“It’s great to be on tour and I’m excited rather than nervous,” said Larsen cheerily. The Great Danes – and American axe man Rob Caggiano, of course – are touring venues in the UK on a headline run, and Bring The Noise UK were there in the front two, horns in the sky, for their sold-out Glasgow show.īut before we snaked our way through the sea of shirts and hip-swingingggg rock n’rollers, we sat down with Volbeat bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen on the band’s lush tour bus – their home from home during their tour. Volbeat are the band Elvis Presley would have fronted had he hooked up with metal guitarists on a three-day bender with a pair of punk rockers.įrontman Michael Poulsen‘s love of 1950’s era music is obvious in Volbeat, but the Danish band perfectly and seamlessly infuse the vintage hooks with a punk, hard rocking n’ roll vibe, with the whole Volbeat house built upon the foundations of soul shuddering metal riffs of Slayer proportions. It is at times like these when Volbeat smack you dead in the teeth with a welcome wall of distinctive, melodic and thoroughly unique metal-billy. and Mrs.All too often modern rock and metal bands can become enslaved to a type and style of music which is more cookie cutter than innovative, with songs that are as stale as a soggy week-old Dorito you find crushed down the back of the couch. This song (You Will Know) ends the story from past songs like Danny & Lucy (11PM), Fire Song, Mr. ^ Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie liner notes."danishcharts.dk - Volbeat - Mary Ann's Place". "danishcharts.dk - Volbeat - Maybellene i hofteholder". "danishcharts.dk - Danish charts portal". Michael Poulsen – vocals, rhythm guitar.On 21 July 2012, "Still Counting" was the number one song on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.Īll tracks are written by Michael Poulsen, except for where noted. " Still Counting" would reappear on Beyond Hell/Above Heaven. The album was recorded in Hansen Studios of Jacob Hansen, who also produced the two previous records. Seven of the songs share a common lyrical theme which will be continued on future records, the artwork is also based on this storyline. Volbeat's cover was based on the version by Social Distortion.). Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood features 14 new tracks, including a Jimmy Work cover as a bonus track on all editions (the song, "Making Believe", was also recorded by Social Distortion on their Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell album but was originally written and performed by Jimmy Work. The song "We" was also released as a single and a music video was also produced for it, but the song failed to chart.
A music video was also produced for the song, which chronicles the aforementioned story from the beginning. Mary Ann's Place would prove to be the final entry in the story until the song "You Will Know" on Volbeat's 6th studio album, Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie, released nearly 8 years later. The song is notable for continuing the story line of the Ness family, which began on the band's debut album with the songs "Danny & Lucy (11 PM)", and "Fire Song", and was continued on the band's previous album with the song "Mr. The album's second single, Mary Ann's Place, also charted in Denmark though it was not as successful as the previous single, only reaching #35 on the Danish charts and staying for 3 weeks. A music video was also produced for the song. Maybellene I Hofteholder proved to be very successful in Volbeat's home country of Denmark, remaining on the Danish charts for 12 weeks and eventually reaching #5. Several songs were released as singles from the album: "Maybellene I Hofteholder", "Mary Ann's Place", and "We".
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