DONE

We´re just about finished recording the album!!
Damn! This is the shit. We cant wait to release this masterpiece.
Coverart on "bury the lies" will once again be by Lina@spizz.se who helped me out in making the cover for HALO.

Tomorrow we´re selecting the songs and the setlist for the album and then we´re ready to go.
We´re also packing our shit together for Sälen and the boat.

Here´s a few more pictures for you!
//Tomas

POSSESSED

Robert is almost done adding vocals and the songs is really taking shape now.
Me and Mattias added some chorus to a couple of tracks today and it sounds like any song by Def Leppard.

We´re really looking forward to play the bandit boat together with
LILLASYSTER, BLOWSIGHT, THE BANDIT METALIZERS and SONIC SYNDICATE.
It will be alot of fun. and beer.
But mostly fun.
Or beer.

About today´s clip:
Robert told us about a strange feeling or more like a "out-of-body experiance" when he came out of the singingbooth.
-Yeah, like I was possessed he says.
Nah, seriously... he didn´t.
But it actually sounds like it if you listen to the clip below.
I´ve got some lyrics to write now. Sleep tight. (if it´s possible after watching this)
//Tomas

VOTING TIME

I found some nice votelinks you just have to click!!


Vote on TAKIDA as the best band ever at sundsvalls gatufest -
CLICK HERE


Vote on TAKIDA new single HALO at Swedish Radio program, Tracks -
CLICK HERE

well... I´m off to the studio to record some bad ass guitars!
see ya.
//Tomas

oh... by the way...
Here´s a couple of pictures from the studio!

ONE MORE CLIP

So... I added this clip instead.
It´s´a short one, I know, but hey... the size dosen´t matter!

I nearly got blind today! TWICE!!!
First, a guitarstring pinched me like 2 mm from my eye and then my (lovely) girlfriend got some shampoo home from work (Sax o Kam) and when I was supposed to smell it the damn thing squirted in my eye! It still hurts like hell hours after the accident!
Yes, Selfpity is allowed in this blog.

So after seeing the crappiest movie ever (Familj på väg) with robin williams I´m heading for bed.
Enjoy the clip.
Good night.

//Tomas

SINGING TIME

Robert started with the vocals on monday afternoon and continued today.
It sounds great and there´s some strong lyrics coming your way.

I´m sure by now you all know that "Halo" is available in every store right?
It´s been picked up by Swedish Radio P3 already and will hopefully be heard alot.

I don´t understand why the videoclips dosen´t work!
I´ve tried to upload them several times with diffrent settings but no... the damn clips just wont work!!
I will try to catch robert on video tomorrow and try to throw it in here later.

Well... gotta go to sleeeeeeeep.
//Tomas

SHREDDING

Just adding another clip from the studio.
This time mattias is shredding some high notes for the end of a new track.
It´s filmed with a mobile phone so have understanding for the poor quality.

Me and my girlfriend is making our own sushi this evening. It´s going to be delicious.
Take care.
//Tomas

ORDINARY LIFE

Just adding another clip from the studio.
Our PR-Guy, Hansi, is really rockin´ it on the acoustic guitar isn´t he?
Great voice hansi. maybe something got stuck in your throat on the boat back to sweden?

This is just another ordinary day in the studiolife of Takida!



Hang in there duderinos!
// Tomas

PHOTO SESSION

We posed before a camera today!
A photographer named Thorleif drove up from Stockholm to take our pictures.
It turned out really great or don´t you think we look smooth on the pictures down below?

There´s also a couple of pictures from the studio.
We added some more guitar this morning. 10 tracks is more or less finished now and there still a couple of songs to go.
Robert will begin adding some vocal tracks next week and then we´re ready to rock!













That´s all for today!
//Tomas

HALFWAY THERE

Mr Me & Mattias added some more guitar today.
We´re more than halfway thru the process of recording guitars now and it´s getting heavier by the minute!

I´m slowly learning how to add pictures and movies to this blog so it will be a bit more alive.
This clip is taken from the recording of our latest single "Halo".

Yeah it´s short, I know, but like I said... it´s because I´m still learning! =)
By the way... I saw a car that I must have today. It´s a Dodge Caliber, bloodred. Hot wheels. Must have.

Take care.
// Tomas

EASTER ACTION

So it´s monday again and we´re heading to the studio for more guitar-recording.
Hopefully, most of the guitars will be done this week.
I know that I promised you pictures from the last recordingsession but the battery in my camera was dead. However I took some pictures with my phone as you can see underneath.

I hope you guys had a nice weekend with lots of eggs and candy (candyeggs).
Me and mattias preformed with our other band, blowball, in Ånge.
It was a good gig even though we hadn´t rehearsed in one year!!! yes, ONE YEAR!!!
I didn´t remember all them lyrics that good but who cares anyway?? ha ha.

I haven´t bought a CD now for a while and that is very unlike me! I often buy 2-4 CD´s every month.
I belive machine heads latest will be my next buy.
I saw a couple of movies this weekend but man what a collection of poor movies that was.
Epic Movie... the trailer is funny but the movie stank.
Guess Who... a comedy? with ashton kutcher. a movie about racial issues and not funny at all.
Happy Feet... a cute movie about a dancing pinguine. I´m too old for this.

Well, I should be getting ready for the studio now.
Take care and I´ll be in touch!
// Tomas

Stringbenders

Me and Mattias recorded some nasty guitars today!
MAN those ENGL amplifiers sound great!!
We really got some heavy s**t going on this time.
Even though it went smoothly today, there´s still a looong way to go before we can wrap it up.

Halo was supposed to be released on the internet yesterday (digital single) but further delays makes it undownloadable for a few more days. The physical single is due to be released the 16:th this month. However I´m pretty sure you guys already heard it on radio bandit right?

I saw the movie "300" yesterday and it was cool. Pretty much a "dude movie" because there´s alot of slaying and headchopping scenes. Nice shots and frank miller is a genious.

tomorrow I´ll throw in a couple of pictures from the studio so stay tuned!
// Tomas