Album opener 'Temple of Ekur' returns to the ancient themes explored in past songs such as 'The Gates of Babylon,' while the epic album closer 'Lasse’s Birgita' explores the story of the first witch-burnings to occur in Sweden in 1471. Meanwhile, 'The Devil Rages On' looks at the idea of the devil taking human form. Weird stuff happens whenever I move into a house… it’s very otherworldly.” “Every time you move into a house, you bring dead people with you. He is on a mission, speaking to darker forces and fallen angels.” Elsewhere, 'Shotgun Blues' explores the ghostly events he had recently experienced upon moving into a new home. 'The Sacred Stones' tells the story of “an earthly being who has committed himself to the dark side. The rest of the songs on the album weave intricate and fascinating tales. It became the band’s ninth No.1 in the format, which is a record for the most chart-topping singles by a band not based in North America.
The lead single 'Wait A Minute My Girl,' which frontman Michael Poulsen drafted as a love song to his fiancé, swiftly cruised into the No.1 position on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and camped out there for three weeks.
Thing.Įven so, Servant of the Mind, the band’s eighth album, takes the signature heavy metal, psychobilly, punk ‘n’ roll sound on which they have built their reputation up a notch.
gold-certified) Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, and have won multiple Danish Music Awards.Īt this stage of the game, Volbeat doesn’t have anything to prove. King Diamond)' from 2014’s acclaimed (and U.S.
They have racked up nearly three billion cumulative streams over the course of their career, earned gold and platinum certifications all over the world, scored a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination for 'Room 24 (feat. Volbeat are two decades deep into a career that has found them sharing stages with genre legends like Black Sabbath, Metallica, Motorhead, Slipknot, Megadeth, Anthrax, and more.
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