Like a bat out of hell. A kick in the gut when youʼre already down. Addicti… Read Full Bio ↴Like a bat out of hell. A kick in the gut when youʼre already down. Addictive, straightforward, tough, ironic and dead serious. All at once. Satan Takes A Holiday grabs the rocker by the neck and does not let go until you shake your butt to the point of beverage spill.

Satan Takes A Holiday became the talk of the town when they released their self-titled debut album late 2009. A week later they were nominated in the Best Rock category at the swedish P3 Guld Awards, and the singles MISSY and HEARTBREAKER were played regularly on the radio.

Their second album WHO DO YOU VOODOO was released March 2012 in Sweden, preceded by the single KARMA BABE (voted into the national radio station’s ”Hall of Fame” by the listeners). Two more singles off WHO DO YOU VOODOO were picked up by swedish radio.

In November 2014 ANIMAL MAN WOMAN – Satan Takes A Holiday's third full length album – was released. Recorded and produced by Stefan Brändström in The Dustward Studio, it marked a return to the energy of the debut album yet with songwriting even more elevated. The choice of studio and producer has proved the perfect fit and the result is a collection of songs truly bursting with the purpose to be played and experienced live. Head first. No holds barred.

With their mix of rock’n'roll, 60’s garage and 70’s groove, Satan Takes A Holiday are seen as one of the best live bands in Sweden. The band are regulars at festivals, as well as having been on stints with Mustasch and Juliette Lewis, an extensive European tour with Nicke Andersson’s Imperial State Electric and in 2013 they supported living legends KISS at Sweden’s new national arena in front of an audience of 30 000 people.

Following the release of ANIMAL MAN WOMAN Svante Nordström (drums) left the band and was replaced by Danne McKenzie (Truckfighters, Mustasch). Danne’s natural high energy level and stage charisma helped to further elevate the bands live performances. High on the inspiration stemming from this new line-up, work on new material started and in September of 2015 production got underway on what would ultimately become Satan Takes A Holiday’s forth album – ALIENS.

In august of 2016 the band signed to Despotz Records, a label with creative solutions and a sharp sense and relationship to the business today together with a distinct commitment to the artists visions. In 2017 they will bring STAH to the world.

ALIENS is essentially an album that deals with alienation, anxiety and powerlessness – feeling out of place in contemporary culture, in social contexts as well as in oneself. To be standing in the center of the present only to be asking oneself: ’how the hell did this happen!?’

Sonically and lyrically, the album is steeped in frustration and anger. Songs like the opener GOOD COP BAD COP, the single THE BEAT, the manic coming-undone-story of LADDER TO CLIMB and the somewhat awkward QUEEN MOTHER all – in their own way – deal with inner and outer demons, to suffocate or let loose, to struggle or to cave, to fight or to give in. In songs like IRON PIPE, WRINKLAY and BORN AT NIGHT the band turns outward and comments – by way of their peculiar blend of humor and sincerity – topics ranging from right wing populism to filter bubbles and tunnel vision. In GET YOU GIRL, MORE IS MORE, LOVE ME LIKE I LOVE ME, and the cover WHY DON’T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD? new and old fans of the band gets their fair share of STAH’s vintage mix of cockiness, self-deprecation and sarcasm.

Aliens is the band’s most complex, introspective and dynamic album to date. It is a quintessential Satan Takes A Holiday album with added tension and nerve – as always delivered with truly unstoppable and immediate energy.

GO GO GO
Satan Takes a Holiday Lyrics

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For the last time
You grace me with your
Insincere cold hand
It's so tempting
Like all perils of the modern man
You slip out of the room
No slamming of a door
No picking a fight

Come on come on
Gimme some kind
Of a show

Go go go go
There'd be no smothering cries
Go go go go
There'd be no selfserving lies
Go go go go
Look here
If I could do it again
There'd be no tomorrow
You'd be gone

Come on come on
Give me just a bit of spite
'Cause I'm someone
You could easily ignite
You keep dropping the ball
You keep biding my time
But can we take anymore?
Revolution, tear the walls
Of your cold war

Go go go go
There'd be no smothering cries
Go go go go
There'd be no selfserving lies
Go go go go
Look here
If I could do it again
There'd be no tomorrow
You'd be gone

Go go go go (x3)
If I could do it again
There'd be no tomorrow
You'd be gone

Go go go go
There'd be no smothering cries
Go go go go
There'd be no selfserving lies
Go go go go
Look here
If I could do it again

There'd be no tomorrow
You'd be gone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Satan Takes a Holiday's song Go Go Go convey the singer's frustration towards their partner. They describe their partner as insincere and cold-hearted, and imply that they have been hurt by their actions numerous times before. The singer expresses their desire to end the relationship and move on, stating that if they could go back in time, they would have done things differently and ended things sooner. The chorus of the song, which repeats the phrase "go go go," emphasizes the singer's urgency to end the relationship and start anew.

The song's lyrics also contain a sense of empowerment and rebellion. The singer seems to be taking control of their situation and standing up for themselves, urging their partner to leave and declaring that there would be "no tomorrow" for their relationship. The mention of a "revolt" and tearing down the "walls of your cold war" suggests a larger societal critique, perhaps commenting on the dangers of complacency and the importance of speaking out against oppressive systems.

Overall, the lyrics of Go Go Go convey complex emotions of frustration, empowerment, and rebellion, painting a picture of a relationship that has gone sour and needs to end for the singer to move forward.

Line by Line Meaning

For the last time
This is the final interaction between us

You grace me with your
Your presence is unpleasant

Insincere cold hand
Your gestures towards me are not genuine

It's so tempting
Despite your falseness, I'm drawn to you

Like all perils of the modern man
This attraction is a common danger that people face today

You slip out of the room
You leave without making a scene

No slamming of a door
No dramatic exit

No picking a fight
No argument today

Come on come on
I want some action

Gimme some kind
Entertain me in any way

Of a show
Let's see something exciting