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Danish rockers Volbeat, who broke through on the American market last year with their fourth album „Beyond Hell/Above Heaven“ and numerous Top 10 singles, just voiced themselves concerning a possible new album later this year. Frontman Michael Poulsen told Loudwire that new music is already in the works, saying, “Some material has been written on the road and some has been written at home. We will be home in a couple of days then it’s up to me to put all the pieces together and then we will enter the studio probably late this year, maybe early next year, but there will definitely be a new Volbeat record out, I believe around early April or something like that.”

Poulsen added about the new material, “It’s the Volbeat style, and again there’s going to be a lot of great surprises, so I can’t wait to get home to put all the pieces together.”

An eight-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for “Beyond Hell/Above Heaven”, the fourth album from Danish metal rock ‘n’ rollers Volbeat, can be viewed below.

“Beyond Hell/Above Heaven” registered the following first-week chart positions:

Denmark – No. 1
Finland – No. 1
Sweden – No. 1
Austria – No. 2
Germany – No. 3
Switzerland – No. 7
Holland -  No. 8
Norway -  No. 8

 ”Beyond Hell/Above Heaven” was released in Germany on September 10 and in most parts of Europe on September 13 via Vertigo/Universal. The CD was once again recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen. The cover artwork was created by illustrator Karsten Wrysand and can be viewed below.

“Beyond Hell/Above Heaven” features guest appearances by Mercyful Fate guitarist Michael Denner, Napalm Death’s Mark “Barney” Greenway and Kreator’s Mille Petrozza. Additionally, Jacob Oelund of the Copenhagen rockabilly outfit Taggy Tones and songwriter Hanrik Hall swung by the studio to lay down some seriously swinging double bass and harmonica.