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It is always admirable how easily they move from catchy Rock parts to more Metal where on this album they even go to Thrash Metal territory (“Say No More”, “Shotgun Blues”) as well as old school Death Metal (“Becoming”). The influences from METALLICA, SLAYER and BLACK SABBATH are more than evident and they go along greatly with their more Rockabilly and Psychobilly elements. In “Servant Of The Mind”, VOLBEAT brings back the elements that made them popular to the metal fans in the past.

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Even from the most Rock n Roll track on the album, “Wait A Minute My Girl” full with piano and saxophone, it is obvious that the Danes have an appetite for more up tempo songs and heavy guitars. Heavy riffs are succeeded by melodic Rock choruses and the characteristic smooth but powerful vocals of Poulsen. “Temple of Ekur” that opens the album sets the tone for what’s to come. They don’t reinvent the wheel of course, but they play ball where they know best: Mixing Metal, Punk and Rock n Roll. The story is followed further by 'Mary Ann's Place' from Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, and was concluded with 'You Will Know' off 2016's Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie.I don’t know if it was the fans’ complaints, the cover of “Don’t Tread On Me” for the “The Metallica Blacklist” or if Michael Poulsen missed playing heavy, but VOLBEAT’s new album is the most Metal (and perhaps the best) they have released in almost 10 years. 'The old man is crying and he's lying - The blood on his hands' from his wife yeah' Ness', Lucy's mother commits suicide and the father is suspected for the murder: Ness, I'm so sorry to bring you this - We believe we found your girl in an old burning car way up the hill' The story is about the two desperate lovers, Danny and Lucy, who are killed in a car crash after Lucy runs away from her family. This is best represented with the songs 'Danny & Lucy (11 pm)' and 'Fire Song' from The Strength/The Sound/The Songs followed by 'Mr. In it, the band is seen with a classic microphone on top of a city roof.Īnother popular feature of the band's lyrics are the returning 'series' of songs. The song doesn't differ much from the original with regard to the lyrics, but the accompanying music video is quite typical of Volbeat. Their first single was the cover version of Dusty Springfield's evergreen 'I Only Wanna Be With You'. They thereby distance themselves from stereotypical heavy metal lyrics, although many of their most popular songs have very dark or sincere themes and plots. Volbeat's lyrics usually revolve around love, failed love or the power of a twisted mind. hail: Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Ramones, Social Distortion, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Dio, Megadeth, Metallica, Manic Street Preachers, Iron Maiden and bla bla bla bla.'

'Everything from Elvis Presley to Napalm Death. On their official MySpace site Volbeat lists their influences in their own recognizable way: Volbeat has a large range of influences, which can be clearly heard in their music. They have also already announced a few festival appearances for the summer 2008. More recently, Volbeat was announced to do a seven-date European spring tour and to support legendary speed metal act Megadeth in Finland and in their home town, Copenhagen. Volbeat also supported Metallica together with Mnemic at their concert on Denmark July 13 of that year. Volbeat opened the Roskilde Festival in 2007. Recently, the album achieved gold status for sales in Denmark. In week 8 of 2007, the record Rock The Rebel / Metal The Devil debuted as #1 in the Danish Top 40 for CD-sales and at the same time The Strength / The Sound / The Songs re-entered the chart at #21. Their concert at Roskilde Festival 2006 received a 6/6 stars review in the Danish newspaper BT.

Volbeat is also praised for its live performances. The German hard rock magazine RockHard gave it 10/10 in a review. This milestone was reached after their concert at the Roskilde Festival 2006.Ĭritics have generally been positive towards The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. No other Danish heavy rock band Volbeat has been able to get to position 18 at the Danish Top 100 for CD sales in over 10 years. They are inspired by the rock n' roll legends Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Volbeat plays a fusion of heavy metal and rockabilly. Volbeat was formed in 2001 after frontman Michael Poulsen split up his former band, Dominus. In March 2007, it topped the Danish album chart as the best selling album, the first metal album ever to do so. They released their first album, The Strength/the Sound/the Songs, in 2005 and the follow up, Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, was released in Denmark on February 19, 2007, and in the rest of Europe on February 26, 2007. Volbeat is a heavy metal band from Denmark, founded in 2001.

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