STAKE

From childhood friends jamming after school, to the release of their brand-new album Love. Death. Decay., STAKE have come a long way. Musically always very hard to pinpoint, exploring the atmospheric and chaotic boundaries of metal, rock, noise, grunge, stoner,… Winning Humo’s Rock Rally at a ridiculously young age gave Steak Number Eight a huge headstart. While the band had very clear reasons to rename and reinvent themselves as STAKE in 2018 (be sure to check out the “From Fresh Cut To Dry Aged”-docu), it came over as a bit of a strange move.

However, version 2.0 turned out to be a major upgrade, in which they somehow manage to sound even more diverse and extreme, yet more to the point than ever, earning the respect from both die-hard metalheads as well as more mainstream rock fans. The latter is something not many (even international) rockbands can credit themselves for.