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For me, Rewind’ leaned much too heavily on the band’s radio rock side. That’s always been a part of their sound – but not the whole sound, and to me Rewind’ just focused on it too deeply, too often. Servant Of The Mind by contrast seems to be very conscious that the previous album was a bit too far away from their metal side, and is a pretty hard and deliberate course-correct towards heaviness. There is much more speed, power, groove, crunch, umph, tiny bits of Thrash-esque moments here and there, even one cheeky Death Metal riff hidden in there once. Tracks like “Becoming,” feel built for fans who like the band’s heavier material (think “Slaytan”), while “The Devil Rages On,” “Step Into The Light” and “Say No More” more than make up for the previous album’s lighter touch.

Heck, “The Sacred Stones” seems to be a deliberate tribute to Black Sabbath’s “Heaven And Hell.” In addition to Metal though, they’ve also always had a bouncy punk tinge at times, and “The Passenger” covers that side of them as well. 1 Billboard Modern Rock singles, “Shotgun Blues” and “Wait A Minute My Girl,” is now available in standard CD, deluxe 2 LP vinyl in various limited-edition variants, and a deluxe digital edition.While I may be banging on a bit too much about the metal Volbeat have never been entirely all about heaviness – it is an important part of the puzzle, and it is nice to see it get enough focus again, but it is only part of the bigger picture. 2 respectively on the Billboard Current Hard Rock Music Albums chart and Current Rock Albums chart. Upon release the album hit the top of many international sales charts, reaching No. For the album, the band took their signature heavy metal, psychobilly and punk ‘n’ roll sound up a notch while showcasing frontman Michael Poulsen’s keen ability for songwriting and storytelling.

Volbeat’s newest album, Servant of the Mind, was released on December 3rd via Republic Records. In conjunction with the tour announcement, the band has also shared a new, official bootleg video of “The Sacred Stones – Live from Worcester, MA.” Tickets will go on general sale starting July 1st at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.