“Let’s play a song for Johnny Cash,” said Poulsen, garnering cheers. The punk tempo of “Radio Girl” stirred up the energy of the crowd and they carried that through “The Mirror and the Ripper.” Lead guitarist Thomas Bredahl shredded through “A Moment Forever” and “Hallelujah Goat” while bassist Anders Kjølholm picked low notes that stood out, even next to the riffs of dual electric guitars. Lead singer Michael Poulsen (clad in a sleeveless Death T-shirt) pushed his pitch-perfect vocal chords to the limit on “Heaven Nor Hell.”įour songs in, his gelled-back jet-black hair came unglued with sweat. Most of their tracks came from their newest disc, 2010’s Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. Volbeat opened with “The Human Instrument” and transitioned into the crowd-heating third-album title track, “Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood.” The show wasn’t sold out, but the floor filled up by the time they took the stage.
The crowd tolerated the warm-up group, but there was no question, they wanted Volbeat.
Their power chord-driven southern-rock sound was akin to Nickelback, but not as greasy.
They played their singles, “Last Night” and the fledgling strip club anthem, “Dirty in Texas,” as well as a self-indulgent cover of Buckcherry’s “Crazy Bitch.” The tattooed Danish posse brought their brand of heavy metal, punk and rock ‘n’ roll back to Rain City for the second time this year.ĭallas’ own Anchored opened the show to a pessimist’s half-empty ballroom. Volbeat returned to Vancouver for another floorboard-jarring performance at the Commodore Ballroom on Thursday night. Here is a list of their ten best songs.Lead singer Michael Poulsen projected his baritone vocals during Volbeat’s second Vancouver show this year at the Commodore Ballroom on Thursday night. They are also inspired by punk bands such as Social Distortion. They have a diverse range of influences that range from classic rock and metal bands such as AC/DC and Metallica as well as people such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Although this might sound like something that should work on paper, Volbeat are a band who manage to pull it off. Volbeat are a band with their own style who mix contemporary rock and metal styles with that of rock n roll as well as psychobilly and rockabilly. Their most recent album Rewind, Replay, Rebound was released in 2019. The next couple of years saw them embark on several tours which once again included opening for Metallica, with whom they share their nationality with drummer Lars Ulrich. In 2016, Volbeat released their sixth album Seal The Deal and Lets Boogie.
Soon after the completion of this album, it was announced that former Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano had joined the band as their second guitarist. Then in 2013, their fifth album Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies was released. The next three years saw some very extensive touring which included being the opening act on the Big Four of Thrash shows which featured Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. After supporting the likes of Metallica over the next year, they released their third album Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood in 2008.Ģ010 saw the release of their fourth album Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. Their next album Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil was released in 2007 and got to number one in the Danish top forty. It also received generally positive critical reviews. It was successful in Denmark where it reached number eighteen in the national charts.
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Their full length debut The Strength/The Sound/The Songs was released in 2005.
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