Volbeat announce ninth album and huge worldwide tour

Volbeat have just announced their ninth album, God Of Angels Trust, and a massive accompanying headline tour.

The hard rock titans – Michael Poulsen (vocals, guitar), Jon Larsen (drums) and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) – will be releasing their new record on June 6 via Vertigo/Universal, before kicking off their Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide the very next day.

“In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them,” says Michael of God Of Angels Trust. “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.”

Volbeat are also marking all this news with the release of thundering lead single By A Monster’s Hand – watch the video:

See the full Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide dates on the poster below.

Volbeat UK tour with Bush and GEL

November

5 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
6 Cardiff Utilita Arena
8 Manchester AO Arena
10 Glasgow OVO Hydro
12 Birmingham Utilita Arena
13 London OVO Arena Wembley

Get your tickets next Friday, March 14 from 10am.

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