| Beyond Hell / Above Heaven | ||||
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| Studio album by Volbeat | ||||
| Released | September 10, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2009- June 2010 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, punk rock, rockabilly, groove metal, death 'n' roll, blues rock, thrash metal, rock and roll | |||
| Label | Rebel Monster Records (US)<brW />Mascot Records (US) Vertigo (EU) Universal (EU) |
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| Producer | Jacob Hansen[1] | |||
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| Allmusic | [2] |
| Amazon.com | [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
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Beyond Hell / Above Heaven is the Danish heavy metal band Volbeat's fourth studio album.[5] Singer Michael Poulsen also stated that the album will contain some surprises and guest appearances.[6] Poulsen also stated, “The Album title is “Beyond Hell/Above Heaven” (no reference to religious beliefs). The title refers to the overall theme of the album, and it continues the storyline from where “Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood” left off…”.[5]
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The album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven was released on September 10, 2010. Michael Poulsen explained the title of the album stating "...it’s a way telling people that we don’t belong or believe in neither heaven nor hell. So if we go beyond hell, we will make heaven look like hell, and if we go above heaven, we will make hell look like heaven. Heaven and hell is something we create in our minds and personal self-created demons come out of that."[7] Featured on the album is previously released track, "A Warrior's Call", which was made for Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler.[1] The track Evelyn contains some death grunt, which was a whole new element on Volbeat's music.
Michael Poulsen has also revealed several of the guest musicians on the album stating "I’m very very proud to have these fine gentlemen with me, since they inspired me a lot for a long time."[7]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Mirror and the Ripper" | 4:01 | |
| 2. | "Heaven Nor Hell" (featuring Henrik Hall of Love Shop) | 5:23 | |
| 3. | "Who They Are" | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Fallen" | 5:01 | |
| 5. | "A Better Believer" | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "7 Shots" (featuring Mille Petrozza of Kreator and Michael Denner of Mercyful Fate / King Diamond) | 4:45 | |
| 7. | "A New Day" | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "16 Dollars" (featuring Jakob Oelund of Taggy Tones) | 2:49 | |
| 9. | "A Warrior's Call" | 4:24 | |
| 10. | "Magic Zone" | 3:52 | |
| 11. | "Evelyn" (featuring Mark "Barney" Greenway of Napalm Death) | 3:30 | |
| 12. | "Being 1" | 2:22 | |
| 13. | "Thanks" | 3:43 |
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| 14. | "Angelfuck" (Misfits cover) | 1:31 | |||||||
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| Preceded by Maailma on kaunis by Olli Lindholm |
Finnish Albums Chart number-one album 22 September 2010 – 29 September 2010 |
Succeeded by JHT2 by Cheek |
| Preceded by Body Talk Pt. 2 by Robyn |
Danish Albums Chart number-one album 24 September 2010 – 1 October 2010 |
Succeeded by Welcome Back Colour by Tina Dickow |
| Swedish Albums Chart number-one album 24 September 2010 – 1 October 2010 |
Succeeded by Små ord av guld by Larz-Kristerz |
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