Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie

Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie
Studio album by Volbeat
Released 3 June 2016
Genre
Length 53:01
Label
Producer
Volbeat chronology
Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
(2013)		 Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie
(2016)
Singles from Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie
  1. "The Devil's Bleeding Crown"
    Released: 7 April 2016
  2. "For Evigt"
    Released: 29 April 2016
  3. "Seal the Deal"
    Released: 20 May 2016
  4. "Let It Burn"
    Released: 5 September 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Gaffa[2]

Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie is the sixth studio album by Danish metal band Volbeat. The album was released on 3 June 2016.[3] It is the first album not to feature Anders Kjølholm who left in November the previous year.[4][5][6]

Background

In April 2015, singer Michael Poulsen revealed that he had so far written seven songs for the album.[7] In November 2015 it was reported that bassist Anders Kjølholm had left the band.[6] According to Poulsen the band sat down and talked about the coming year and "there were some things that we couldn't agree on", adding "there was no big drama".[8] Kaspar Boye Larsen was announced as the replacement for Kjølholm in May 2016, after having played bass for Volbeat on their recent US tour.[9] Larsen had known Michael Poulsen and drummer Jon Larsen since the early 1990's, and replaced Anders Kjølholm on Volbeat's first European tour in 2006.[8][10]

On 7 April 2016 Volbeat announced the release of Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie. Lead guitarist Rob Caggiano said of the musical content of the album: "There's definitely some stuff that kind of weaves in and out of the record. You know, the last album was leaning heavily towards like the Western stuff and, you know, outlaws and cowboys and that kind of thing, and this is a whole different thing. There's definitely some cool characters and some voodoo stuff on this record, which I always found fascinating."[11] Lead singer Michael Poulsen stated that he believes in the spirit world, saying: "I've always been very interested in the spiritual world and all those kinds of things. Also dark, spiritual things… I guess it's just something that a lot of guys in the metal and rock scene are very into. I just remember very interested in it since I was a teenager, seeing a lot of horror movies, which I still do." Poulsen has also called the album a "spiritual album, because the lyrics are very spiritual. They're not religious; we're not religious believers, but we do believe in the spirit world."[12]

Musically, the album is more melodic and less heavy metal-sounding than previous albums, with Michael Poulsen admitting "it seems to be more of a rock album". For the first time Volbeat are using female backing vocals on several songs by singer Mia Maja, and "Goodbye Forever" features the Harlem Gospel Choir.[8] Poulsen has said he is the most proud of the album's choruses, which he has called "the strongest I've ever done".[13] Singer Danko Jones features on the song "Black Rose", who Poulsen had stayed in touch with since he first met him when Jones' band played a concert in Copenhagen in 2006.[13]

Singles

"The Devil's Bleeding Crown" was released as the album's first single in North America on 7 April 2016.[3] The single peaked at number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in the United States.[14]

Internationally, "For Evigt" (meaning "Forever") was released as the first single on 29 April 2016. The song features Danish singer Johan Olsen of rock group Magtens Korridorer, and is the second collaboration between Olsen and Volbeat following "The Garden's Tale" (2007).[15] "For Evigt" is replaced by "The Bliss" on the North American version, where the Danish chorus sung by Olsen is sung by Michael Poulsen in English.

"Seal the Deal" was released as the album's second international single on 20 May 2016.[16] On 13 September 2016, it is set to be sent to US active rock radio as the album's second single in North America.[17]

On 5 September 2016, "Let It Burn" was released as the album's third international single.[18]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one in Denmark. It sold 8,336 units in its opening week, the biggest first-week sales of 2016.[19] In the United States, Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 51,000 units. It is the band's highest-charting album in the US.[20] The album debuted at number 16 in the UK Albums Chart, selling 4,083 copies in its first week.[21]

Track listing

Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie – Standard version[22]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "The Devil's Bleeding Crown"  Michael PoulsenPoulsen 3:56
2. "Marie Laveau"  PoulsenPoulsen 3:13
3. "For Evigt" (featuring Johan Olsen)PoulsenPoulsen 4:44
4. "The Gates of Babylon"  Poulsen
 4:34
5. "Let It Burn"  PoulsenPoulsen 3:39
6. "Black Rose" (featuring Danko Jones)PoulsenPoulsen 3:55
7. "Rebound"  Ray CarlisleCarlisle 2:29
8. "Mary Jane Kelly"  PoulsenPoulsen 5:39
9. "Goodbye Forever"  PoulsenPoulsen 4:30
10. "Seal the Deal"  Poulsen
  • Poulsen
  • Larsen
 4:09
11. "Battleship Chains"  Terry AndersonAnderson 3:21
12. "You Will Know"  Poulsen
  • Poulsen
  • Caggiano
  • Larsen
 4:31
13. "The Loa's Crossroad"  Poulsen
  • Poulsen
  • Caggiano
  • Larsen
 4:21

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 47
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 21
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 2
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[29] 9
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[30] 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[31] 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[33] 50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[35] 19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 71
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[37] 2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[40] 16
US Billboard 200[41] 4

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[42] Platinum 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[43] 2× Platinum 40,000^
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/seal-the-deal-lets-boogie-mw0002933439
  2. ↑ http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelse/107463/hegn-til-det-brede-publikum/
  3. 1 2 "VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single". Blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "VOLBEAT | News | A message from Volbeat". Volbeat.dk. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ↑ VOLBEAT Parts Ways With Bassist ANDERS KJØLHOLM. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 9 December 2015
  6. 1 2 Volbeat mister bassist. GAFFA. Retrieved 9 December 2015
  7. ↑ "Volbeat-interview: Folk tror, jeg er den falske Michael Poulsen". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Walden, Eric (9 September 2016). "Concert preview: Interview with Volbeat's Michael Poulsen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "VOLBEAT Officially Adds Bassist KASPAR BOYE LARSEN". 14 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Lach, Stef (11 August 2016). "Volbeat's new bassist left for tour 12 hours after birth of his son". TeamRock. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Believes in Spirits". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 Jung, Marie (17 June 2016). "Volbeat på vej til Fyn: Rockbæstet bider igen". Fyens Stiftstidende. Jysk Fynske Medier P/S. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Volbeat – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "VOLBEAT | "For Evigt" ist die erste Volbeat Single aus dem Album "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie" | News". Universal-music.de. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  16. ↑ "Seal The Deal - Volbeat". Qobuz.com. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  17. ↑ http://archive.is/cBHkN
  18. ↑ "LYT Volbeat sætter ild til P3". DR. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. ↑ Treo, Thomas (June 15, 2016). "Helt færdige: Stakkels Roxette" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Drake's 'Views' Album No. 1 for Sixth Week on Billboard 200, Paul Simon Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  21. ↑ Jones, Alan (10 June 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Paul Simon nets seventh No.1 album". Music Week. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  22. 1 2 "VOLBEAT UDGIVER NYT ALBUM DEN 3. JUNI " Universal Music Denmark". Universal.dk. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  23. ↑ "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie by Volbeat on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  24. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  25. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "Volbeat – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Volbeat. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  29. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201623 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU - Danmarks officielle hitlister". Tracklisten. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  31. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  32. ↑ "Volbeat: Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  33. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  34. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  35. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 23. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  36. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 2016-06-03 al 2016-06-09)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  38. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  39. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  40. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  41. ↑ "Volbeat – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Volbeat. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  42. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Volbeat in the field Interpret. Enter Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  43. ↑ "Volbeat "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie"" (in Danish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Denmark. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  44. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Volbeat; 'Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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