The agony flame Takida

• 1 Third strike 03:07
• 2 The other side 04:11
• 3 Sacred spell 03:59
• 4 In time 04:27
• 5 Your blood awaits you 04:46
• 6 Nothing but a misplace 04:08
• 7 The loneliest hour 03:57
• 8 Sickening 04:43
• 9 Isolated (smoke & mirrors) 04:32
• 10 On the line 03:16
• 11 Second fiddle 03:38
• Total Runtime 44:44

Info for The agony flame

tAKIDA is one of the most successful hard rock bands, has been at the top of international radio airplay charts for years and recently achieved their greatest success with the hit single "The Loneliest Hour". With six platinum singles (one of them 4x platinum), three platinum albums and five #1 albums, tAKiDA's new material undoubtedly ties on to their previous success.

The agony flame embodies the distinctive, unmistakable tAKiDA sound, rich with infectious, huge choruses. On the new album, listeners get to witness some of singer Robert Pettersson’s strongest vocal performances to date. Over the course of tAKiDA’s fruitful career, the band has regularly topped radio airplay charts, and their star doesn’t show any signs of dimming! The first track released from The agony flame, “The loneliest hour”, became the band’s biggest radio success to date by going straight to #1 on the German Rock Radio Airplay Charts after its release as a standalone single in summer 2023. In trademark tAKiDA manner, songs like “Your blood awaits you”, “Third strike” and “On the line” are loaded with emotion and unlimited hit potential.

Robert Pettersson, vocals
Tomas Wallin, guitar, backing vocals
Mattias Larsson, guitars
Chris Rehn, bass, keyboards, guitars, programming, arrangements
Kristoffer Söderström, drums

tAKiDA
Shortly after Takida was formed, in 1999, the band recorded a couple of demos, which led to a record deal and the release of their debut album “Make You Breathe” in 2006, which was the band’s big breakthrough. The follow up album was released the next year and contained the hit single ”Curly Sue”. The rest, as you usually say, is history.

They have, since their debut in 2006, managed to establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with and one of the biggest rock acts in Scandinavia. 2018 marked the beginning of a new chapter in Takida’s career, when they joined forces with record label BMG and released the single “Master”. The collaboration has resulted in the band’s, thus far, biggest international success with sold-out shows and a rapidly increasing fan base, mainly in Germany.

After an intense recording period in the studio, Takida is now more prepared than ever to follow up on the success with two new singles and then finally celebrate the break of summer 2019 with the new album “Sju”. That this promises another year of success for Takida, is nothing short of a fact.

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