The catchy choruses are there, but an entire album filled with them makes it a bit bland quickly. I find that they’re lacking the trademark groove and the addictive riffs that I associate with the band. Moreover, many of the songs are just not sticking with me as Volbeat songs have in the past. However, I can understand the “Lola Montez” vibes that fans are getting. “For Evigt” is one of my personal favourites on the record, Johan Olsen’s ( Magtens Korridorer) vocal performance can almost rival “The Garden’s Tale”, which says a lot. I guess one telling sign is that people are commenting about rehashed songs and reused riffs. It is by no means a bad album, but there are some slight flaws that I guess brings Volbeat down to a more mortal level. I know that for most bands that keep producing better and better albums, there will be a time when that trend comes to an end. It is one of my absolute favourite bands in the entire world and up until now I’ve loved every single release they’ve put out unconditionally. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from ‘Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie’, but it’s been a fair while since an album confused me as much as this one, the reason being that the standards and hopes I hold for Volbeat are unfairly high. Ex- Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano joined the band in 2013 and he’s added another dimension to Volbeat’s trademark metal/rockabilly/punk rock fusion.įast forward three years and not that much has changed in the Volbeat camp, other than Kaspar Boye Larsen replacing Anders Kjølholm (who is sorely missed by all Volbeat fans) as the band’s bassist.
During the last few years they’ve supported bands like Metallica and Rammstein, selling out stadiums in Europe, and have completed numerous US tours. Volbeat have been around for longer than ten years now, but it’s during the later half of their career that they’ve truly started getting recognised.
I’ve been meaning to release this review sooner, but truth to be told, it’s been a really difficult one to finalize.Īs a massive fan of the band I feel it’s my duty to introduce this excellent band to Australia properly. The Danish Elvis metallers (or whatever the hell you want to call them!) Volbeat released their sixth album, ‘Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie’ exactly a week ago.
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