Volbeat
– Rewind, Replay, Rebound
The seventh album from Denmark’s Volbeat isn’t chasing trends, and it sure isn’t playing coy. Rewind, Replay, Rebound is loud, loose, and full of hooks that punch first and ask questions never. This is rock music with slicked-back hair and a cigarette clenched between its teeth, tipping a cap to Elvis while windmilling into the chorus like it’s 1956 and 1986 at the same time.
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Michael Poulsen leans deep into his blend of croon and growl, pulling off the improbable mix of rockabilly swagger, thrash energy, and arena-anthem reach. The guitars churn with muscle and melody. Every solo feels like it was ripped from a jukebox possessed by a metalhead. And the choruses? Designed to be shouted from the back of a muddy festival crowd, fists raised and grins cracked wide. You get the sense Volbeat isn’t interested in subtlety. They’re aiming for joy, big and blunt.
Yet somewhere beneath the bravado, there’s a pulse of sincerity that makes this album click. Whether they’re name-dropping legends or cooking up fist-pumping choruses with their signature flair, Volbeat sounds like a band still having a damn good time doing what they do best. This record doesn’t reinvent them—but it doesn’t have to. It’s more like a victory lap with extra guitar squeals.
Choice Tracks
Last Day Under the Sun
A surprisingly bright anthem that’s half redemption, half resurrection. It sounds like a rock band pulling themselves out of the fire and into the light—without losing their edge.
Pelvis on Fire
Elvis gets filtered through a distortion pedal and thrown into a mosh pit. Silly? Sure. But it grooves with reckless charm and unapologetic swagger.
Cheapside Sloggers (feat. Gary Holt)
A meat-grinder of a riff opens this one, and Holt’s solo tears straight through the speakers. This is where Volbeat flexes their heavier roots without losing the melodic grip.
Rewind the Exit
One of the more introspective moments on the record, but still wrapped in hard riffs and a steady beat. It’s the sound of reflection under neon lights.
Die to Live (feat. Neil Fallon)
Chaos bottled into a piano-pounding, horn-blasting, all-out rave-up. Fallon’s growl pushes the energy into overdrive. It’s Volbeat doing the rock ’n’ roll version of a barroom brawl with style.
Volbeat’s Rewind, Replay, Rebound is a loud, leather-jacketed good time—part rockabilly revival, part metal stomp. Big riffs, bigger hooks, and a sense of fun that keeps the band charging forward without losing sight of their roots or their rhythm.