Nattestid ser porten vid

Nattestid ser porten vid (English: Nighttime Sees the Gate Wide), appears on the album cover as Nattestid..., is the first full-length album released by Norwegian black metal band Taake.^[1] It was released by Wounded Love Records in 1999. The album was written entirely by Hoest,^[2] but he brought in a session musician, Tundra, to perform bass and drums. It was recorded throughout 1997 and 1998 at Grieghallen. Nattestid is the first part in a trilogy of albums.^[2] All the writing on the CD and lyrics in the booklet are written in runes.^[2] The album's lyrics are sung in Norwegian.

Nattestid ser porten vid
Studio album by Taake
Released	7 January 1999
Recorded	1997–1998, Grieghallen Studios
Genre	Black metal
Length	42:17
Label	Wounded Love Records
Producer	Pytten
Taake chronology
Nattestid ser porten vid (1999) Over Bjoergvin graater himmerik (2002)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hoest.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nattestid ser porten vid I"	5:55
2.	"Nattestid ser porten vid II"	5:34
3.	"Nattestid ser porten vid III"	4:31
4.	"Nattestid ser porten vid IV (instrumental)"	4:35
5.	"Nattestid ser porten vid V"	4:10
6.	"Nattestid ser porten vid VI"	7:33
7.	"Nattestid ser porten vid VII"	9:37

Personnel

Taake

• Hoest – vocals, guitars, arrangements
• Frostein Tundra Arctander – bass, drums, choirs, arrangements

Additional personnel

• Pytten – producer