Volbeat-Beyond Hell/Above Heaven
Voltbeat sounds unique and different. One reviewer correctly called them "a combination of Rock-a-billy and heavy metal." I love that quote, and it's so true. Apparently they've been influenced by performers from Johnny Cash to some heavy metal bands. That sounds dead on, you can hear the influence of those types of performers in their music.
My favorite song on the album is Heaven Nor Hell-it sounds amazingly upbeat for a metal song and it's also perfect to mosh too. Basically it's Andrew WK meets Anthrax. It should sound like Anthrax too, given that Rob Caggiano is originally from that legendary thrash band.
"A Warriors Call" was written for the boxer Mikkel Kessler, a pretty good pugilist from Denmark. Being originally from New England though, when I heard this song I thought of Mickey Ward from Lowell, Massachusetts. Either way, it's a great song to get your blood pumping for a work out.
People wrongly think that the only good music is from their childhood. It's a foolish way to think-good music is timeless and is from any era. If someone starts complaining to you about music in 2016, tell them about Volbeat. Fresh, innovative and really, really good.
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