In 2000, Poulsen became fed up with the death metal music scene, causing Dominus to break up. Singer Michael Poulsen’s first band was death metal act Dominus. Volbeat’s seventh album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound, was released on 2 August 2019. 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. All of their studio albums have been certified gold in Denmark.

The band is signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released seven studio albums and one DVD.

Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal and rockabilly.

This is Volbeat alright, but not as we know them.Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. Something ancient and awesome lurks in The Sacred Stones and Temple of Ekur, and while Say No More offers a clear salute to Metallica’s Jump In The Fire, it’s still very much it’s own boss. Then, with The Devil Rages On, the band summon some dark soul of underworld psychobilly, but amp it up so it’s leering into your 21st century face. It’s pointless to pick on individual titles the guitar duo deliver maximum thrill throughout. Never before have Michael and fellow guitarist Rob Caggiano locked into their riffing with such controlled ferocity, and never before have the songs leapt from the page to the speakers with such creative zest. Volbeat – eight albums into a multi-platinum career – have nothing left to prove, and it’d be simple enough to endlessly re-write fan-favourites like Lola Montez and Still Counting. Something must have happened to him during that strange time of isolation – a bite from a radioactive spider perhaps, or a whiplash from a ghostly, tattooed lady in leather. Frontman Michael Poulsen wrote this entire album during lockdown.

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