Lyrically it’s inspired by the Dracula theme, were he loses his love and he turns his back on god and any religious beliefs because they took away his love. ‘A Better Believer’ is a typical Volbeat punk song punk/pop rock song. I don’t know how and when but you know I like to have that idea that he’s capable of doing that. “Well this time your old man is not able to hear it” but somehow, I am not a religious guy, I don’t support any religion but I definitely believe in the spiritual world but I have to believe that somehow and somewhere he is listening to the music. It was actually frustrating not to be able to play the songs for him because it was just when I started to write the new album. His opinion was very important to me and he always inspires me when I sit down to write songs. Michael: Yeah, I was always playing material for him and he was really into what I was doing with my music and I always knew somehow what he liked and what he didn’t like but he would surprise me now and then. Was it difficult, not just with ‘Fallen’ but the album as a whole as you couldn’t go to him like you had previously? Me: You had mentioned in the email interview that this was the first album that you had wrote without your father being there. It’s a song I’m very proud of and it’s a song that I really open up on and people can definitely see that I’m just a human being.
Unfortunately I lost my father two years ago and you know musically, it wasn’t tough to write because it came to me very naturally but of course lyrically it’s very emotional because it’s about my loss. ‘Fallen’ is a song I wrote for my father. This is a song about spirits who, in the speed of light, are visiting the earth to give people a hint of what they should take care of before they ruin everything in front of them. ‘Who They Are’ is a little more complicated but it’s one of our metal songs that has very dark lyrics which are hard to explain. Was the story from this song a big reflection on the album title when you chose it?
Me: When you previously explained the album title to me and you spoke about the album title being a way to tell people that you don’t believe in neither heaven nor hell. So the song is very much about a guy who is struggling with his demons and has angels on his shoulders.
He doesn’t need any direction to where he is going. Since he did not believe in heaven nor hell, because he has seen the devil become an angel and otherwise, he doesn’t really need any of them because he had found peace within himself. ‘Heaven Nor Hell’ is a rock song that tells a story about a guy who one day sold his soul to the devil but he actually ended up stealing it back and therefore was in debt to the devil. ‘The Mirror And The Ripper’ is one of the songs that continues the story from ‘Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood’ were you hear more about the guitar gangster, how he was found and his destiny. Recently I had the chance to speak to Michael on the phone to find out more about the songs that feature on their latest album ‘Beyond Hell/Above Heaven’, how he managed with the loss of his father while creating the album, his influences, their style, possible solo album and their upcoming headline tour of the UK. During my email interview, Michael spoke about the sound of ‘ Beyond Hell/Above Heaven’, the meaning behind the album title, guest musicians and also their first ever headlining tour here in the UK. Steadily increasing their fan base with their unique blend and style of music and uncompromising stage shows, Volbeat continues to marry heavy metal and rockabilly together to create their own unique sound and legacy.īack in July I had the opportunity to put some questions to the band which Michael Poulsen took some time to answer (read the interview here). To date Volbeat have released four studio albums and one live DVD with all topping the charts and/or certified gold in Europe, with their seminal release ‘Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil’ certi?ed Platinum. Formed in Copenhagen in 2001, Volbeat are comprised of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Thomas Bredahl, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen.
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