To bring you nicely back down to earth is a well-needed superb cover of the classic Georgia Satellites’ track “Battleship Chains”.Īnother particular highlight on this album is “The Loa’s Crossroad” which has an excellent bagpipe solo and trust me – as a Scot living away from home this was a welcome sound.

I played this track four times in a row at full volume before continuing with the rest of the album. The crowning glory of this album is “ Seal the Deal” featuring fast guitars, sing-along lyrics and at 2:25 into the song a blistering guitar solo with primeval undertones. This is followed up with the slower paced “Marie Laveau” which, although it feels like a revisiting of “Lola Montez” from their previous album, is certainly not unwelcome. This 13 track punch-in-the-face of an album kicks off in style with “The Devil’s Bleeding Heart” which, with its thumping bass drum and catchy opening guitar riff, is guaranteed to get the whole crowd jumping. Don’t let that put you off though because this album is a clearly intended to be enjoyed loud, with hands in the air and side by side with the rest of the Rock Tribe. There is however a slightly different feel to this album, with some tracks shining far above the others and a mix of old school Volbeat alongside a desire to open up to a new audience. On the 3rd of June Volbeat released their latest album via Republic Records, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie and despite some line-up changes in recent years this is the Volbeat we know and love. Since the 2013 release of Volbeat’s fifth and brilliant album, Outlaw Gentleman and Shady Ladies, the first with new guitarist and former Anthrax member Rob Caggiano, I have been waiting to hear if the sixth lives up to my expectations. The mix of Hard Rock, Metal, Rockabilly and unmistakable vocals of Michael Poulson (the heavy metal Elvis) is what sets this Danish band apart from the crowd. Let’s get this out of the way at the very start: Volbeat are one of my favourite bands at the moment.

Volbeat album review