The former adds piano rhythms with a saxophone solo thrown in and yields many layers of music. Don’t get me wrong, Michael Poulson has always shown clear love for that, but songs like “Die To Love” and “Awakening Of Bonnie Parker” bring this to a new light. The first one is how much deeper into the rock ‘n roll roots they go. This one doesn’t lose that, but there are a few big shifts that one can find immediately. ![]() Here in 2019, we’ve received their seventh offering titled Rewind, Replay, Rebound, and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t sound very different.ĭespite fitting in with the modern-day rockers, Volbeat have always had a distinctive and original sound that can be picked out of the crowd easily. Since the 2005 outing, this Danish metal band evolved towards the hard rock sound, with each album implementing slightly more melody and radio-friendly vibes. What started as a death metal band named Dominus molded into a more groove-oriented project, which translated heavily over to Volbeat’s first record The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. Volbeat are a band with a long backstory and have a massive mix of opinions throughout the heavy metal community. Metal fans might not find much to like about this release apart of the sinister ''The Everlasting'' and perhaps the collaboration with Gary Holt on ''Cheapside Sloggers'' but this album might appeal to younger fans of alternative, hard and punk rock music. The record entertains from start to finish and might be a candidate for best hard rock record of the year. It includes much better songwriting than the three previous studio albums. In the end, Volbeat's Rewind, Replay, Rebound doesn't offer anything new but is executed with passion and precision. The rhythmic ''Cheapside Sloggers'' features additional guitar play by Exodus' Gary Holt in the track's plodding and sinister middle section but his talents is somewhat underused in an overall exchangeable hard rock track. The dynamic, fast and passionate ''Die to Live'' with playful piano sounds features raw additional vocals by Neil Fallon of American hard rock band Fallon who contrasts Michael Poulsen's melodic skills appropriately. The record features two noteworthy guests. The aforementioned ''The Everlasting'' should please fans of heavier sounds and is both the record's darkest and most complex tune. In contrast to this, the band offers the extremely short punk rock tune ''Parasite'' where the band breaks new ground. The band also comes around with melancholic half ballads with acoustic guitars like the nostalgic ''When We Were Kids''. "Pelvis on Fire" is surprisingly fast and heavy and flirts with punk rock and rockabilly influences while the vocals still remind of Elvis Presley. Things start promisingly with the energetic up-beat ''Last Day Under the Sun'' that immediately puts a smile upon your face. This record might be Volbeat's best since Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood eleven years ago. So I gave this record a spin and it turned out much better than expected. But then I remembered the band's vivid last live record Let's Boogie! Live from Telia Parken which has also included the excellent dark thrash metal song "The Everlasting" which is included on this new album. The previous record had consisted of watered-down radio rock music and when I attended a concert of the band the Danish-American quartet went as far as to cover Johnny Cash which really isn't my cup of tea. A must-have for all fans and collectors.I wasn't even sure whether I should give Volbeat's new record Rewind, Replay, Rebound a spin. These absolute collector's items, pressed in black vinyl, were pulled from the original analog master tapes and appear in reproduced original artwork. In the course of these high-quality album re-releases, all 7-inch singles that were released at the time from these eight albums will be available in a unique, limited edition. ![]() ![]() The box will be released in a strictly limited edition, available only while supplies last. In addition, the Iron Maiden, Killers and The Number Of The Beast albums will be available in a joint collector's box, with space for all eight albums. The albums were produced based on the original analog master tapes and appear in the original artwork of the original releases from the 1980s. All albums received gold status in Germany. All IRON MAIDEN albums from the eighties are released limited on 180g vinyl: Iron Maiden (1980), Killers (1981), The Number Of The Beast (1982), Piece Of Mind (1983), Powerslave (1984), the live album Live After Death (1985), Somewhere In Time (1986) and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988).
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