The band, which already has volume and rhythm in its name, heats up generations with its mix of rock, blues, country and punk rock. In August 2017, they will be making a power-packed pit stop in Thun.
Labeled as Elvis metal, Volbeat is the spearhead of this subgenre. Elvis metallers sometimes prefer a Johnny Cash record to a Metallica CD and flirt with the fifties. Volbeat proudly display this reference at their gigs: a skull with two wings and an Elvis Presley quiff watches over them with a grin.
What first came to the attention of the wider public in 2004 at a Danish music competition "Live Contest" began back in 2001 with Volbeat singer and founder Michal Poulsen. Over the years, the band continued to make a name for itself with acclaimed performances and awards and sang in North America for the first time in 2009. This was Volbeat's definitive international breakthrough.
What followed can undoubtedly be described as uninterrupted success - and includes milestones such as the release of the album "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven" in 2010, which reached number one in the Danish, Finnish and Swedish album charts and landed in the top ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Incidentally, the slash in the title is an allusion to the breaking points of Elvis metal and symbolizes the formula of music that is capable of winning over the majority.
"Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies" at number 1 in the album charts
The album "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies" followed in 2013, in which the gentlemen sang about their inner cowboy: As the album title suggests, almost half of the songs on the CD are about gunslingers from the 19th century. Both real and fictitious characters are mentioned. This album in turn reached number one in the album charts in six countries.
The gentlemen Volbeat, today consisting of Michael Poulsen on vocals, Rob Caggiano on guitar, Kaspar Larsen on bass and Jon Larsen on drums, do not rust and certainly do not rest. Having now sold more than 3.5 million albums worldwide, Volbeat only released their latest and sixth album "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" in June this year, just two months after their tour of the USA and the previous co-headlining tour of North America. In 2015, Volbeat played in front of 37,000 people in their home town of Odense, setting a Danish audience record for a Danish rock band.
Whether you are a passionate rocker or a fan of quieter music, Volbeat, the friendly faces of heavier music, have something for everyone in their guitar case, and once you have experienced Michael Poulsen rocking out with his powerful voice, it is impossible to escape the Volbeat pull - and you will be roaring along at the top of your lungs.
VOLBEAT
Wed, 30.08.17, Stockhorn Arena Thun
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