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Volbeat

Volbeat is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of early rock 'n' roll, heavy metal and rockabilly. They are inspired by the rock 'n' roll legends Metallica, Social Distortion, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.[1] Their line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Thomas Bredahl, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen. The band is signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released three studio albums and one DVD. All of their studio albums were certified gold in Denmark. Their second album Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil received platinum. According to Poulsen's stage banter in Ruisrock 2009 Volbeat has sold certified gold in two countries, Denmark and Finland. Their band name is taken from the album Vol. Beat by Michael Poulsen's former band Dominus. "Vol" stands for volume while "Beat" stands for beat.

Band History

Early Years (2000-2004)

Singer Michael Poulsen first started in death metal band "Dominus". In 2000, Poulsen became fed up with Death metal music and the Death metal scene. This resulted in the end of Dominus. 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 originated from the name of a Dominus album, titled "Vol.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.

The Strength / The Sound / The Songs (2005-2006)

Volbeat released their first album, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs in 2005. The lineup for the album consisted of Michael Pouslen (vocals), Jon Larsen (drums), Franz Gottschalk (guitar) and Anders Kjølholm (bass). The album was a huge success in Denmark achieving a spot at #18 in the charts.[2]Critics were generally been positive towards The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. The German hard rock magazine RockHard gave it 10/10 in a review.[3] The Strength / The Sound / The Songs also received a handful of awards, including Best Album in the Danish Metal Musik Awards in 2005.[4] Volbeat is also praised for its live performances. Their concert at Roskilde Festival 2006 received a 6/6 stars review in the Danish newspaper BT.[5]

Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil (2007)

Bassist Anders Kjølholm performs in 2007.

In 2007, the band released their second album titled Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil. The band featured the same lineup as their first album. In week 8 of 2007, the record Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil debuted as #1 in the Danish Top 40 for CD-sales.[4]

Volbeat opened the Roskilde Festival in 2007. Volbeat also supported Metallica together with Mnemic at their concert on Denmark July 13 of that year. They were to support Megadeth in Finland and in their home town, Copenhagen, and to make a few festival appearances for the summer 2008. Volbeat hired Thomas Bredahl following the recording of Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil as a replacement for Gottschalk on guitar.

Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood (2008-2009)

In 2008, Volbeat released their third album and first album with guitarist Thomas Bredahl, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood. Volbeat's album Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood (2008) topped the Finnish Album Chart straight after its publication.[6] In 2009, Volbeat supported the Symphonic Metal band Nightwish on their U.S tour in May.[7] On May 31st of 2009 they were on the main stage of the Pinkpop Festival. They are also supported Metallica on their North American leg of Metallica's World Magnetic Tourtour from October to December 2009.[8]

Touring and New Album (2010-present)

Volbeat has announced they are working on a new album called Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. In regards to the new album and its title in particular Poulsen said, “The Album title is “Beyond Hell/Above Heaven” (no reference to religious beliefs). The title refers to the overall theme of the album, and it continues the storyline from where “Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood” left off…”.[9] He then went on to say, "We have fast, slow and mid-tempo songs. We still blend different styles of punk, rock’n’roll, rockabilly, metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, country – we still keep it very open, it’s just music! I cannot say too much about it right now, but we’re really excited about it and it’s going to be very, very cool."[10] On 25th January 2010, it was confirmed that Volbeat will be performing at Download Festival in June 2010. It is also confirmed that Volbeat will join Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer and others in the "Big Four" show at Sonisphere Switzerland.[11] On January 28, 2010, Volbeat signed with Primary Wave Talent Management. Primary Wave will represent the band in North America alluding to future U.S. tour plans, which have not yet been formally announced. [12] On February 2010, a British fan emailed Volbeat management about a possible UK Tour before or following the festival appearances over the summer time and the reply from the management was "Watch out for late 2010" - Suggesting that the band will be embarking on a full UK Tour at the end of the coming year. [citation needed]

Lineup

Main article: List of Volbeat members
Current members
Former members
  • Franz "Hellboss" Gottschalk - guitar (until December 2006)
  • Teddy Vang - guitar

Timeline

Note: Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil was released during Bredahl's tenure, however was recorded with Gottschalk on guitar.

Awards

For a more comprehensive list, see List of awards and nominations received by Volbeat.
  • The Strength / The Sound / The Songs won the award for the best debut album at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2005.[13]
  • Volbeat won the award Steppeulven for hope of the year 2006.[14]
  • Volbeat won the award for the best live band at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2006 voted by fans.[13]
  • Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil won the award for best album at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2007.[13]
  • Volbeat won the Danish radio award for P3 listener hit at the P3 Guld-show voted by listeners of P3.[15]

Discography

Studio albums
Singles
  • Soulweeper (2003)
  • I Only Wanna Be with You (2004)
  • Sad Man's Tongue (2007)
  • The Garden's Tale (2007)
  • Radio Girl (2007)
  • Mary Ann's Place (2008)
  • Maybellene I Hofteholder (2008)
  • A Warrior's Call (2009)
  • Still Counting (2009)
Live releases
  • Live:Sold Out (2008)
Demos
  • Demo (2002)
  • Beat the Meat (2003)

References

  1. ^ "A Conversation with Michale Poulsen Of Volbeat - Starpulse Entertainment News". Starpulse.com. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Volbeat - Biography - Metal Storm". MetalStorm.ee. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Rock Hard Online rockt das Web". RockHard.de. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Volbeat: Information from Answers.com". Answers.com. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Volbeat - Discover music, videos, concerts, & pictures at Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Suomen virallinen lista". yle.fi. {{cite web}}: Text "YLEX" ignored (help); Text "yle.fi" ignored (help)
  7. ^ "VOLBEAT To Support NIGHTWISH On Spring 2009 U.S. Tour - Metal from Finland". MetalFromFinland.com. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Metallica.com - More Opening Act News". Metallica.com. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Volbeat". Volbeat.dk. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Text "Official Homepage - Volbeat Reveals Album Title!" ignored (help)
  10. ^ "VOLBEAT's MySpace Blog". Myspace.com. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "VOLBEAT DEFINITIV BESTÄTIGT". SonisphereFestivals.com. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Text "Sonisphere 2010 Switzerland" ignored (help)
  12. ^ "VOLBEAT SIGNS WITH PRIMARY WAVE TALENT MANAGEMENT FOR NORTH AMERICAN REPRESENTATION". MVRemix.com. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-2-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ a b c "DMeA Historik" (PDF). DMEA.dk. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ http://www.steppeulv.dk
  15. ^ http://www.dr.dk/P3/P3Guld/2007/nominerede/20061011094629.htm
  16. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - VOLBEAT: New Album Title Announced". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-2-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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