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Volbeat drummer to miss all USA shows this week – replacement revealed

Author Benedetta Baldin - 7.8.2025

Due to “a family commitment back home” in Denmark, Volbeat drummer Jon Larsen will miss four performances during the band’s current North American tour. Former Slayer and Testament drummer Jon Dette, who previously covered for Larsen in January/February 2022 after Larsen tested positive for COVID-19, will once again fill in for him.

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Interviews

“I started my journey as a growler, not as a singer” – Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen reveals his story as a metal frontman

Danish hard rock powerhouse Volbeat released their highly anticipated new album “God Of Angels Trust” on June 6th. Following the new record, the band will embark on an extensive world tour throughout the latter half of the year across Europe and North America. Band frontman Michael Poulsen has revealed that this time around, he wanted...

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Reviews

Raw, unfiltered, and unforgettable – review of Volbeat’s “God Of Angels Trust”

If I may paraphrase Sirius Black, we did our waiting. Four years of it. Not in Azkaban, but in the real world, where we cannot rush all things that are worth waiting for. That is definitely the case for Volbeat‘s upcoming album “God Of Angels Trust”, to be released on June 6th, 2025, via Vertigo...

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Michael Poulsen of Volbeat reveals Black Sabbath as his main inspiration for playing guitar

Volbeat’s guitarist and singer Michael Poulsen was asked what the music of heavy metal icons Black Sabbath has meant to him over the years during an appearance on the most recent episode of The Mistress Carrie Podcast. Everything. Because Black Sabbath was the main reason why I started playing guitar. That was listening and discovering Black Sabbath. And...

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Rob Caggiano opens up about his future plans

Rob Caggiano, the former guitarist for Anthrax and Volbeat, was asked about his current endeavors in a recent interview with I Ask No One With Kevin Re LoVullo. Just keeping busy, doing a lot of recording, writing, all kinds of stuff. There’s a couple of things I can’t really talk about yet, but there is...

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Volbeat announce “Greatest Of All Tours”

Together with the announcement of their new album “God Of Angels Trust”, Volbeat are also announcing dates for a major world tour today. The “Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide” will take the band to both sides of the pond. The regular pre-sale starts on March 14, 2025 at 10:00 am. Tickets are available HERE. Those...

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No rest for Volbeat: a powerhouse year on the horizon

In addition to releasing the follow-up to their 2021 album “Servant Of The Mind” this year, Volbeat has a ton of live dates planned to promote it! As he starts work on the second Asinhell album, Volbeat guitarist and singer Michael Poulsen stated in a year-end video that a new Volbeat album is expected to...

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Articles

A look into the crystal ball: Here are the most anticipated rock and metal albums of 2025

Once again, it’s time to look at what albums the beginning year will bring or might bring with it. Surprisingly many artists’ albums planned for 2024 appear to have stretched into 2025, so several interesting records are coming out. Chaoszine listed for its readers international albums that at least the editorial team is eagerly waiting...

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Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen’s side project Asinhell debuts “Impii Hora” video

Danish death metal band Asinhell have released a new music video for the track “Impii Hora”. The track is taken from the band’s debut album released last year. The band was founded by Volbeat vocalist-guitarist Michael Poulsen and also features vocalist Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease, ex-Morgoth) and drummer Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy).

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