Volbeat are a Danish heavy metal band which was formed in Copenhagen. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal and rockabilly.
They are inspired by classic rock and roll artists such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, as well as modern hard rock, thrash metal, heavy metal, alternative rock and hardcore punk groups. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen. The band is signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released six studio albums and one DVD. All of their studio albums have been certified gold in Denmark.
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. Volbeat's sixth album entitled Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie was released worldwide on 3 June 2016.
Volbeat was announced as a supporting act on Metallica's WorldWired Tour 2017 stadium summer tour in the US, alongside Avenged Sevenfold.
History
Early years (2001–2004)
Michael Poulsen, singer, guitarist and main songwriter of Volbeat
The band name "Volbeat" was derived from Dominus's third album name, which was called 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.
The Strength / The Sound / The Songs (2005–2006)
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. Critics were generally positive towards The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. The German hard rock magazine RockHard gave it 10/10 in a review. The Strength / The Sound / The Songs also received a handful of awards, including Best Album in the Danish Metal Musik Awards in 2005. Volbeat was praised for its live performances. Their concert at Roskilde Festival 2006 received a 6/6 stars review in the Danish newspaper BT.
Bassist Anders Kjølholm at Nova Rock 2014
Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil (2007)
In 2007, the band released their second album titled Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil. The band featured the same line-up as their first album. In week 8 of 2007, Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil debuted as No. 1 in the Danish Top 40 for CD-sales.Volbeat opened the Roskilde Festival in 2007. Volbeat also supported Metallica together 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 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, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood featuring guitarist Thomas Bredahl. Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood topped the Finnish Album Chart straight after its publication. In 2009, Volbeat supported the symphonic metal band Nightwish on their U.S tour in May. 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 the biggest open-air festival in Europe (400,000–500,000 rock fans every year), Przystanek Woodstock in Poland.Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (2010–2012)
Rob Caggiano and Michael Poulsen at Nova Rock 2014
Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies (2013–2016)
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, which the band also announced will be released on 8 April 2013 (GSA on 5 April and US on 9 April), 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!"
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 tour titled "The Devil's Bleeding Crown".
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.
Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie (2016–present)
On 3 April 2016, Volbeat posted a teaser for their upcoming album on YouTube, hinting it would be released soon. On 7 April 2016, they revealed their sixth full-length album would be called Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie and released on 3 June 2016. The first single released from the album was "The Devil's Bleeding Crown". The second single was released on 29 April 2016: "For Evigt" (Forever), and an English version, "The Bliss".Kaspar Boye Larsen was announced as the band's new bassist on 13 May 2016. The band will tour the United Kingdom in 2016 with Alter Bridge, Gojira, and Like a Storm.
Awards
- The Strength / The Sound / The Songs won the award for the best debut album at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2005.
- Volbeat won the award Steppeulven for hope of the year 2006.
- Volbeat won the award for the best live band at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2006 voted by fans.
- Rock the Rebel / Metal the Devil won the award for best album at the Danish Metal Music Awards 2007.
- Volbeat won the Danish radio award for P3 listener hit at the P3 Guld-show voted by listeners of P3.
- Volbeat were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for "Room 24".
Band members
Current members
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Former members
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Touring musicians
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Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Video albums
Singles
Music videos
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| DEN | AUT | BEL (FL) |
FIN | GER | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | |||||
| The Strength/The Sound/The Songs |
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18 | 55 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
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| Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil |
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1 | 54 | — | 14 | 76 | — | — | 41 | — | — |
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| Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood |
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1 | 26 | 60 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 30 | — | |||
| Beyond Hell/Above Heaven | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 142 |
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| Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies |
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1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
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| Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
| DEN | AUT | BEL (FL) |
GER | NLD | ||||||||||
| Live from Beyond Hell/Above Heaven |
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21 | 30 | 61 | 10 | 98 | ||||||||
| Title | Album details | |||||||||||||
| Live in a Pool of Booze |
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| Live: Sold Out! |
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| Live from Beyond Hell/Above Heaven |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
| DEN | AUT | FIN | GER | NLD | SWE | US Alt. |
US Hard Rock |
US Main. Rock |
US Rock |
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| "I Only Wanna Be with You" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Strength/The Sound/The Songs | ||
| "Sad Man's Tongue" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil | ||
| "The Garden's Tale" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Radio Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Maybelenne i Hofteholder" | 2008 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood | |
| "Mary Ann's Place" (featuring Pernille Rosendahl) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "We" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fallen" | 2010 | 13 | 58 | 18 | 62 | — | 16 | — | — | 11 | 27 | Beyond Hell/Above Heaven | ||
| "Heaven nor Hell" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 30 | ||||
| "7 Shots" (featuring Mille Petrozza and Michael Denner) |
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| "16 Dollars" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Warrior's Call" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
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| "Still Counting" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 16 | Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood | ||
| "Cape of Our Hero" | 2013 | 6 | 34 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies | ||
| "The Hangman's Body Count" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 6 | 1 | 37 | ||||
| "Lola Montez" | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 35 | ||||
| "The Nameless One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lonesome Rider" (featuring Sarah Blackwood) |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Pearl Hart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dead but Rising" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | |||
| "Doc Holliday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | ||||
| "The Devil's Bleeding Crown" | 2016 | — | 61 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie | ||
| "For Evigt" (featuring Johan Olsen) |
3 | 62 | — | 70 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Seal the Deal" | — | 62 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | ||||
| "Let It Burn" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Black Rose" (featuring Danko Jones) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |||
| Title | Year | Director(s) | ||||||||||||
| "I Only Wanna Be with You" | 2006 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| "The Garden's Tale" | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| "Radio Girl" | ||||||||||||||
| "Sad Man's Tongue" | ||||||||||||||
| "Maybelenne i Hofteholder" | 2008 | Claus Vedel | ||||||||||||
| "Mary Ann's Place" (featuring Pernille Rosendahl) |
Alex Diezinger | |||||||||||||
| "We" | 2009 | AVA | ||||||||||||
| "Fallen" | 2010 | Matt Wignall | ||||||||||||
| "Heaven nor Hell" | Uwe Flade | |||||||||||||
| "16 Dollars" | 2011 | Jakob Printzlau | ||||||||||||
| "A Warrior's Call" | Matt Wignall | |||||||||||||
| "Still Counting" (live) | 2012 | Michael Sarna | ||||||||||||
| "Cape of Our Hero" | 2013 | Jakob Printzlau | ||||||||||||
| "Lola Montez" (live) | Sven Offen | |||||||||||||
| "The Nameless One" (live) | ||||||||||||||
| "Lonesome Rider" (featuring Sarah Blackwood) |
2014 | Jakob Printzlau | ||||||||||||
| "The Devil's Bleeding Crown" | 2016 | Plastic Kid. | ||||||||||||
| "Seal the Deal" | ||||||||||||||
Videography
- Live: Sold Out (2007)
- Live from Beyond Hell/Above Heaven (2011)
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