Takida

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.

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

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
Former members
  • Roger Olsson - guitars
  • Niklas Källström - drums
  • Fredrik Holm - drums
  • Fredrik Pålsson - bass

Discography
Main article: Takida discography
Studio albums

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2009-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Takida ger ut nya skivan på eget bolag". Dagbladet. 2009-06-12. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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