Volbeat is a Danish metal band formed in Copenhagen in 2001 . The band's musical style is inspired by artists such as Metallica , Social Distortion , Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash . The current line-up includes vocalist and guitarist Mikael Poulsen , guitarist Robert Caggiano, bassist Anders Kjolholm and drummer Jon Larsen. The team released five studio albums, which became "gold" and "platinum" in Denmark and several other countries. The name Volbeat dates back to the album of the first group of Michael Poulsen Dominus - Vol.Beat (1997). “Vol” means an album, “Beat” means a musical style, beat .
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 Volbeat at the Rock im Pott Festival (2013) | |
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| Genres | Groove Metal [1] Sycobilly Hard rock |
| Years | 2001 - present |
| A country |  Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Where from | |
| Label | Rebel monster records Mascot records Vertigo records Universal music group |
| Structure | Michael Poulsen Jon Larsen Robert Caggiano Caspar Boyer Larsen |
| Former the participants | Thomas Bredal France gottshalk Anders Kjolholm |
| volbeat.dk | |
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 The Early Years (2001-2004)
- 1.2 The Strength / The Sound / The Songs (2005-2006)
- 1.3 Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil (2007)
- 1.4 Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood (2008-2009)
- 1.5 Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (2010-2012)
- 1.6 Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013—2015)
- 1.7 Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie (2016 — present)
- 2 Composition
- 3 Discography
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The Early Years (2001-2004)
Michael Poulsen began his career in the death metal band Dominus. In 2000, he lost interest in this musical direction, as a result of which Dominus were disbanded. In 2001, with his friends and colleagues at Dominus, Poulsen created a new band called Volbeat. The band's first demo, Beat the Meat , was sold in 1,000 copies, so Volbeat received an invitation from Rebel Monster Records.
The Strength / The Sound / The Songs (2005-2006)
The band's debut album, The Strength / The Sound / The Songs , was released in 2005 . The disc enjoyed widespread success in Denmark and reached 18th place on the Tracklisten chart [2] . Music critics also reacted favorably to the album, for example, the reviewer of the German rock magazine Rock Hard gave The Strength / The Sound / The Songs a maximum rating of 10 out of 10 [3] .
Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil (2007)
In 2007, the band released their second album, Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil , which held tracklisten's 1st place for a week [4] . The band performed at the opening of the Roskilde festival, as well as at the opening act of Metallica and Mnemic at their concert in Denmark in July 2007. This was followed by a concert with Megadeth in Finland and in the hometown of Volbeat - Copenhagen, and several performances at the 2008 summer festival. After recording the Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil, the band left guitarist Frans Gottshalk, replaced by Thomas Bredal.
Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood (2008-2009)
In 2008, Volbeat released its third album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood , topping the Danish Tracklisten and Finnish Suomen virallinen lista [5] . The Rock Hard reviewer rated the record 9 points [6] . After the release of Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, the group was four times nominated for the Danish Music Awards - the Danish equivalent of the Grammy Award [7] . Among the nominations were “Album of the Year”, “Band of the Year” and “Best Vocal”. In 2009, the band performed on the main stage of the Pinkpop festival , and also accompanied Nightwish on their tour of the United States and Metallica on a World Magnetic Tourtour tour of North America .
Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (2010-2012)
In 2010, a new album was released, entitled Beyond Hell / Above Heaven , which continued the storyline of Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood . In June, Volbeat took part in the Download Festival and confirmed their joint performance with Big Four Metallica , Megadeth , Anthrax and Slayer at the Sonisphere show in Switzerland .
Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013—2015)
In January 2013, Anthrax guitarist Robert Caggiano joined the band to replace Thomas Bredal. Together with Jacob Hansen, he co-produced Volbeat's fifth album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies , which was released in 2013 . The disc took the leading positions in the charts Tracklisten, Media Control Charts , Ö3 Austria Top 40 and others [8] , and was also certified by the Danish branch of the international federation of phonogram producers “golden disc” a few days after the release [9] . On November 13, 2015, bass player Anders Kjolholm left Volbeat. The separation occurred by mutual agreement.
Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie (2016 — present)
In May 2016, bass player was replaced by Caspar Boye Larsen, an associate of Michael Poulsen and Jon Larsen since the 1990s, who also replaced Anders Kjolholm on the first Volbeat tour in Europe in 2006 [10] . In June 2016, the group released its sixth studio album - Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie . The disc immediately topped the Danish hit parade Hitlisten [11] , and debuted in fourth place in the American Billboard 200 , which was Volbeat's best commercial achievement in the United States [12] .
Composition
- Michael Poulsen - vocals , solo and rhythm guitar (2001 - present)
- Robert Caggiano - solo and rhythm guitar (2013 - present)
- Caspar Boye Larsen - bass (2016 - present)
- Jon Larsen - drums (2001 - present)
- Former members
- Frans Gottshalk - guitar (2001-2006)
- Thomas Bredal - guitar (2006—2013)
- Anders Kjolholm - bass (2001—2015)
Discography
- 2005 - The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
- 2007 - Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil
- 2008 - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
- 2010 - Beyond Hell / Above Heaven
- 2013 - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
- 2016 - Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie
- 2019 - Rewind, Replay, Rebound
- Live albums
- 2008 - Live: Sold Out
- 2011 - Live From Beyond Hell / Above Heaven [13]
- Demos
- 2003 - Beat the Meat
Notes
- ↑ Volbeat- Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives <! - Title added by the bot ->
- ↑ The Strength / The Sound / The Songs, Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ The Strength / The Sound / The Songs, Review . Rock hard . Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil, Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, Review . Rock hard . Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Danish Music Awards . Blabbermouth . Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, Charts . Hung Medien. Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, Certificeringer . IFPI Date of treatment June 11, 2013. Archived June 11, 2013.
- ↑ Concert preview: Interview with Volbeat's Michael Poulsen . The Salt Lake Tribune. Date of treatment November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Helt færdige: Stakkels Roxette . Ekstra Bladet . Date of treatment November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Drake's 'Views' Album No. 1 for Sixth Week on Billboard 200, Paul Simon Debuts at No. 3 . Billboard . Date of treatment November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Review in Dark City Magazine No. 69, 2012