{"title":"Sarcasm @sw@if@band-music-2362@","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"sarcasm-lifeforce-unbound-lp","title":"Sarcasm - Lifeforce Unbound - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric furious Swedish Blackened Death Metal with deep roots in the 90’s!\u003cbr\u003eSarcasm rank among those Swedish Death Metal units that’s tricky to label. Tags such as “Swedeath” and “Melodic Death Metal” are far from the complete truth. The band has deliberately avoided those safe realms. There is so much to show and tell so they chose to embrace the much of the metal spectrum while remaining the outmost extreme. However, the current quartet who have recorded “Lifeforce Unbound” bear little resemblance to the early ‘90s when the band put out several demos up to 1994, recorded their debut full-length, and then broke up until 2015 when that first album saw the light of day.\u003cbr\u003eThe band has now reached their sixth album. This time they pushed the limits once more, the intense energy and speed combined with complex riffing and catchiness few bands can pull off has made Sarcasm truly top of the league. These 8 songs presented on their new album “Lifeforce Omnibound” show the band at their highest quality, musically and production-wise. Despite the presence of the effectively straightforward 4 minute opener “Essence of Existence, much of the material seeks a share of complexity. With an average over 5 minutes per song, a fair amount of structural fiddling takes place, as well as numerous touches that promote interest over lengthy periods of listening. Mixed and mastered once again by the sound wizard Lawrence Mackrory. Sarcasm is a 4-piece band these days, due to time constraints Anders no longer will be a recording member but still be with the band as a live member from now on. Since the resurrection, only one of the former members has remained in the line-up, being vocalist Heval Bozarslan. Heval, who once again exploring other-worldly topics, actually doesn’t want credit for the lyrics. According to him, the words instead were channeled to him from a higher force where answers to 8 different topics were given. Ethereal and metaphysical lyrics are not new to this band, but this time they are less metaphorical. And indeed, doorways open during the 40 minutes of the album’s journey, the many levels of atmosphere this band can reach is remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e1. Essence of Existence\u003cbr\u003e2. Altering the Perception\u003cbr\u003e3. The Reward of Adversity\u003cbr\u003e4. Crumbling Mind Edifice\u003cbr\u003e5. Plunged Into a Paradox\u003cbr\u003e6. Wayward Fragments of Infinite Divisibility\u003cbr\u003e7. A Concept Older Than Time\u003cbr\u003e8. 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However, the current quartet who have recorded “Lifeforce Unbound” bear little resemblance to the early ‘90s when the band\u003cbr\u003eput out several demos up to 1994, recorded their debut full-length, and then broke up until 2015 when that first album saw the light of day.\u003cbr\u003eThe band has now reached their sixth album. This time they pushed the limits once more, the intense energy and speed combined with complex riffing and\u003cbr\u003ecatchiness few bands can pull off has made Sarcasm truly top of the league. These 8 songs presented on their new album “Lifeforce Omnibound” show the\u003cbr\u003eband at their highest quality, musically and production-wise. Despite the presence of the effectively straightforward 4 minute opener “Essence of Existence,\u003cbr\u003emuch of the material seeks a share of complexity. With an average over 5 minutes per song, a fair amount of structural fiddling takes place, as well as\u003cbr\u003enumerous touches that promote interest over lengthy periods of listening. Mixed and mastered once again by the sound wizard Lawrence Mackrory. Sarcasm\u003cbr\u003eis a 4-piece band these days, due to time constraints Anders no longer will be a recording member but still be with the band as a live member from now on.\u003cbr\u003eSince the resurrection, only one of the former members has remained in the line-up, being vocalist Heval Bozarslan.\u003cbr\u003eHeval, who once again exploring other-worldly topics, actually doesn’t want credit for the lyrics. According to him, the words instead were channeled to\u003cbr\u003ehim from a higher force where answers to 8 different topics were given. Ethereal and metaphysical lyrics are not new to this band, but this time they are less\u003cbr\u003emetaphorical. And indeed, doorways open during the 40 minutes of the album’s journey, the many levels of atmosphere this band can reach is remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53370672415063,"sku":"P-178209-","price":13.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Sarcasm-Lifeforce-Unbound-CD-178209-1-1776322801.jpg?v=1779965415"},{"product_id":"sarcasm-crematory-cd","title":"Sarcasm - Crematory - CD","description":"","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53418521723223,"sku":"P-105132-","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Sarcasm-Crematory-CD-105132-1-1609242741.jpg?v=1778080301"},{"product_id":"sarcasm-mourninghoul-lp","title":"Sarcasm - Mourninghoul - LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSarcasm delivers a furious and energetic trip to the early days! Multifaceted entertainment for sophisticated Death Metal freaks! Sarcasm has had a storied career.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally formed in Sweden in 1987, Sarcasm would release blistering Death Metal throughout the early and mid 90’s. After a shortlived reunion in 1997, they would come back into the fold in 2015 with a new re-designed version of their lineup. Now they return with their new full-length album “Mourninghoul”. “Mourninghoul” is Sarcasm’s fifth album, it was recorded during six months of the last year. Mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound. With the new drummer Jesper Ojala the band has recorded their most dynamic and innovative album to date, while the band keeps evolving and raises the bar a notch on each album, the old catchiness and atmosphere is still recognizable. The essence of the band is Death Metal but listening to the album closely and open-mindedly, many dimensions unfold, and indeed the album feels like a journey and explores many elements and emotions of extreme metal. And that was the intention because like the last album, “Mourninghoul” is also concept-based. It’s about a two-minded ghoul and it’s journey through its miserable existence on Earth and the deepest abyss, the lyrical structure is like a conversation the ghoul is having with its higher inner being with answers coming through on its journey as its universe expands, with lots of symbolism and metaphors thrown in till its final realization. Sarcasm does not write lyrics like others, while the musical side of the band is very strong, their unique lyrical style alone makes the band stand out from the rest. There is a deep meaning to their concepts that truly resonates. Take Black Metal, melodies, and Death Metal and blend it all up then you’ll have “Mourninghoul”. 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