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.
Make It Rain
Satan Takes a Holiday Lyrics
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Come on make it rain
It's supposed to hurt
'Cause we're all about pain
Get ready for whatever
Get ready for more
I've got more in store for you
And what you do for you
You have to do for me too
I've been waiting all my life
I've been waiting for you
To tear me apart
All but my heart
I've been waiting for you
And your pack of wild dogs
To tear me apart
All but my heart
Oh when it starts to bleed
You have to bleed for me too
Come on get to it
Come on and make rain
It's supposed to hurt
And you've got yourself to blame
Get ready for whatever
Get ready for more
I've got more in store for you
You'll never close that door
And what you do for you
You have to do for me too
Yeah when you start to bleed
You'll wanna bleed for me too
You owe me a hundred kronor
You better bleed for me too
The lyrics to "Make it Rain" by Satan Takes A Holiday are quite dark and intense, depicting a desire for pain and destruction. The song encourages the listener to "make it rain," which seems to suggest causing havoc and chaos. The line "it's supposed to hurt" speaks to the idea that pain and suffering are necessary for growth and transformation. This song seems to be about embracing the darker side of life and accepting the consequences that come with it.
The lyrics also touch on the idea of reciprocity, with lines like "what you do for you, you have to do for me too" and "you owe me a hundred kronor, you better bleed for me too." This suggests a sort of transactional relationship, where actions are exchanged and debts are owed.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on get to it
Encouragement to take action
Come on make it rain
Bring on the difficult times, because pain is what this is all about
It's supposed to hurt
Challenges and struggles are expected
'Cause we're all about pain
Embracing pain and difficulty as part of the experience
Get ready for whatever
Preparation for the challenges ahead
Get ready for more
Expectation that there will be additional difficulties
I've got more in store for you
Promising more challenges are to come
So go ahead and open that door
Invitation to face the challenges head-on
And what you do for you
Taking care of yourself
You have to do for me too
Taking care of the person delivering the challenges as well
I've been waiting all my life
Patience for the right moment, person or situation
I've been waiting for you
Specifically waiting for this person to face the challenges
To tear me apart
Overcoming the challenges through struggle and pain
All but my heart
Leaving the most important part, one's heart, untouched
And your pack of wild dogs
Enlisting help from others, who may not be friendly
Oh when it starts to bleed
Levels of struggle begin to increase
You have to bleed for me too
Share the burden of the challenges with the one delivering them
And you've got yourself to blame
Acknowledgement of personal responsibility for the consequences of actions
You'll never close that door
The challenges will continue, without any stopping or reprieve
You owe me a hundred kronor
Demand for payment, in any form or value
You better bleed for me too
Further insistence that sacrifices be made in the face of challenges
Lyrics © REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: DWAYNE CARTER, JOSEPH CARTAGENA, SCOTT STORCH
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