You don’t have to wait too much longer for a new Volbeat album! Their ninth, “God Of Angels Trust”, is due out June 6. And then, their big summer tour, “Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide”.
Subtle.
Above, Volbeat has shared the video for the album’s third single, “Time Will Heal”.
Singer Michael Poulsen says it’s a personal track for him, “Through life, we go through these ups and downs, and sometimes, it’s like turning on a switch and it can change from one minute to another. We suddenly get in a sad, emotional mood where there just doesn’t seem to be a way to see the light or good in anything. But we always find a way to make things good again. I’m good at turning those moments around quickly, but that comes with accepting the good with the bad and using the bad moments to grow and learn instead of letting them bother you more that it should and having your mind manipulate reality. The important thing is to realize that while nothing can be good forever, do not let the dark side of life take over. Have the confidence to know there will be better days ahead when we’re dealing with these moments or demons and we’re struggling to find anything good in what we’re doing.”
Poulsen added, “I’m still struggling with the loss of my father. I would say 80 percent of the time I’m coping with the loss and doing well. But then sometimes, I’m falling into these black holes where everything is empty and nothing is fair. I’m so grateful I have kids because when they come into your life, suddenly, everything is not about you. It’s about the kids and you can’t spend too much of your energy being down because they need you. So, it’s been a blessing having kids. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.”
With the title song, “God Of Angels Trust”, Volbeat grabbed their tenth #1 song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock airplay chart (more than any other band based outside of North America).
Poulsen says, “In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them. This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too much about it. Instead of following any kind of structure I said, ‘Okay, there are no rules. I can do anything I want. I can start with a chorus or do songs that are just a bunch of verses stacked on top of each other. Anything goes.’ That was freeing for me and made it exciting to write this album.”
The band went into a recording studio with longtime producer Jacob Hansen in the fall of 2024. Didn’t take long to record the new album (5 weeks to write & record), when your goal is to do it live-off-the-floor. Apparently they did as few takes as possible and then went on to the next song.
“God Of Angels Trust” track listing:
01. Devils Are Awake
02. By A Monster’s Hand
03. Acid Rain
04. Demonic Depression
05. In The Barn Of The Goat Giving Birth To Satan’s Spawn In A Dying World Of Doom
06. Time Will Heal
07. Better Be Fueled Than Tamed
08. At The End Of The Sirens
09. Lonely Fields
10. Enlighten The Disorder (By A Monster’s Hand Part 2)
Back to that summer tour… Volbeat’s “Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide” starts next month and runs thru the end of the year. Co-headlining dates with Three Days Grace and guests Wage War kick things off, then it’s a U.S. tour with Halestorm & The Ghost Inside. Europe has Bush and Witch Fever on the bill.
Pretty incredible to write and record an album in five weeks. Which band(s) do you hope have something in the barrel? Nothing like new music, hey?
