Formed in Copenhagen in 2001,and comprised of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Thomas Bredahl, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen, Volbeat has released four studio albums and one live DVD all chart toppers and/or certiï¬ed gold in Europe, with their seminal release 'Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil' certiï¬ed Platinum. What you hear and what you see leaves you with a musical tattoo - indelible, signiï¬cant and most importantly, long lasting. A Danish wonder that has the metal world standing up, taking out their ear plugs and removing their blinders. And why shouldn't they be? When you have a band that is more than willing to break musical boundaries and the world's preconceived notions about musical styles you have a rarity-one that is anchored by a heady mix of rockabilly, early rock & roll and metal held together by a handful of pomade and nine gauge super slinky strings. And why shouldn't they be? When you have a band that is more than willing to break musical boundaries They even made a cover for Metallica's Blacklist cover album.Volbeat. The album's lead single, ' Fallen', reached the top twenty in Denmark, Finland and Sweden. It debuted at number one in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and became their first appearance on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Volbeat's long-awaited fourth album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, was released in September 2010. Their third album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, was released on 29 August 2008 and debuted at number one in both Denmark and Finland.

Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil was released in February 2007 and peaked at number one in Denmark.

When the recordings were finished, Gottschalk was forced to leave the band. The second album, Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil, was recorded in autumn of 2006. The Strength/The Sound/The Songs was released as Volbeat's debut album in September 2005 and reached number eighteen on the Tracklisten chart in Denmark.

The band was signed by Rebel Monster Records, a sublabel of Mascot Records.

Franz Gottschalk replaced Teddy Vang before the second demo was recorded. Volbeat recorded their self-titled demo in 2002, followed by another demo called Beat the Meat. The line up was completed by guitarist Teddy Vang, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen. Volbeat was founded in Copenhagen in 2001 by former Dominus member, Michael Poulsen. L–R: Rob Caggiano, Michael Poulsen, Jon Larsen, and Kaspar Boye Larsen.

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