By Greg Maki Mercyful Fate and King Diamond aside, Denmark never has been what one might consider a hotbed of heavy metal or rock music in general. It’s no small feat then that Volbeat has tallied 11 number 1 songs on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, the most ever for a band based outside North... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Michael Poulsen of VOLBEAT (September 2013)
2013 has been the year of Volbeat in America. Songs such as “Still Counting” and “Heaven nor Hell” still were burning up the airwaves years after their initial release even as the band’s fifth studio album, “Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies,” hit stores in April. A heavy touring schedule, including prominent billing on many of... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Jon Larsen of VOLBEAT
Denmark’s Volbeat has been one of metal’s biggest international success stories in recent years. Propelled by a pair of number one singles at Active Rock Radio (“A Warrior’s Call” and “Still Counting”), tours with Metallica and Megadeth, and its own headlining runs, the band has become a force in the American metal scene. On the... Continue Reading →
