The latter’s main riff reminds me of No Doubt’s Hella Good, in a good way. Their 2005 debut opens up with the solid Caroline Leaving, which leads into the vastly superior Another Day, Another Way. I’ve heard their cover of I Only Want To Be With You before, and a couple of their later singles. This time around I’ve gone for Danish rockabilly loving heavy metallers, Volbeat.īackground: I’ve been aware of them for a while (they are huge on mainland Europe and often play towards the top of the bill), but never actively tracked down their stuff. My previous entry saw me take a look at proggy retro rockers Bigelf. As with last year, I’m listening to the discography of a different band each month. This is Volbeat alright, but not as we know them.Continuing on from last year, my new year’s resolution once again is to expand the breadth of my musical knowledge and experience. Something ancient and awesome lurks in The Sacred Stones and Temple of Ekur, and while Say No More offers a clear salute to Metallica’s Jump In The Fire, it’s still very much it’s own boss. Then, with The Devil Rages On, the band summon some dark soul of underworld psychobilly, but amp it up so it’s leering into your 21st century face. It’s pointless to pick on individual titles the guitar duo deliver maximum thrill throughout.
Never before have Michael and fellow guitarist Rob Caggiano locked into their riffing with such controlled ferocity, and never before have the songs leapt from the page to the speakers with such creative zest. Volbeat – eight albums into a multi-platinum career – have nothing left to prove, and it’d be simple enough to endlessly re-write fan-favourites like Lola Montez and Still Counting. Something must have happened to him during that strange time of isolation – a bite from a radioactive spider perhaps, or a whiplash from a ghostly, tattooed lady in leather. Frontman Michael Poulsen wrote this entire album during lockdown.
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