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At the end of the last album, none of us had any idea where we wanted to go next and whatever hang-ups we had about that, the pandemic just solved them.” This record really feels like the band being reborn. I had so much energy that I’d been ready to take out on tour, I had to put it somewhere. Even though we had all the time in the world to make the record, we didn’t actually end up using that much time. This time, with no pressure and no timeline, I was still able to work. “Normally I work well under pressure, I like doing that. It’s great that you were able to be so productive, lots of musicians have found being shorn of a deadline has given them songwriting paralysis… Our producer Jacob Hansen said it was like when he first met us when we’d just show up and go and be finished before we’d loaded out all our equipment.” I wrote the whole thing in three months and we recorded it in two and a half weeks.
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This band is full of people who’ve been in punk bands, thrash bands, death metal bands, we like to play heavy things, we’ve just gone exploring in recent years.” "It felt like I was writing the first album again, I loved writing heavy stuff again. I stayed at home and I just kept writing." The stuff that came out of me was really back to basics, heavy songs were in the driving seat again. But as soon as I picked up a guitar it really did feel like starting all over again. I really didn’t know if it would feel inspired or if it was close to the last album. “No, we’d barely closed the door on Rewind, Replay, Rebound. That can’t have been long after you put out your last record…
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So I had all this time and I told our management that I was going to write an album and they cancel all the shows we’d postponed and agreed it was the best thing to do.” You’re writing while you’re rehearsing, it’s hard to balance. Normally, it takes me a year, maybe two to write an album because we’re constantly on the road. Suddenly I had all the time in the world.
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Had you planned to make a record or were you given the time because of Covid-19? It arrives in stores this week and we spoke to Poulsen about how he harnessed a sudden burst of creativity… It includes a duet with former Alphabeat singer Stine Bramsen, and, unfortunately, a remote performance from Caggiano, who completed his guitar pars in the US. Written in three months and recorded in just under three weeks with producer Jacob Hansen, the album is a breathless listen. The result is Servant Of The Mind, an LP that finds the group bringing together their signature brew of signature heavy metal, psychobilly and punk ‘n’ roll. He picked up a guitar and things just flowed, very, very quickly. Poulsen wasn’t sure what he’d do next but figured he may as well use the time he’d suddenly been gifted to try and get a start on their next album. Three of them, frontman and songwriter Michael Poulsen, drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen back to their native Copenhagen, while guitarist Rob Caggiano went to his home in New York. With a huge US tour and a summer of festivals shelved, as well as a string of tours that were booked, but yet to be announced, the band returned home. Their second album Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil received platinum status, and their 2010-release Beyond Hell/Above Heaven was subject to widespread international critical acclaim, receiving double platinum in Denmark, platinum in Finland and Germany, and gold in the United States, Sweden, and Austria."Spending time writing on Zoom is just boring, it strips music of its soul and its spirit." - Volbeat's Michael Poulsen talks getting productiv in Covid times and new album Servant Of The Mindĭanish metallers Volbeat were only a few dates into touring their Rewind, Replay, Rebound when the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to pull the plug on a planned two years on the road. All of their studio albums have been certified gold in Denmark. The band is currently signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released six studio albums and one DVD. After selling 1,000 copies of their Beat the Meat demo tape, Volbeat was signed to a record deal by Rebel Monster Records, a sub-label of Mascot Records. The band name “Volbeat” was derived from Dominus’s third album name, which was called Vol.Beat (read as: Volume Beat). In 2001, Poulsen went on to form a new band with some friends and other former Dominus members. In 2000, Poulsen became fed up with the death metal music scene, causing Dominus to break up. Singer Michael Poulsen’s first band was death metal act Dominus. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Volbeat is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001.