Their last album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies released in 2013 took another step towards that country metal vibe and this one featured King Diamond himself on the track “Room 24”. Both albums feature some great guest appearances including – Michael Denner from Merciful Fate/ King Diamond on “7 Shots”, Mark “Barney” Greenway of Napalm Death on “Evelyn” and Miland “Millie”Petroza of Kreator also on “7 Shots”. Their sound is changing slightly to be a little wider and a little less super tight from a production stand point. The band continues to go from strength to strength with their next two albums.
This album has Still Counting, a live staple and a great sing a long track although I must say my favourite is the brilliantly titled Hallelujah Goat 🙂 From the atmospheric opening track which really evokes the desolate parts of American Mid West, the album again shows a band who know’s their sound but is still evolving in a good direction. Their third album Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood was the first album of theirs I listened to. Sad Man’s Tongue is at it happens a favourite track of my Mums, once again showing she has impeccable musical taste. Their next album Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil took them to the next level, sticking to a similar formula sonically (no bad thing here), the album features some stone cold classics including the Johnny Cash inspired “Sad Man’s Tongue” and the radio friendly “Radio Girl”. Official Video for I Only Wanna Be With You – Released by MLG On the Live From Hell/Beyond Heaven album he dedicated the track to his wife Lina. Some highlights on that first album are Pool of Booze Booze Booza, Alienized, Healing Subconsciously and their cover of I Only Want to be With You, originally made famous by Dusty Springfield. It’s somewhere between Elvis Presley and James Hetfield for me, powerful and resonating, but it has that certain pronunciation style that I think echoes the King not surprising as Michael doesn’t hide the fact he’s an Elvis fan. It’s Michael’s voice though is something else, from the first track on The Strength/The Sounds/The Songs “Caroline Leaving” you’re hooked. Verse 3 Well, maybe you think your lie is safe But I read you like a letter, yeah like a letter Your charm do not evens the pain It fills me with rage, and you'd do it again Chorus Well, the. Musically, on the first three albums at least the tracks feature heavy crushing guitars with powerful drums and a really solid mix (acoustics are occasionally heard too).
While the musicianship of Volbeat is excellent it is Michael Poulsens vocals that really give the band their unique sound. The album was especially well received in their home country of Denmark and they became well known for their great live shows – something that continues to this day. Strength was never going to be a problem for this band: Singer/guitarist Michael Poulson cut his fangs in the death-metal outfit Dominus. Volbeat released their first album, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs in 2005. 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.
Counting all the assholes in the room Well I'm definitely not alone, well I'm not alone You're a liar, you're a cheater, you're fool Well that's just like me yoohoo and I know you too Mr.Volbeat are something of unique band within the world of Heavy Metal music, well they are in my opinion.įormed in 2001 in Copenhagen, lead singer Michael Poulsen had been the vocalist in the Death Metal band Dominus but after 4 albums he decided he wanted to break away from the scene and so he pulled together the first incarnation of Volbeat.Īfter being signed to Rebel Monster Records after an early demo sold well, they went on to release their first album The Strength/The Sounds/The Songs in 2005. Copenhagen hard-rock quartet Volbeat debuted in 2005 with the rather cockily titled album The Strength / The Sound / The Songs, but their track record has proven they can back up that claim on all three counts. The band name 'Volbeat' was derived from Dominus's third album name, Vol.Beat (read as: Volume Beat).
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