Hellyeah came together in Dallas with musicians who were already in other metal bands: Mudvayne lead singer Chad Gray, Nothingface guitarist Tom Maxwell and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul.
In August, the band made a video for the song "Wrong Side of Heaven," explaining that it concerned homeless veterans needing help for their post-traumatic stress disorders, depression and other problems after leaving the military. Subsequent albums include War Is the Answer in 2009, American Capitalist in 2011 and The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volumes 1 and 2, both released in 2013. Two more bands will also perform: Hellyeah and Nothing More.įive Finger Death Punch, a Las Vegas band by way of Los Angeles, got together in 2005 and released The Way of the Fist, a debut album, two years later. The band is headlining Friday night's Verizon Arena bill with Five Finger Death Punch. Noisecreep also named Volbeat the Artist of the Year.
The group's latest album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, released in April 2013, got a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for the song "Room 24" and was named Album of the Year by Noisecreep, a fan site for heavy metal devotees. Volbeat has released five studio albums and one DVD. There has been a series of lead guitarists the latest, Rob Caggiano, formerly of Anthrax, joined in 2013. Poulsen formed Volbeat in 2001 with drummer Jon Larsen and bassist Anders Kjolholm. "We've probably done 20 shows with them, both in the U.S. Metallica, especially, has chosen Volbeat as an opening act. The band knows its way around America, he adds, with 15 or 16 American tours under members' collective belts. "Our songs are all in English, of course, and we mostly do just our songs, but we'll do one cover each night, ranging from Hank Williams to Dusty Springfield and Johnny Cash, especially his 'Ring of Fire.'" Starting in 2006, Volbeat began performing at some of Europe's most famous festivals, especially Denmark's own Roskilde, plus other gatherings in Switzerland and Poland. "In school, most all of us kids learn Danish, plus English, French and German, although for me, English was the only one I mastered." "I grew up with parents who had a collection of records that leaned very heavily toward the Sun Records artists," Poulsen says from a stop on the road - speaking in English, naturally, which he says is a widespread choice among Danes. Tickets: $51.50 (reserved seating in lower bowl general admission on floor)
Friday, Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock
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