VOLBEAT return with powerful new album ‘God of Angels Trust’ to be released on June 6, 2025. Video for new single ‘By a Monster’s Hand’ now online. “Greatest of all Tours Worldwide” starts in June.The Danish rock giants VOLBEAT - Michael Poulsen (vocals, guitar), Jon Larsen (drums), and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) - are back with their ninth studio album, ‘God Of Angels Trust’. The album will be released on June 6, 2025, via Vertigo/ Universal and is available for pre-order now. To accompany the new album, the band will embark on an extensive world tour.
As a first taste, today brings the brand-new single ‘By a Monster’s Hand’, a powerful mid-tempo riff monster that relentlessly breaks with conventional song structures. The track combines massive rhythms with melodic contrasts - a classic VOLBEAT banger with a fresh twist. The video perfectly captures the band’s energy: live on stage, raw, and electrifying. At the same time, it follows a dark yet familiar tone - guaranteed to give you chills. The clip was directed once again by Adam Rothlein and produced by Ghost Atomic, the team behind the videos for ‘Shotgun Blues’, ‘Die to Live’, and ‘Leviathan’.
With ‘God Of Angels Trust’, the band throws all songwriting rules overboard. VOLBEAT, the only non-American band to hold a record of ten number-one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Charts, have deliberately broken away from conventions and explored new creative paths. “I used to take a lot of time for songwriting, thinking through every aspect of the songs in detail,” says Michael Poulsen. “This time, I wanted to write a VOLBEAT album without overthinking. No rules, no structures - I can start with a chorus or just stack verse upon verse. Anything goes.” Poulsen’s excitement for breaking conventions is evident in ‘God Of Angels Trust’, a powerful, crisp album that is unmistakably VOLBEAT - with their signature blend of catchy melodies and fresh, metallic energy.
In the summer of 2024, Poulsen began working on the songs for the follow-up to ‘Servant of the Mind’ (2021) while VOLBEAT took a year-long break from touring. Poulsen used the time to recover from throat surgery and tour with his death metal band ASINHELL. But the creative drive never left him: within just three weeks, the first half of the new album was written - one song per session. As the sessions progressed, the band followed their instincts and started writing more classic rock songs based on traditional elements. In the fall of 2024, they entered the studio with longtime producer Jacob Hansen. Instead of striving for perfectionism, the band recorded the album live, with as few takes as possible - raw, direct, and unfiltered.
The result is an album that showcases VOLBEAT at their best while venturing into new territory. There was no doubt about the lead guitar parts: Flemming C. Lund, who is currently touring with VOLBEAT and played with Michael Poulsen in ASINHELL, was the perfect choice. Just thirteen days after entering the studio with Jacob Hansen, the album was complete. The fact that VOLBEAT wrote and recorded an entire album in just five weeks is impressive. But what makes ‘God Of Angels Trust’ truly extraordinary is the depth, versatility, and richness that are usually found only in albums that take ten times as long to create. Such a creative feat requires absolute focus, an unshakable flow, and the confidence to follow one’s instincts.
“In a way, it feels like we have come full circle,” explains Michael. “If you draw a circle long enough, you eventually return to the starting point - and that is exactly how it feels now. I have been through surgeries, lineup changes, and all these challenges. But now, it feels like a rebirth. It is not our ninth album - it feels like we are just getting started. And that is an incredibly refreshing feeling.”
Starting in June, VOLBEAT will return to the stage with their “Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide”, traveling through Canada, the USA, Europe, and the UK. The tour kicks off with a co-headliner run with THREE DAYS GRACE, featuring WAGE WAR as special guests, followed by US shows with HALESTORM and THE GHOST INSIDE, and concluding with a European and UK tour with BUSH and GEL. The full tour dates can be found below.
Fans who pre-order the album through www.volbeat.dk or selected Universal Music Group stores by Sunday, March 9, at 5 PM (local time) will receive an exclusive presale code for tickets. The presale starts on Monday, March 10, at 10 AM (local time), while general ticket sales begin on Friday, March 14, at 10 AM (local time).
Tracklist
01. Devils are Awake
02. By a Monster’s Hand
03. Acid Rain
04. Demonic Depression
05. In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom
06. Time Will Heal
07. Better Be Fueled than Tamed
08. At the End of the Sirens
09. Lonely Fields
10. Enlighten the Disorder (By a Monster’s Hand Part 2)
Available Formats
- 180g black vinyl
- “Grandma’s Wallpaper” vinyl - Exclusive on volbeat.dk
- “Lamplight Glow” vinyl - Exclusive on Republic Records/Universal Music websites
- “Mystery Color” vinyl - Exclusive at independent retailers
- “Glow-in-the-Dark” vinyl - Exclusive at EMP
- “Oxblood” vinyl - Exclusive at Revolver
- “Red and White Danish Flag” vinyl - Available only in Denmark
- Limited cassette
- CD
- Deluxe hardcover book CD with expanded artwork
2025 Co-Headliner tour with THREE DAYS GRACE + WAGE WAR
June 7 - June 22, multiple cities across Canada
2025 US Headliner tour with special guests HALESTORM + THE GHOST INSIDE
July 17 - August 22, multiple cities across the USA)
2025 EU/UK Headliner tour (with special guests BUSH + GEL
September 18 - November 13, multiple cities across Europe and the UK
18. September – Herning, DK – Jyske Bank Boxen
19. September – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
23. September – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
24. September – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
26. September – Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
27. September – Cologne, DE – LANXESS Arena
28. September – Oberhausen, DE – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
30. September – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
03. October – Prague, CZ – O2 Universum
04. October – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
06. October – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
08. October – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle
10. October – Leipzig, DE – QUARTERBACK Immobilien Arena
11. October – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena
13. October – Warsaw, PL – COS Torwar
15. October – Tampere, FI – Nokia Arena
17. October – Stockholm, SE – 3Arena
18. October – Oslo, NO – Unity Arena
19. October – Gothenburg, SE – Scandinavium
21. October – Hanover, DE – ZAG Arena
22. October – Rotterdam, NL – Rotterdam Ahoy
23. October – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal
25. October – Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion
28. October – Bilbao, ES – CUBEC – Bilbao Exhibition Centre
30. October – Barcelona, ES – Sant Jordi Club
31. October – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
02. November – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris – La Villette
05. November – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
06. November – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
08. November – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
10. November – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
12. November – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
13. November – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley
Source: Press Release
