SARKE, the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE) are the latest act confirmed for the Wacken Open Air Festival 2009, which is scheduled to take place from July 30th - August 1st in Wacken, Germany.

Confirmed acts for the festival now include: AMON AMARTH, BORKNAGAR, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, CALLEJON, CATHEDRAL, DRAGONFORCE, EINHERJER, EPICA, GWAR, HAMMERFALL, HEAVEN AND HELL, IN EXTREMO, IN FLAMES, KAMPFAR, KINGDOM OF SORROW, KORPIKLAANI, MACHINE HEAD, MOTÖRHEAD, NAPALM DEATH, NEVERMORE, AXEL RUDI PELL, SARKE, TESTAMENT, TRISTANIA, TURISAS, WALLS OF JERICHO, WHIPLASH.

Organizers recently announced that the Wacken Open Air Festival 2009 is officially sold out. For more info visit www.wacken.com.

Sarke - named after Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) - recently inked a deal with Indie Recordings.

The band's debut album, Vorunah, was recorded in November, and even though the album was recorded in old-fashioned '70's style to get the true vibe of the music, the sound is brutal, fresh and up to date. This is nothing less than a modern classic – a timeless masterpiece of sinister tonality.

Vorunah is produced by Sarke with Lars-Erik Westby and is set for an April 6th release in Norway, April 27th in Europe. North America and the rest of world release date is TBA.

Lineup:

Nocturno Culto - vocals

Sarke - Guitar, bass and drums

Live Lineup:

Nocturno Culto - vocal

Sarke - bass

Cyrus - guitar (SUSPERIA, SATYRICON, DIMMU BORGIR)

Asgeir Mickelson - drums (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR, TESTAMENT)

Anders Hunstad - keyboard (TULUS)

Tracklist: 'Primitive Killing', 'Vorunah', 'The Drunken Priest', 'Frost Junkie', 'Old', 'Cult Ritual', '13 Candles', 'Dead Universe'.

For more info and audio samples on Sarke visit here.