The success of their latest single, 'Shotgun Blues', means Danish rockers Volbeat have scored the most Billboard Mainstream Rock No 1s of any non-US act.
The elevator pitch for Volbeat is pretty simple: Metallica meets Elvis, titanic heavy metal riffs colliding head-on with rock'n'roll groove that would do Motorhead proud. With eight albums under their belt, the Danes have risen to prominence as one of Europe's most beloved rock-metal hybrids, their sense of swagger only matched by the sheer size of their choruses (all the better to fill arenas with). But Volbeat weren't always rock'n'roll rebels - back in the mists of time they were kids with a love for extreme metal, with frontman Michael Poulsen serving as the vocalist for death metal troupe Dominus. With the group’s eighth album Servant Of The Mind wearing those  extreme metal influences proudly on their sleeves, we thought it was high time Poulsen talked us through the 10 extreme bands that inspired his band.“Since the very beginning of our career we’ve been inspired by bands li
Volbeat have shared 'Becoming', the fourth new preview track from their forthcoming album, 'Servant Of The Mind', released through EMI on December 3, 2021.