseks pole loodud, ihaldada, higisest ihust januneda, väriseda, loobumisest tunda agooniat. Töugelda ja olla töugatud, jätta ilma ning ilma jäetud olla, lükata kinni uks , mis avatuks peab jääma. Tunda hirmu iseenda palge ees, tormata mööda linnu, vööraid maid, teha kaasa rolle mis vaimus kasin, üha eemale kolida inimest eest. Luua mateeriaid ning kokku koguda, sammuda radu, tuultekörbeks tammuda, tahta seda mida tahavad, teha seda, mida teevad köik teised, enam nähtamatuks, olematuks rammida. Hääletult röökida, olla hea, olla parim, valimatult valida, valutult paraneda, ei jaksa enam, hääl on kasin, valutult saada valitud. Täna öösel pole kuud , tähti, ei taevast, seisame vastaspool kaldail, üks osa on saanud minu vaevast, milleks loodud, oodatud, lootmata kantud. Pole vajadust omada, mida omad, pole vajadust luua, mis on loodud, harali siruta käsi vastu käele, läbi oma tuultekörbe mine. Ka siis kui pole kuud, ei tähti ,puudub taevas, ei miskitki mis lohutust vöiks anda, köhklust peletaks eksitud saada. Seal ei trotsita mineviku radu, tühjaks jääb veel vedrumadratsiga voodi. Lihtsalt olemas olla, loomata kadu, vötta vastu mis hoidmiseks on loodud. Läbi tuulte üksteist kanda. EDA HÜBNER. August. 2009
