'For Evigt' features John Olsen, the chorus is sung in Danish and the middle eight features banjo, which sounds great don't think I have ever said that about banjo music before! 'The Gates Of Babylon' sounds nothing like Rainbow but is superb nonetheless, while 'Black Rose' which features Danko Jones sounds nothing like Thin Lizzy, but, well, you know the rest.
In fact, after listening to all the songs just once, I realised that every song on here is memorable and enjoyable. The opening track, 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown', absolutely leaps out of the speakers at you and 'Marie Laveau' is a good solid Rocker. Now I could be wrong here, but I think the addition of Rob Caggiano has galvanised that sound, so that you know exactly where you are. While it was good and I liked it, sometimes it lost a little direction and focus.
In the past, the band stood out because they combined different elements of music Rock, Metal, Country and Hillbilly. She’s currently the only member of the Prog team to have appeared on the magazine’s cover.I would just like to say this right from the off if you are a Volbeat fan you are going to love this album. Beyond the written word, Natasha has spent several decades as a club DJ, spinning tunes at aftershow parties for Metallica, Motörhead and Nine Inch Nails. Author of music subculture books The Art Of Gothic and Worldwide Gothic, she’s since written album sleeve notes for Cherry Red, and also co-wrote Tarja Turunen’s memoirs, Singing In My Blood. The 00s would see her running the dark music magazine, Meltdown, as well as contributing to Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Terrorizer and Artrocker. Starting young, she set up her first music fanzine in the late 80s and became a regular contributor to local newspapers and magazines over the next decade. But are the band running out of ideas, or just sticking to a formula that works perfectly? Either way, Volbeat were born to boogie.Ĭontributing to Prog since the very first issue, writer and broadcaster Natasha Scharf was the magazine’s News Editor before she took up her current role of Deputy Editor, and has interviewed some of the best-known acts in the progressive music world from ELP, Yes and Marillion to Nightwish, Dream Theater and TesseracT. The only criticism is that Seal The Deal… recycles a lot of riffs, melodies and vocal lines from Volbeat’s previous output, which isn’t entirely surprising given their strong musical identity. There are some slick Slayer riffs on the singalong The Gates Of Babylon, a Ramones-inspired tribute in the shape of Rebound and even the poppier Goodbye Forever, featuring guest vocals from underground Danish singer-songwriter Mia Maja. Volbeat’s rock‘n’roll roots are very much intact but the album shimmers with a variety of bonus enhancements. Seal The Deal… carries on from there, opening with some seriously explosive riffage on brilliant lead track The Devil’s Bleeding Crown. Their last album, 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, saw former Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano officially join the band and even featured a track with King Diamond. Metallica meets Elvis? No way! Twelve-ish years and six albums in, the jaunty Danes have exceeded all expectations with tours and festival appearances around the world.
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