Reactivated Swedish thrash metallers
Sarcastic will return to the live stage on December 20 when they support
Sabaton as part of the
Rockstad festival in Uddevalla, Sweden! This will be
Sarcastic's first performance since 2004 and its first concert with returning guitarist
Erik "Beast" Halvorsen (ex-Swordmaster, Deathstars) in 11 years!
Rockstad festival billing:
Sabaton
Sarcastic
Bombshell
Vornth
Breakdown
Hellenium
Vanishing System
Hellreign
For more information, visit
www.rockstad.se.
Sarcastic's current lineup is as follows:
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J�rgen Nilsson - vocals
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M�be Johansson (ex-session guitar for Dissection, Ophtalamia, co-songwriter for "Cyanide" by Deathstars) - guitar
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Erik "Beast" Halvorsen (ex-Swordmaster, Deathstars) - guitar
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Patrik "Pk" Nilsson (Hathor) - bass
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Kalle Karlsson (Grief Of Emerald, Mastema, The Protectors) - drums
Hailing from Str�mstad, Sweden,
Sarcastic was formed in 1992 with the intention of playing thrash metal influenced by bands such as
Metallica,
Slayer,
Kreator,
Sadus,
Testament,
Exodus and
Coroner etc. The band recorded some demos and was featured on several compilation CDs before being laid to rest in 1997.
For more information, visit
www.myspace.com/sarcastic11.