Finally on CD...TAKER!

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Taker – It Is Finished (Anthology) Press Release

   Posted by Bill Roxx on January 25, 2014

   In 1987 a small and fairly unknown band would release a four song cassette demo that they would sell and distribute completely independent, and it would garnish great reviews in the underground white metal scene, which would start to pave the way for this band to make its mark on the metal world. Up next for this band in 1988 the band would get asked to contribute not one, but two tracks on a very high profile Christian Metal compilation on Regency Records entitled East Coast Metal and the band had now become a household name in the world of Christian Metal.
   That band was called TAKER and they were now poised to take the world by storm, between the success of their four song demo (which would get dubbed the ‘Matthew 11:12’ EP) and the East Coast Metal compilation, it was the start of what promised to be a very fruitful career for this young and energetic metal band from Northern Virginia.  
   The band would play many high profile shows throughout their career with some of the biggest white metal bands of the time like White Cross, Believer, Second Chance, and even Haven. By the summer of 1989 they would complete one more five song EP entitled ‘Blood’ before the members would begin to move on to other musical projects and TAKER would officially call it a day. The ‘Blood’ EP would be their last official release and the world would never get to see another official release or any other additional material from TAKER, until now!
   On April 1, 2014, Twenty Seven years after this bands humble beginnings Roxx Records is very proud to say that we will be releasing a long overdue full length release from TAKER entitled ‘It Is Finished – The Complete Anthology’. Roxx worked very close with Robert Bussey, one of the bands founding members, to come up with anything and everything we could find in the band’s recording history and personal archive. Once fully compiled with the best possible recordings we could find it was sent off to Sid ‘Ysidro’ Garcia (Deliverance, Ultimatum, Crossforce) to be completely remastered so that these long lost and nearly forgotten gems could be shared with the world one more time and for the first time EVER digitally and on CD!  
   Check out exactly what we came up with for you here in this amazing compilation which encompasses all of the studio tracks the band ever recorded all remastered and all into one special CD release limited to only 300 copies worldwide.
   TRACK LISTING
   FOUR SONG DEMO [MATTHEW 11] (May/June 1987)
   Recorded at Glass Hand Studio. Falls Church, VA, engineered by Mark Miley
   1 – Open Your Heart
   2 – He Is The Light
   3 – Yesterday Today and Forever
   4 – 11 O’ Clock News
   
   Rehearsal Song (Recorded Live) in between the release of the ‘Matthew 11:12’ EP and before the Image Records Recording Sessions in preparation for the opening slot on the very first White Cross East Coast tour.
   Note: Mark Miley filled in on drums for Charlie Osterhoudt (FALL 1987)
   5 – Living by Faith                              
   
   IMAGE RECORDS RECORDING SESSIONS (NOVEMBER 1987)
   Recorded at Alive Studios, Harrisonburg, VA, Produced by Dorn Repport
   6 – Look Into His Eyes (Released on ‘White Metal Invasion’ compilation)
   7 – He is the Light (Re-Recorded)
   8 – Open Your Heart (Re-Recorded)
   
   EAST COAST METAL (1989)
   Recorded at Morningstar Studio, Produced by Doug Mann
   9 – Living by Faith
   10 – Yesterday, Today and Forever
   
   BLOOD EP [FIVE SONG EP - FEATURING ROB KREINER ON VOCALS] (SUMMER 1989)
   Recorded at Bias Studios, Springfield, VA
   11 – The Measure
   12 – Blood
   13 – Overcomer’s Anthem
   14 – Into The Throneroom / A New Song
   
   For the true collector’s out there you will be happy to know in true Roxx Records fashion we found even more additional previously unreleased material from the bands archives to come up with a very special Bonus Disc which will be made available as a part of a two disc Deluxe Edition set and limited to only 100 copies on a special pre-order! Check out the track listing on this bonus disc…
   BONUS DISC (First 100 Only):
   Live East Coast Metal concert [w / Believer, Second Chance, Taker]
   (Halloween 1988 at Street Cry in Fredericksburg, VA.):
   1 – Look Into His Eyes / Overcomer’s Anthem
   2 – Open Your Heart
   3 – 11 O Clock News
   4 – Yesterday Today and Forever
   5 – He Is The Light
   6 – The Measure
   7 – Battle Hymn Of Republic
   
   Additional Bonus Tracks
   8 – Into the Throneroom – Attic Symphony (Robert and Dan)
   9 – Yesterday Today and Forever (Instrumental) – Attic Symphony (Robert and Dan)
   10 – Polar Expressions – Robert Bussey
   Lastly we also want to share with you the final artwork which makes quite the finishing touch to this truly collectible piece of white metal history from artist Brian Marshall of JBM Design.

Sounds killer!

Awesome! Thanks Scott! We have been working on this one for months too! Glad to finally be able to get this one out there! Another one of those labor of love type deals that I am personally very excited for, much like the Crossforce title this has never been on CD before!

The band Taker also has an official facebook page now where founding member Robert Bussey posts and manages the content if you want to like there page and stop by and say hi to him!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Taker/343315855803842

I remember those East Coast Metal songs being good, i'll check this out.

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Might have to check this out...killing my wallet!

WOW! We have got a GREAT response on the Deluxe 2 CD set from Taker! Only 40 left! This is one you wont want to wait until release day for!

Looks like they will be gone before the release date! Get yours now! Don't say we didn't warn you

http://roxxproductions.storenvy.com/products/5107421-taker-it-is-finished-anthology-deluxe-edition-2014

TAKER 'Update' the artwork and remastering will both be done by next week! We are ahead of schedule on this one! As soon as it is all turned in, off to be pressed!

This one will ship well in advance of the April 1, 2014 street date for all of those pre order special packages! There are less then 40 left of the Deluxe Edition, so get your order in quick! 2 CD Deluxe set is limited to only 100 copies! The main disc is limited to only 200 copies worldwide! A TRUE Limited Edition Pressing!

Deluxe (2 CD Set)

http://roxxproductions.storenvy.com/products/5107421-taker-it-is-finished-anthology-deluxe-edition-2014

Standard (1 Disc Edition)

http://roxxproductions.storenvy.com/products/5107346-taker-it-is-finished-anthology-2014

We are so happy and pleased with how awesome this remaster came out on the new Taker CD project! Those of you that have the original tape source we challenge you to go back and listen to the tape source and then listen to this brand new and just launched remastered version of the Taker track 'Look Into His Eyes' and give us your thoughts! This track was originally released and featured on the 'White Metal Invasion' compilation which is impossible to find today!

http://www.reverbnation.com/roxxrecords

In celebration of the new album from Taker we are proud to debut a brand new episode of Roxxcast where our host Larry Versaw sits down with Robert Bussey of Taker for an intimate interview and to debut some of the new music off of the upcoming release titled 'It Is Finished'! Enjoy...

http://sanctusgladius.com/roxx/?p=96

One of the first reviews is in the house on the brand new Taker CD! A GLOWING 9 out of 10 axes from our friends at White Throne Metal Reviews!

It is fitting that one of the magazines that first reviewed this band 27 years ago comes back with the first review of this long lost classic metal GEM!

Thank you White Throne!

And this is only the beginning....

http://whitethronereviews.blogspot.com/2014/02/taker-it-is-finished.html

Deluxe Edition 2 Disc Set is Officially SOLD OUT! Thank you to all!

Still have the main disc available, but only about 100 left of those as well!

This was a Limited Edition of only 300 copies so get yours quick!

I was just informed the CD's are done and in route today! These are all going to ship next week!

TAKER - It Is Finished officially arrives tomorrow! Here is an excellent new write up from Angelic Warlord reviews...


http://www.angelicwarlord.com/reviews/t/taker14.html


Did you pick up your copy yet? And for the first week of release you can get it Amazon for only $9.99 for the first week of release only!

http://www.amazon.com/Finished-Complete-Anthology-Taker/dp/B00J9CZFI2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396287349&sr=8-1&keywords=taker+it+is+finished

Or at the Roxx store for $9.99 for the first week of release only! (What the heck we will start the $9.99 special now! GO!)

http://roxxproductions.storenvy.com/products/5107346-taker-it-is-finished-anthology-2014

We hope you all enjoy this release as much as we enjoyed working on it and bringing it back to the masses!

We have a BIG Announcement coming out later this week! Stay Tuned for that!

The brand new CD from Taker was released this week and people seem to really be enjoying that classic Jesus Metal from these guys! You can still take advantage of the first week $9.99 sale but it will end Sunday in Amazon and the Roxx Store!

Pick it up from Amazon here....

http://www.amazon.com/It-Finished-The-Complete-Anthology/dp/B00J48IKJM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1396670592&sr=8-2&keywords=taker+it+is+finished

Or the Roxx store right here...

http://roxxproductions.storenvy.com/products/5107346-taker-it-is-finished-anthology-2014

And it is totally worth getting!