VOLBEAT HONORED WITH ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BY NOISECREEP IN INAUGURAL CREEPIES
Band Is Sole Artist To Be Awarded Multiple Category Wins
DANISH QUARTET WILL PERFORM FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS ACROSS EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA IN COMING MONTHS
Denmark -- Volbeat has been acknowledged as the sole artist to win multiple categories in Noisecreep's inaugural fan determined "Creepies" polling. The Danish quartet was awarded both Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES. Volbeat's Michael Paulson shares, “It is an honor to be acknowledged by Noisecreep for both Album of the Year and Artist of the Year. The fact that the Creepies are determined by those that fill the venues, buy our records, and support rock music, makes this very meaningful to the band. Thank you to each and every fan who took the time to cast a vote.”
Volbeat is currently touring Europe, where they will take the stage to perform for hundreds of thousands of fans over the Summer. This Fall, they join co-headliner Five Finger Death Punch for a North American run that begins on September 16th at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, UT. HELLYEAH will be direct support with Nothing More opening for the Fall.
Volbeat's OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES has sold more than 300,000 copies in the U.S. according to Soundscan, alongside hundreds of thousands of digital singles. The Danish quartet received their first GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Metal OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES Performance" category for "Room 24" (Volbeat Featuring King Diamond), and won Germany's Echo Award for "Best International Alternative Act." The band's repertoire has become a staple at Active Rock radio, cementing their relevance with six consecutive #1 singles at the format. Their latest "Dead But Rising" recently hit the peak of the chart. Overseas,OUTLAW GENTLEMEN & SHADY LADIES has been certified platinum in their home country of Denmark, alongside Germany and Austria, with gold sales in Finland.
Since forming in Copenhagen in 2000, Volbeat has released five studio albums and two live offerings that have turned the band into superstars, collecting platinum discs and prestigious awards making them one of the most talked about bands around the world. Their current release debuted at No. 1 in Denmark alongside Canada, Germany, Norway, Switzerland and Austria. The album saw a debut at No. 2 in Finland, No. 4 in the Netherlands and Sweden, and No. 9 in The United States. Volbeat is Michael Poulsen (vocals/guitar), Anders Kjølholm (bass) and Jon Larsen (drums), joined by former Anthrax/The Damned Things guitarist Rob Caggiano, who produced the new album with longtime Volbeat co-producer Jacob Hansen.
CONFIRMED APPEARANCES INCLUDE:
6/13 Nickelsdorf . Bgld., AT Novarock
6/15 Donington, GB Download Festival
6/19 Halden, NO Tons of Rock Festival
6/20 Scheessel / Neujausen ob Eck, DE Hurricane / Southside Festival
6/21 Scheessel / Neujausen ob Eck, DE Hurricane / Southside Festival
6/22 Scheessel / Neujausen ob Eck, DE Hurricane / Southside Festival
6/28 Dessel, BE Grasspop Festival
7/01 Rome, IT Rock In Rome
7/02 Milan, IT Ippodromo del Galoppo
7/04 Delitzsch, DE With Full Force Festival
7/05 Sopron, HU Volt Festival
7/06 Belfort, FR Eurockeennes Festival
7/23 Tomlin, SI Metaldays Festival
7/25 Oulu, FI Qstock
7/31 Kostrzyn nad Odra Przystankek Woodstock Festival
8/01 Copenhagen, DK Refshaleoen
8/02 Horsens, DK Faengslet
8/07 Gavle, SE Getaway Rock Festival
8/09 Villena, ES Leyendas del Rock
8/14 Gampel-Bratsch, CH Open Air Gampel
8/15 Biddinghuizen, NL Lowlands Festival
8/19 Veselovka, RU Kabana Festival
8/22 Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, FR Rock En Seine
8/23 Charleville-Mezieres, FR Cabaret Vert
WITH CO-HEADLINER FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH:
9/16 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
9/17 Billings, MT Rimrock Auto Arena @ Metrapark
9/18 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center
9/20 Cedar Rapids, IA US Cellular Coliseum
9/21 Grand Rapids, MI Deltaplex
9/23 Syracuse, NY The Oncenter
9/25 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Arena
9/26 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center
9/27 Albany, NY Times Union Center
9/28 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
9/30 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
10/01 Reading, PA Santander Arena
10/03 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
10/04 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
10/07 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial
10/08 Detroit, MI Compuware Arena
10/10 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
10/11 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Arena
10/12 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum
10/14 Orlando, FL CFE Arena
10/16 Biloxi, MS MS Coast Coliseum
10/17 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
10/18 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Center
10/20 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena
10/21 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheatre
10/22 Rio Rancho, NM Santa Ana Star Center
10/24 Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ Hard Rock
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