Stake (stylized in all caps), formerly known as Steak Number Eight, is a Belgian post-metal/sludge metal band based in Wevelgem. Their music is influenced by bands like Pelican, Isis, Sunn O))) and Amenra.
Career In 2007 they won a local contest named Westtalent. "Piepjonge Steak n°8 wint finale Westtalent", Het Nieuwsblad, 3 December 2007 A few months later, in March 2008, the band won Humo's Rock Rally. "Steak Number Eight wint Humo's Rock Rally", De Standaard, 17 March 2008 "Steak Number Eight wint 30ste Humo's Rock Rally", De Morgen, 17 March 2008 With an average age of 15.5 they were the youngest band in the history of this contest. "Steak Number Eight - When the Candle Dies out...", review, De Morgen, 30 April 2008"Steak Number Eight - All Is Chaos", review, HUMO, 1 March 2011 Shortly after this victory a home recorded album When the Candle Dies Out... was released."Steak Number Eight - When the Candle Dies out...", review, HUMO, 19 April 2008
In March 2011 the band released their second album All is Chaos produced by Mario Goossens and mixed by Matt Bayles. The album received overwhelmingly positive feedback and was later released in 2012 in the UK by Metal Hammer, who then added the band to their Razor Tour at the end of the year. In March and April their third album, The Hutch, was released across Europe. One week before its Belgian release, De Standaard posted an online stream of the full album. Beluister The Hutch, het nieuwe album van Steak Number Eight De Standaard, 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
In 2018, they changed their name to Stake.
Discography When the Candle Dies Out... (2008) "Ultratop charts When the Candle Dies Out... "Discogs album info When the Candle Dies Out... All Is Chaos (2011) "Steak Number Eight All is chaos", review, De Standaard, 12 March 2011 "Ultratop charts All is Chaos "Discogs album info All is Chaos The Hutch (2013) Kosmokoma (2015)"STEAK NUMBER EIGHT announce new album KOSMOKOMA!", gentlepromotion.be, 7 October 2015 Critical Method (2019) Love, Death and Decay (2022)
References
External links
Official website