It's a musical rebellious hot rod chugging out heavy guitars, pounding bass and a relentless drum backbeat that grabs you in the gut and with a wink, says, "now listen to this!" How did it all start? Well legend has it that it is what could have happened if Elvis's third cousin had gotten out of juvenile detention, started hanging out with Johnny Cash and Gene Vincent and the ï¬rst thing they got their hands on was a Slayer album. However, Volbeat's sound is more than just an amalgam, or even a fusion, it is the sonic antithesis to current trends in Metal and Rock. Propelled by this reception, Volbeat went out on their second European tour pushing even further into the pages of Metal's history. Proving that they were no flash in the pan aberration - the album stayed in the top 5 ranking for ï¬ve months. Entering the Danish music charts at number one this bottle rocket landed Volbeat on nearly every musical radar screen. Their arrival on the Metal scene brought about a colossal explosion in Europe heralded by "Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil". Steadily increasing their fan base with their unique blend and style of music and uncompromising stage shows, Volbeat continues to marry Heavy Metal and Rockabilly, smear it with a kiss of crunchy guitars and drive away in a vintage Cadillac stuffed with Marshall plexis and ï¬lled with leaded gas. 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
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