Satan Takes A Holiday (band)

Satan Takes A Holiday is a Stockholm-based band, created in 2006 by Fred Burman, Johannes Lindsjöö and Svante Nordström.

Satan Takes A Holiday
Background information
Also known as	STAH
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Garage rock, Alternative Rock, Punk rock
Years active	2006 – present
Labels	Despotz Records, I Made This, STAH Music, Versity Rights, Universal
Members	Fred Burman Johannes Lindsjöö Danne McKenzie
Past members	Svante Nordström

The band released the self-titled debut album in late 2009. A few months later they were nominated in the Best Rock category at the Swedish P3 Guld Awards,[1] and the songs “Missy” and “Heartbreaker” were played regularly on the radio.

The second album Who Do You Voodoo was released March 2012, preceded by the single "Karma Babe".[2]

In June 2013 they opened for Kiss together with Hardcore Superstar at Friends Arena in Stockholm.[3]

In spring 2014, they released the double A-sided single - "Talk of The Town" / "This Microphone", followed by the third full-length album "Animal Man Woman" in November 2014.

Swedish Despotz Records signed a record deal with Satan Takes A Holiday in 2016.[4] The label released the singles "The Beat" and "Ladder To Climb", which both come from "Aliens", the band's fourth full-length album, released on February 24, 2016.

With their mix of rock and roll, sixties’ garage and punk rock, Satan Takes A Holiday have received many positive reviews both for their recorded music,[5] and for their live performances.[6]

Members

• Fred Burman – guitar, lead vocals
• Johannes Lindsjöö – bass guitar, vocals
• Danne McKenzie - drums, backing vocals

Past members

• Svante Nordström – drums, vocals

Discography

Albums

• Satan Takes A Holiday (2009)
• Who Do You Voodoo (2012)
• Animal Man Woman (2014)
• Aliens (2017)
• A New Sensation (2019)

Singles

• Come Over (I Make You Look Good) (2007)
• Karma Babe (2012)
• Who Do You Voodoo (2012)
• Radio (2013)
• This Microphone/Talk of The Town (2014)
• Zombie Hands (2014)
• Pony High (2015)
• The Beat (2016)
• Ladder To Climb (2017)
• Love Me Like I Love Me (2017)

Compilations

• Tyst För Fan – Ekon Från Ebba Grön (2013) where Satan Takes A Holiday appears with the Ebba Grön cover "Häng Gud"[7]

References

1. "Satan Takes A Holiday grälar fram låtarna - Musikguiden i P3 | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
2. "Satan Takes A Holiday: Who Do You Voodoo - Recension". Gaffa.Se. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
3. "Hardcore Superstar och Satan takes a holiday öppnar för KISS". crankitup.se. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
4. "New Signing – Satan Takes A Holiday". despotz.se.
5. "Satan Takes A Holiday - Satan Takes A Holiday (2009) | 9 recensioner". Kritiker.se. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
6. "Recension: Satan Takes A Holiday på Debaser Medis • Stockholm". AccessRock.se. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
7. "Diverse Artister Tyst För Fan – Ekon Från Ebba Grön". Retrieved 2015-06-24.

External links

• The Official Site of Satan Takes A Holiday