Volbeat annonserer sitt åttende studioalbum, samt turnedatoer i USA!

Volbeat har annonsert sitt åttende studioalbum «Servant Of The Mind», som slippes 3. desember. Samtidig delte bandet den nye låten «Shotgun Blues» og turnedatoer i USA både som headliner, og co-headliner med Ghost.

 

The wait is finally over. Today, multi-platinum Danish band Volbeat announce the release of their eighth studio album, Servant Of The Mind, coming via Republic Records on December 3^rd. The new album will be available in standard CD, deluxe 2LP vinyl (in various limited-edition variants, full info below) and a deluxe digital edition. Pre-order the album here.

  

For Servant of the Mind, the band, which consists of Michael Poulsen (guitars/vocals), Jon Larsen (drums), Rob Caggiano (guitars) and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) took their signature heavy metal, psychobilly and punk ‘n’ roll sound up a notch while showcasing Poulsen’s keen ability for songwriting and storytelling.

  

"I wrote the whole album in three months," recalls Poulsen, “I was in a good place and mood while at home, and had a captive audience of myself… There are a lot of Volbeat signatures in it. If you go back to the first record and compare it to where we are now, you can hear how the band has developed its style, while keeping the signature sound."

 

To coincide with the album announcement, the band has released the new single “Shotgun Blues,” an anthemic track in which Poulsen explores the ghostly events he recently experienced upon moving into a new home. “Every time you move into a house, you bring dead people with you,” he explains. “Weird stuff happens when I move into a [new] house… it's very otherworldly." Watch the lyric video here.

  

The album also includes the “double barrel” of Summer songs the band released this past June: “Wait A Minute My Girl” and “Dagen Før (feat. Stine Bramsen).” The former of which became the band’s ninth number one single on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

 

Other songs on the album weave intricate and fascinating tales. "The Sacred Stones" tells the story of “an earthly being who has committed himself to the dark side. He is on a mission, speaking to darker forces and fallen angels." Meanwhile, "The Devil Rages On" looks at the idea of the devil taking human form. Album opener “Temple of Ekur” returns to the ancient themes explored in past songs such as “The Gates of Babylon,” while the epic album closer “Lasse’s Birgita” explores the story of the first witch burnings to occur in Sweden in 1471.

 

Volbeat are two decades deep into a career that has found them sharing stages with genre legends like Black Sabbath, Metallica, Motorhead, Slipknot, Megadeth, Anthrax and more. They have racked up nearly three billion cumulative streams over the course of their career, notched a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination for "Room 24 (feat. King Diamond)" from 2014's acclaimed (and gold-selling) Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, and have grabbed multiple Danish Music Awards. Not ones to rest on their laurels, their forthcoming album Servant of the Mind, which was written and recorded during the shutdown and quarantine necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is introspective but pulls no punches and is no less raucous or driving than their previous efforts.

  

Tonight, the band kicks off “Wait A Minute… Let’s Tour,” their first US tour in two years, at Orlando’s Rebel Rock Fest, with upcoming shows in cities including Atlanta, San Diego, and Los Angeles (full dates below). Special guests The Hu, Twin Temple, and Municipal Waste will be joining them for select dates. Tickets for these dates are on sale now here. Earlier this week the band also announced their 2022 coheadlining arena tour with Ghost and special guests Twin Temple, coming to cities including Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix (full dates below).  Tickets for the tour, co-Produced by Live Nation and Frank Productions, will be available here tomorrow, Friday, September 24 at 10am local time. Limited VIP packages are also available at volbeat.dk.

 

Since forming in 2001, Volbeat has gone from the clubs of Copenhagen to headlining stages around the world, including the famed Telia Parken stadium in Denmark (becoming the only domestic artist to ever sell out the venue). Over the course of seven record-breaking albums the band has picked up number one songs (including nine #1s on the US Mainstream Rock chart and counting, the most of any band based outside of North America), multi-platinum certifications, awards and accolades all over the planet. Their latest album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound, was released on August 2nd, 2019 and has spawned the hit singles “Last Day Under The Sun,” “Die To Live (feat. Neil Fallon)” and “Leviathan.” A live album featuring songs recorded during the subsequent world tour, Rewind, Replay, Rebound: Live in Deutschland, was released digitally on November 27th, 2020. Most recently, they contributed a cover of “Don’t Tread on Me” to The Metallica Blacklist, with all proceeds from the track benefiting the All Within My Hands Foundation and the Børne Cancer Fonden of Denmark.

 

SERVANT OF THE MIND Standard Edition Tracklisting:

1. Temple of Ekur

2. Wait A Minute My Girl

3. The Sacred Stones

4. Shotgun Blues

5. The Devil Rages On

6. Say No More

7. Heaven’s Descent

8. Dagen Før (feat. Stine Bramsen)

9. The Passenger

10. Step Into Light

11. Becoming

12. Mindlock

13. Lasse’s Birgitta

VOLBEAT WAIT A MINUTE… LET’S TOUR DATES

Thu, Sept 23, 2021 – Orlando, FL at Rebel Rock Fest

Fri, Sept 24, 2021 – Atlanta, GA at Tabernacle*

Sat, Sept 25, 2021 – Louisville, KY at Louder Than Life

Mon, Sept 27, 2021 – Oklahoma City, OK at The Criterion*

Tue, Sept 28, 2021 – San Antonio, TX at Sunken Garden Amphitheater^

Wed, Sept 29, 2021 – Lubbock, TX at Lonestar Amphitheater^

Sat, Oct 2, 2021 – San Diego, CA at The Observatory North Park # - SOLD OUT

Sun, Oct 3, 2021 – San Diego, CA at The Observatory North Park

Wed, Oct 6, 2021 – Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Palladium %

Fri, Oct 7, 2021 – Sacramento, CA - Aftershock

Sat, Oct 9, 2021 – Paso Robles, CA at Vina Robles Amphitheatre*

Sun, Oct 10, 2021 – Oakland, CA at The Fox Theater*

 

* Twin Temple

^ The Hu & Twin Temple

# Municipal Waste & Twin Temple

% Municipal Waste

Itallics denotes festival appearance

 

GHOST/VOLBEAT COHEADLINE TOUR DATES:

Tue, Jan 25, 2022 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center

Thu, Jan 27, 2022 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Fri, Jan 28, 2022 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena

Sat, Jan 29, 2022 – Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Mon, Jan 31, 2022 – West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center

Wed, Feb 02, 2022 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Fri, Feb 04, 2022 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena

Sat, Feb 05, 2022 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

Mon, Feb 07, 2022 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena

Tue, Feb 08, 2022 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center

Thu, Feb 10, 2022 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Fri, Feb 11, 2022 – Worcester, MA – DCU Center

Sat, Feb 12, 2022 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion

Mon, Feb 14, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center

Tue, Feb 15, 2022 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center

Wed, Feb 16, 2022 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena

Fri, Feb 18, 2022 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena

Sat, Feb 19, 2022 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center

Sun, Feb 20, 2022 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum

Mon, Feb 21, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena

Wed, Feb 23, 2022 – Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena

Fri, Feb 25, 2022 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land

Sat, Feb 26, 2022 – Dallas, TX – Fair Park Coliseum

Mon, Feb 28, 2022 – El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center

Tue, Mar 01, 2022 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Thu, Mar 03, 2022 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center