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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ånge, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Ninetone Records (2006–2008) Se7en (2009-present) Roadrunner Records (2009 -present) (International) |
| Website | www.takidamusic.com |
| Members | Robert Petterson Tomas Wallin Mattias Larsson Kristoffer Söderström Fredrik Pålsson Chris Rehn |
| Past members | Fredrik Holm Roger Olsson Niklas Källström |
Takida is a rock band from Ånge, Sweden, formed in 1999. The band's name "Takida" comes from the character Gohei Takeda in the Japanese anime series Nagareboshi Gin. Takeda's name was mispronounced as "Takida" in the Swedish voiceover of the anime series.
History
In 2000 they recorded their first demo, "Old", and in 2005 they were signed up by Swedish indie-label Ninetone Records. They released their first single, "Losing", in January 2006 and in April 2006 their first album ...Make You Breathe was released. Their second album, Bury the Lies, was released in May 2007. The same year the single "Curly Sue" topped radio channel P3s "Tracks" list for ten consecutive weeks. "Handlake village"[1] and "The Things We Owe" also reached number one on the Tracks chart.
After the success of Bury The Lies Takida received a number of offers from large labels but decided to turn them down and record their follow up album The Darker Instinct on their own label Takida AB. The album was released in September, 2009.[2]
August 18, 2009 Takida announced that they had signed a contract with the global Roadrunner Records. The first release outside Scandinavia was Bury The Lies in Germany on October 2.
During the fall of 2009 Takida supported Theory of a Dead Man for their four German shows and were the supporting act for The Butterfly Effect when they toured Germany during the winter of 2009. During this period they had their first headlining tour in Sweden.
On 28 September 2012 they released a new single, "Swallow (Until You're Gone)", the first single of their greatest hits album "A Lesson Learned - The Best Of" the album was released in late 2012.
On January 7, 2014 the first single from their album All Turns Red was released. The song's name is One Lie, the new album was released in March.
Members
- Current members
- Robert Pettersson - vocals
- Tomas Wallin - guitars
- Mattias Larsson - guitars
- Kristoffer Söderström - drums
- Chris Rehn - bass, keyboards, cello, violin
- Former members
- Roger Olsson - guitars
- Niklas Källström - drums
- Fredrik Holm - drums
- Fredrik Pålsson - bass
Discography
- Studio albums
- ...Make You Breathe (2006)
- Bury the Lies (2007)
- The Darker Instinct (2009)
- The Burning Heart (2011)
- A Lesson Learned - The Best Of (2012)
- All Turns Red (2014)
- A Perfect World (2016)
- Sju (2019)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "Takida ger ut nya skivan på eget bolag". Dagbladet. 2009-06-12. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-07-03.