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Beyond Hell / Above Heaven

VolbeatAudio CD
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Volbeat are sick and tired of music purists wagging their finger at them. They refuse to be confined to the pigeonhole of a specific genre but throw off all fetters intended to keep them on the ground. In the past four years, this thoroughly honest attitude has made the four musicians from Denmark one of the hottest acts on the rock scene. Sold-out venues everywhere, celebrated festival… Read more in Amazon's Volbeat Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (December 14, 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Republic
  • ASIN: B004C5M282
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. The Mirror And The Ripper
2. Heaven Nor Hell
3. Who They Are
4. Fallen
5. A Better Believer
6. 7 Shots
7. A New Day
8. 16 Dollars
9. A Warrior's Call
10. Magic Zone
11. Evelyn
12. Being 1
13. Thanks

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Volbeat are sick and tired of music purists wagging their finger at them. They refuse to be confined to the pigeonhole of a specific genre but throw off all fetters intended to keep them on the ground. In the past four years, this thoroughly honest attitude has made the four musicians from Denmark one of the hottest acts on the rock scene. Sold-out venues everywhere, celebrated festival appearances at the Rock am Ring festival, during the Sonisphere Festival Tour, and opening for Metallica and AC/DC - and now they're about to release their latest album "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven".

13 September will see the arrival of the 13-track recording, and as they did on their previous four releases, the band has succeeded again in combing the sound of the Fifties with that metal flair. If you were to draw a picture of Volbeat's sound, it would feature Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Metallica - all of them peacefully united, cool drink in hand. "Beyond Hell/Above Heaven" is a perfect mix of heavy riffs, country coolness and rockabilly hip swing. The result makes not only the heart of a headbanger, but also that of a quiff wearer beat faster. Fans of anthemnic oeuvres are likely to press the Repeat button to listen to "Fallen" again, those more into quiet sounds will love "Heaven Nor Hell", while up-tempo buffs will get down to business listening to "A Warrior's Call".

To cut a long story short: Volbeat have refined their highly original mix of passionate riffs and haunting melodies even more, getting straight to the point. Mind you, the band has pursued the idea of transporting the values and achievements of the Fifties into our times ever since the beginning of their career. Band mastermind Michael Poulsen may have been a member of death metal act Dominus, but has concentrated on Volbeat since 2001. The group's success speaks for itself: their 2005 debut "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs" was still considered an insider tip, but the breakthrough arrived in 2007 with "Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil". The music press was delighted, showering the band with top marks. In addition, the quartet made the top of the Danish charts, even garnering a platinum award in their native country. This fact did not remain hidden from the giants of the rock industry. When Metallica were looking for an act to open their 2007 gig in Aarhus, they opted - at James Hetfield's request - for Volbeat! This kick-started the band's career - one tour followed the other, the venues becoming bigger and bigger.

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Volbeat have refined their highly original mix of passionate riffs and haunting melodies even more, getting straight to the point. Mind you, the band has pursued the idea of transporting the values and achievements of the Fifties into our times ever since the beginning of their career. Band mastermind Michael Poulsen may have been a member of death metal act Dominus, but has concentrated on Volbeat since 2001. The group's success speaks for itself: their 2005 debut "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs" was still considered an insider tip, but the breakthrough arrived in 2007 with "Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil". The music press was delighted, showering the band with top marks. In addition, the quartet made the top of the Danish charts, even garnering a platinum award in their native country. This fact did not remain hidden from the giants of the rock industry. When Metallica were looking for an act to open their 2007 gig in Aarhus, they opted - at James Hetfield's request - for Volbeat! This kick-started the band's career - one tour followed the other, the venues becoming bigger and bigger.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Ah, Volbeat. I remembered I had no idea who these guys were until I had seen them with Lamb of God and Metallica back in November of 2009. Immediately after the show, Volbeat had earned themselves a hardcore fan of sorts. I now have each of their albums, and not a single ounce of regret comes with it. This past week, their newest album dropped on us.

Not only is it probably their best record, but it's probably one of the best hard rock/metal albums of the year.

For those of you who follow Volbeat's story-telling, this album is a sequel to Guitar Gangsters and Cadillac Blood. For the rest of us, it's just another album of pure awesomeness. No weird intros to build up into it, the album takes off with the energetic "Mirror and the Ripper". With this album, it's clear that Volbeat take a lot of different ideas from the rock spectrum for use on this album. "Who They Are" is sort of reminiscent of Slayer in the beginning of the song, "Fallen" takes a Foo Fighters 'Everlong' approach but doesn't come off as copycatty. Then the album begins to get hard and heavy. "7 Shots" will surely be appreciated by old school thrash fans, old and new. "16 Dollars" is a punk-rock throw-down of its own.

However, if you're a metal-head like me, then you'll probably absolutely fall in love with "Evelyn", a very catchy song that features the vocal talents of Mark "Barney" Greenway from Napalm Death. While a questionable choice, it happens to fit perfectly in place, so it's alright. Fans of Volbeat will deeply appreciate hearing "Thanks".

Matter of fact, there's only one thing I don't like about the album and even so it's a mild complaint compared to the problems with a lot of newer hard rock albums... that is, I'll never understand why Volbeat decided to put "A Warrior's Call" on this album. As good of a song as it is, it was out last year and it was written for a boxer. The song just doesn't fit with the story-telling. They're lucky Warrior's Call is a good tune.

Overall, Volbeat has put out a very fantastic album that you owe it to yourself to check out if you have the chance.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
INCREDIBLE! A MODERN CLASSIC! September 18, 2010
It is with immense relief that I can say after listening to the new Volbeat album for the second time...it actually EXCEEDED my expectations and emerges as possibly their best album so far! It's really exciting when the newest album from a band is this good because it makes you wonder if they've even reached their peak yet. 'Mirror and the Reaper' is a great opener and immediately sets the tone for the astonishing tour through musical bliss you are undertaking. Ripping right along you will witness track after track of sheer energetic / melodic mastery, including the unforgettable 'Fallen', the ripping thrasher '7 Shots' and the melodic / haunting "Evelyn" with its occasional shocking and awesome death metal vocal bursts. 'Being 1' is an ultra-melodic romp that sounds like a hit single ready for radio play, while 'Heaven Nor Hell' features some of the meanest harmonica playing you'll ever hear before breaking into a 50s style groove fest complete with razor edge guitars and rockabilly lust in overdrive! While many bands tend to put their best songs toward the beginning of their albums Volbeat ends this modern classic album with possibly their best song yet - 'Thanks' is my favorite track on the album (a barroom anthem if ever there was one) because it's the one that's been playing over and over in my mind the most.

Volbeat's uncanny ability to clearly pay homage to their influences without sounding like a shameless rip-off of those influences is simply amazing. It is a VERY fine line to walk and this band does it with a rare combination of confidence, grace and honor. While some sections of their songs continue to sound like newly discovered tracks from Metallica and Slayer when they were at their peak (that's certainly not a bad thing as far as I'm concerned), and the rousing catchy 'Misfit' style vocal melodies are still on full display, Volbeat continues to craft an overall unique style that is almost impossible to describe. In this album they have managed to include even more of the best influences of rock 'n roll, rockabilly, punk & metal (including brilliant nods to such diverse influences as The Ramones, Social Distortion, Johnny Cash, and Mercyful Fate) without sounding disjointed in any way. Every song flows with a melodic mastery and raw energy that is a rare treat to behold.

I can wholeheartedly say that there isn't a single weak track on the entire album. Not since "Dark At Dawn"s self-titled album (back in 2006) have I been able to say that about a band. 'Beyond Hell / Above Heaven" is truly an incredible musical gem which proves that Volbeat is a consistent, rapidly rising force in modern music. If future albums are of this calibre (or better, if that's possible) the band will certainly achieve legendary status.

All fans of solid, powerful, energetic, melodic, ripping, catchy, confident music should have this album in their collection.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The only real way to describe Volbeat is that they are a combination of Master of Puppets era Metallica, Social Distortion, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley...sort of. They're great and they continually put out great music. If you're a rock fan, a metal fan, or both-Volbeat is your band. I think Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil is still their best work, but Beyond Hell/Above Heaven is still a great friggin album!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Blown away!
The first time I heard Fallen this band seemed so familiar to me. I would have sworn I'd been listening to them for years. Unfortunately for me I hadn't been. Read more
Published 29 days ago by A. Ward
Decent tracks
Decent tracks. There are vary diverse styles on this album. I recommend this band for people that like metal with a hint of southern thrown in.
Published 1 month ago by mhill
Punch and Swagger
This CD really is good and 'fresh'. Excellent, riff driven Metal Rockabilly with swagger AND punch! Some of the heavier moments make this CD a little dark, but overall it is filled... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dons Word "Don C"
Old style rock
Fantastic band, great album. It's a little old style rock with a new twist. A few of the songs sound similar, but not enough to drive me from picking up some of their other... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jared Fox
Beyond Hell/ Above Heaven
i first heard volbeat on the local radio I FELL IN LOVE INSTANTLY!!! the power and the beats just work together.. I believe VOLBEAT will be on top and stay for a long time!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by bectuc
Best Band I'd Never Heard Of...
I downloaded Warrior's Call... addicted, I downloaded A Better Believer... needed the rest of the album after that... Read more
Published 2 months ago by P Pyles
Amazing
Wonderful. Energizing. Amazing. This band will take over the US and rock it for years. Give them a listen. They truly are amazing...
Published 2 months ago by Lisa L.
So glad I heard them on the radio
Quickly has become one of my favorite bands around. They hit such a variety of rock themes and styles in one cd that you wouldn't think it possible to blend it in one easy package... Read more
Published 3 months ago by spikeheadz
pop metal no substance
I really wanted to like this album..but it all kinda sounds the same afer a few listens and the singer gets annoying quickly..one standout song Evelyn worth mention though... Read more
Published 3 months ago by RoundTheTwist
All I can say is wow...
First off how do you review Volbeat?? They are an original ripoff of everyone you know. At the end of the day they are where the misfits left off, but they've perfected the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by F. Y. Chan
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