Volbeat Announce New Album, Servant Of The Mind

Volbeat have announced the release of their eighth studio album, Servant Of The Mind, coming via Republic Records on December 3^rd. The new album will be available in standard CD, deluxe 2LP vinyl (in various limited-edition variants, full info below), and a deluxe digital edition. Pre-order the album here. For Servant of the Mind, the band, which consists of Michael Poulsen (guitars/vocals), Jon Larsen (drums), Rob Caggiano (guitars), and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) took their signature heavy metal, psychobilly, and punk ‘n’ roll sound up a notch while showcasing Poulsen’s keen ability for songwriting and storytelling. \”I wrote the whole album in three months,\” recalls Poulsen, “I was in a good place and mood while at home, and had a captive audience of myself… There are a lot of Volbeat signatures in it. If you go back to the first record and compare it to where we are now, you can hear how the band has developed its style, while keeping the signature sound.\” To coincide with the album announcement, the band has released the new single “Shotgun Blues,” an anthemic track in which Poulsen explores the ghostly events he recently experienced upon moving into a new home. “Every time you move into a house, you bring dead people with you,” he explains. “Weird stuff happens when I move into a [new] house… it\’s very otherworldly.\” Watch the lyric video here. The album also includes the “double barrel” of Summer songs the band released this past June: “Wait A Minute My Girl” and “Dagen Før (feat. Stine Bramsen).” The former of which became the band’s ninth number-one single on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Other songs on the album weave intricate and fascinating tales. \”The Sacred Stones\” tells the story of “an earthly being who has committed himself to the dark side. He is on a mission, speaking to darker forces and fallen angels.\” Meanwhile, \”The Devil Rages On\” looks at the idea of the devil taking human form. Album opener “Temple of Ekur” returns to the ancient themes explored in past songs such as “The Gates of Babylon,” while the epic album closer “Lasse’s Birgita” explores the story of the first witch-burnings to occur in Sweden in 1471.