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TAAKE Removed From TOMAHAWK FESTIVAL Billing Following Swastika Incident

March 26, 2007

Norwegian black metallers TAAKE — who found themselves at the center of another controversy last week when the group' singer appeared on stage in Essen, Germany with a swastika symbol drawn on his chest — have been kicked off the billing of the the Tomahawk Festival, set to take place March 31 at N8 in Osnabrück, Germany. Replacing them on the bill are DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT and NAILDOWN. Here is the final running order of the festival:

14:30-15:00h: THYRGRIM
15:35-16:20h: DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT
16:40-17:30h: KORPIKLAANI
17:50-18:35h: KOLDBRANN
19:00-19:30h: NAILDOWN
19:55-21:00h: ENSIFERUM
21:20-22:15h: EPICA
22:35-23:55h: DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
00:15-01:15h: PAIN

A metal bar will be opened during and after the festival. There will also be a beer garden (requirement: good weather).

For more information, visit www.tomahawkfestival.de.

As a result of TAAKE frontman Hoest's actions, the band has also been officially removed from the billing of the the Party.San Metal Open Air festival (set to take place August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany) and the organizers of the Ragnarök festival (scheduled for March 30-31, 2007 in Lichtenfels, Germany) are expected to follow suit.

TAAKE's third album, "Doedskvad", was released in 2005 via Dark Essence Records. The band had previously released two albums on the Wounded Love label: "Nattestid..." (1999) and "Bjoergvin" (2002). "Doedskvad" is the last installment in this trilogy.

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