Takida

Takida is a Swedish rock band from Ånge formed in 1999. The band's name comes from the character Gohee Takeda in the Japanese anime series Silver Fang. Takeda's name was mispronounced as "Takida" in the Swedish voiceover of the anime series.

Takida
Background information
OriginÅnge, Sweden
Genres
Years active1999–present
LabelsNinetone Records (2006–2008)
Se7en (2009–present)
Roadrunner Records (2009 –present) (international)
MembersRobert Petterson
Tomas Wallin
Mattias Larsson
Kristoffer Söderström
Fredrik Pålsson
Chris Rehn
Past membersFredrik Holm
Roger Olsson
Niklas Källström
Websitetakidamusic.com

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]

On 18 August 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 2 October.

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 7 January 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.

Dreamstate

Band members Tomas Wallin and Chris Rehn also started the project Dreamstate, with Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) and Tommy Levin providing vocals. So far, they've only released 2 singles; "Evolution" and "Washed Away".

Evolution

The song "Evolution"[3] is the official track for the Rally car driver Ramona Karlsson and her 2012 world rally championship effort, sponsored by Mitsubishi and Höganäs. The music video was released on January 31, 2012. An alternative version, with Chris Rehn's daughter (Zaga Rehn) providing all the vocals, was released as well.[4] It came out on February 23, 2012.

Washed Away

The song "Washed Away"[5] was released, on August 12, 2022. Aside from Ryd and Levin providing clean vocals, it's the first time that band member Tomas Wallin provides (growled and clean) vocals. Zaga Rehn also appears in the video.

Members
Current members
Former members
  • Roger Olsson – guitars
  • Niklas Källström – drums
  • Fredrik Holm – drums
  • Fredrik Pålsson – bass

Discography
Main article: Takida discography
Studio albums

References
  1. "Sveriges Radio P3 - Tracks". Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  2. "Takida ger ut nya skivan på eget bolag". Dagbladet. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. "Dreamstate "Evolution", official studio video, featuring Elize Ryd and Tommy Levin" on YouTube
  4. Zaga Rehn performing the song Evolution by Dreamstate on YouTube
  5. Dreamstate - Washed Away - Official Video on YouTube
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