![]() And if there could be any doubt about the miracle of Volbeat and heavy metal, a guy in front of me in a wheelchair actually got up and started dancing as they busted out some Motorhead and Dio jams. Alluding to the fact that it was a Sunday night, Michael explained that the churches back in Denmark were empty because people instead chose to worship at the church of heavy metal. The crowd paused a beat before responding, “Volbeat!” “What do you believe in?” The response quicker the time, “Volbeat!” Maybe true, but not the answer he was looking for. ![]() “What do you believe in?” frontman Michael Poulsen demanded. But the highlight of the evening was without a doubt the unreleased song, Sweet Unicorns … a pure metal riff that fits in perfectly with the heavier end of Volbeat’s catalog and certainly left the room wanting to hear more. Based on the crowd response to the likes of Fallen, 16 Dollars, and Heaven Nor Hell, the Volbeat crew should have been left with no doubt that the new record has made an impact here in the U.S. The setlist kept to the tried-and-true material up until the Slayer-esque opening riff to Who They Are signaled a shift to the most recent release, Beyond Hell / Above Heaven. Taking the stage to a Motorhead track, Volbeat kicked off the set with their old standby, The Human Instrument, before moving onto Guitar Gangsters during which Michael, Hank and Anders appropriately grouped at center-stage for a photo opp. Sunday’s crammed show at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom only underscored that point but maybe left a few of the Volbeat die-hards longing for the days when they could hang out and have a drink with the band after the show. for the likes of Metallica and Nightwish in 2009 to becoming headliners in their own right. Already a household name in Europe, they’ve gone from opening slots in the U.S. ![]() ![]() recently and that investment continues to pay off for them. Danish metal band Volbeat has been spending a lot of time in the U.S. ![]()
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