reck'n'roll: VOLBEAT ROCK...and Thrash and Boogie and Rockabilly

BLACK ROSE

Gday Howzit going ?....been a fair while hasnt it ....ANYWAY, once again I found another cracking band about which i must blogaroo ...so lets get amongst it shall we ;)

FOR EVIGT [LIVE]

Volbeat who are Danish, formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a absolute bonza conglomeration of my my favourite kinds of music, a bit of rock and roll, a dash of heavy metal and a dollop of rockabilly....how good is that ?

Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano formerly of Anthrax, drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen. The band has released six studio albums and one DVD. All of their studio albums have been certified gold in Denmark.

MAYBELLINE

Their second album Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil received platinum status, and their 2010 release Beyond Hell/Above Heaven was subject to widespread international critical acclaim, receiving double platinum in Denmark, platinum in Finland and Germany, and gold in the United States, Sweden and Austria. the lastest album is the seventh and is titled Rewind, Replay, Rebound, was released in August 2019.

Singer Michael Poulsen's first band was death metal act Dominus. In 2000, Poulsen became fed up with the death metal music scene, causing Dominus to break up. In 2001, Poulsen went on to form a new band with some friends and other former Dominus members. This was the beginning of Volbeat.....The band name "Volbeat" was derived from Dominus's third album name, Vol.Beat (read as: Volume Beat). After selling 1,000 copies of their Beat the Meat demo tape, Volbeat was signed to a record deal by Rebel Monster Records, a sub-label of Mascot Records.

STILL COUNTING

Volbeat released their first album, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs in 2005. The line-up for the album consisted of Michael Poulsen (vocals), Jon Larsen (drums), Franz Gottschalk (guitar) and Anders Kjølholm (bass). The album was a huge success in Denmark achieving a spot at No. 18 in the charts. Volbeat was praised for its live performances. Their concert at Roskilde Festival 2006 received a 6/6 stars review in the Danish newspaper BT.

HEAVEN NOR HELL

The band, featuring the same line-up as their first album, released their second album, Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, in week 8 of 2007, where it debuted as No. 1 in the Danish Top 40 for CD-sales......

They opened the Roskilde Festival in 2007 and also supported Metallica together (which is probably why i can hear Hetfield riffs occasionally)with Mnemic at their concert in Denmark 13 July of that year. They were to support Megadeth in Finland and in their home town, Copenhagen, and to make a few festival appearances mid-2008. They hired Thomas Bredahl following the recording of Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil as a replacement for Gottschalk on guitar.

THE DEVILS BLEEDING CROWN

In 2008, Volbeat released their third album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood featuring guitarist Thomas Bredahl. In 2009, Volbeat supported the symphonic metal band Nightwish in the States .....On 31 May 2009 they were on the main stage of the Pinkpop Festival. They also supported Metallica on the North American leg of Metallica's World Magnetic Tour from October to December 2009. In 2009 the band played at Przystanek Woodstock in Poland.

On 25 January 2010, it was confirmed that Volbeat would be performing at Download Festival in June 2010. It was also confirmed that Volbeat were to join Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer and others in the "Big Four" show at Sonisphere Switzerland

LAST DAY UNDER THE SUN

On 28 November 2011, Volbeat announced the departure of Bredahl via their website.
Volbeat committed to playing all 2011-2012 as scheduled either as a trio, or with a replacement guitarist. On 26 January 2012, Volbeat joined Megadeth, Motörhead, and Lacuna Coil on Gigantour. On the tour, Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate) filled in as the guitarist for Volbeat. .

Volbeat were confirmed to be playing Download festival June 2013. Volbeat announced in December that their new album would be released during 2013. A spring tour with Danko Jones and Spoken was announced in December. In January 2013, Volbeat revealed the name of the new album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, and that was released in the spring of 2013.

On 4 February 2013, it was announced that Rob Caggiano, formerly of Anthrax, had officially joined the band as second guitarist. He had been producing and recording guest solos on the band's upcoming album, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies, before being asked to join as a full-time member. Singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen said of the chemistry between Caggiano and the rest of the band "The collaboration with Rob in the studio was so inspiring and in good spirit that we the decided to keep him. Basically we went into the studio as a three piece and came out as a whole band!"

SAD MANS TONGUE LIVE

Michael Poulsen confirmed during the band's 2015 tour with Anthrax and Crobot, that a new album was in the works, hinting that it would be released in 2016, and demoed a new song throughout the "The Devil's Bleeding Crown" tour

LOLA MONTEZ

In November 2015, the band announced that Kjølholm would leave Volbeat. They emphasised, that he left in good terms with the band. Poulsen and Larsen said that "Anders has been a loyal friend and bandmate since 2001. We're very thankful for this and wish Anders all the best in the future." Kjølholm likewise wished all the best for the rest of the band.

On 7 April 2016, they revealed Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie to be released on 3 June 2016. The album's first single was "The Devil's Bleeding Crown". The official music video for this song was released on 13 May 2016. The second single, released 29 April 2016, was "For Evigt" (my personal favourite tune, i think ?}, and an English version, "The Bliss". Kaspar Boye Larsen was announced as the band's new bassist on 13 May 2016

In 2018, Volbeat announced plans for a seventh album.... May 15, they released the second single, "Leviathan", from their upcoming seventh studio album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound, while announcing the 14-song tracklist and a release date of 2 August 2019. They released the third single off the album, "Last Day Under the Sun" {also a cracking tune} on 13 June 2019. They then proceeded to release a pile of tunes , "Cheapside Sloggers," featuring Gary Holt of Slayer. "Pelvis on Fire.""Die To Live," featuring Neil Fallon of Clutch as the sixth single

DIE TO LIVE [LIVE]