Volbeat
Review By:Bonnie Lawerance
Photos By:Bonnie Lawerance
Venue:Best Buy Theater
Show Photos: HERE
Meet the band
Michael Poulsen- Vocals/Guitar
Rob Caggiano-Guitar
Anders Kjolhol-Bass
Jon Larsen-Drums
I remember the first time I heard the Danish based band Volbeat. I thought to myself wow who are these guys? They had such a mix of music going on that really captured my attention and everyone else’s for that matter! Their music is this explosive mix of Metal/Puck/Rockabilly and a twist of old country music finely blended together to create their incredible sound. We recently had the pleasure of photographing this incredible band on April 09 2013 at New York’s own Best Buy Theathre. It was also the release date of their 5th album world wide ” Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies ” the show was electrifying the band was incredibly tight and dead on it was like listening to the CD! Rob Caggiano formally of Anthrax has now joined the band which he had been working with in the studio. They opened with ” Hallelujah Goat ” and played a total of 18 songs which included 4 encores and 2 cover songs.The fans did not stop moving once the Joint was Jumping to say the least! For much of the show. Even the back floor area was a full on moshpit with almost the entirety of the standing room only space going absolutely crazy. Crowd surfers mashed into the backs of people’s heads below them as security guards in the photo pit struggled to bring them to safety. In perhaps the strangest turn of the night, Poulsen encouraged the ladies in the crowd to jump atop men’s shoulders during an fast-paced rendition of “16 Dollars,” which saw overweight shirtless fans pounding into each other beneath the shadows of women gyrating and flashing metal horns slightly overhead. After more metallic teases of Slayer and Judas Priest, and a cover version of The Misfits’ “Angelfuck,” the band truly buckled down with “A Warrior’s Call” being the antagonistic rallying call for the fans and set closer “Still Counting,” which was the band’s most fluid performance of the entire evening. By the time the infectious encore of “The Mirror and the Ripper” and the unbelievable “Fallen” were dialed up, the fans had reached a frenzy. And the fun cover of Young the Giant’s “My Body” only sent us over the top before concluding the relentless set, sending us back out into the warm New York evening, which still wasn’t as hot as Volbeat was on this night.The band performed to the Sold out house that was an explosive evening for the Band and their beloved fans whom simply adore Volbeat.
Setlist
Hallelujah Goat
A New Day
Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
Heaven nor Hell
Sad Man’s Tongue
(With Ring of Fire and All Shook Up intros)
Lola Montez
The Human Instrument
16 Dollars
The Hangman’s Body Count
A Warrior’s Call
Mary Ann’s Place
Angelfuck
(Misfits cover) (with Danko Jones)
Another Day, Another Way
Still Counting
Encore:
The Mirror and the Ripper
Fallen
My Body
(Young the Giant cover)
Pool of Booze, Booze, Booza