

Every time you move into a house, you bring dead people with you, he explains. 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. To coincide with the album announcement, the band has released the new single Shotgun Blues, an anthemic track in which Poulsen explores the ghostly events he recently experienced upon moving into a new home. Volbeat has just covered Metallica with Dont Tread On Me, another step for this amazing Danish band, whose new album will be released in 2021 plenty of. All of their studio albums have been certified gold in Denmark. The band is currently signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released six studio albums and one DVD. 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 band name “Volbeat” was derived from Dominus’s third album name, which was called Vol.Beat (read as: Volume Beat). Copenhagen hard-rock quartet Volbeat debuted in 2005 with the rather cockily titled album The Strength / The Sound / The Songs, but their track record has proven they can back up that claim on all three counts.Strength was never going to be a problem for this band: Singer/guitarist Michael Poulson cut his fangs in the death-metal outfit Dominus. In 2001, Poulsen went on to form a new band with some friends and other former Dominus members. 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. 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. Volbeat is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001.
