Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 20, 2023
Volbeat frontman and guitarist Michael Poulsen has recently disclosed he is scheduled to undergo throat surgery next month. In an interview with metalradio.gr, he confirmed the procedure, acknowledging that he will need time to recover and rehabilitate. This announcement comes alongside the news that Volbeat won’t be touring in 2024. Instead, they will […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 17, 2023
Danish rocker Michael Poulsen, known for his role in Volbeat, is revisiting his death metal roots with the formation of Asinhell. Poulsen, alongside drummer Morten Toft Hansen, started jamming on old-school death metal riffs, resulting in their debut album, Impii Hora (Latin for “Ungodly Hour”), which is scheduled to arrive on September 29 via […]
Posted by Sean Matthews on October 22, 2014
You can count the number of big breakout rock and metal successes of the last five years on one hand (more about that here), and Volbeat is certainly one of them. Both their current album, 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies and their last, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, have sold over 200,000 copies and are still going strong, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 25, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/XYJ-Ok1z46E[/youtube] Yesterday, Phil Anselmo posted a video taken backstage last month at the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia. In the minute-long clip, Anselmo, GWAR’s Dave Brockie and Brent Purgason, Satyricon’s Satyr and Frost and Volbeat’s Michael Poulson headbang to Slayer’s “Angel of Death” in Down’s dressing room. There’s nothing that special about it initially, in […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on December 30, 2013
You don’t have to wait until January 21st to hear the new Iced Earth album, Plagues of Babylon. In fact, you can hear the entire album below, courtesy of Spotify. Plagues, the band’s 11th studio album, is the second one featuring onetime Into Eternity vocalist Stu Block. You’ve previously gotten a chance to hear both the title […]
Posted by Matt Brown on November 13, 2013
Iced Earth announced its new studio album Plagues Of Babylon a month or so ago, and now an official release date and tour has been confirmed. The new album will be out January 21, 2014 on Century Media. As an added bonus, the album will also feature appearances from Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen, Symphony X/Adrenaline Mob singer […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on March 6, 2013
While Volbeat sounds more like Social Distortion covering Misfits songs, they’ve announced that King Diamond will be making a guest appearance on their forthcoming album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The King will appear on “Room 24,” a song that was, according to the bio, inspired by a terrifying experience in a hotel room somewhere in […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on February 4, 2013
Shortly after departing Anthrax, Rob Caggiano revealed that he would be co-producing Volbeat’s new album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. Now comes word that he’ll be doing a little more than producing, as Caggiano has been announced as the Danish rockabilly metal group’s new guitarist. Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen had the following to say about […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on January 15, 2013
When announcing his departure from Anthrax, Rob Caggiano stated that he was hoping to concentrate on production work. Well, now it turns out that Caggiano’s first producer job since leaving Anthrax will be with Volbeat. The Denmark rockabilly metal group announced earlier this morning that their new album, titled Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, will […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on June 11, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4GnCXABCHM[/youtube] Technically, King Diamond made his return to the stage at the Metallica 30th anniversary shows and with a surprise three song set in Dallas. However, the metal legend performed his first full show since his triple-bypass heart surgery this past Saturday (June 9) at the Sweden Rock Festival. And fans were indeed in for something special. In […]
