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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN Says Touring With METALLICA Was A 'Dream Come True'

October 15, 2014

In a recent interview with ARTISTdirect, guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT spoke about his first meeting with METALLICA.

"We have been huge fans of METALLICA since we discovered heavy rock," he said. "They're the biggest heavy rock band in the world. Nobody will ever be able to top them. They're almost as big as Coca-Cola. [Laughs]

"Rewinding back, you remember being in your room at your parents' house with all the posters. I had METALLICA posters up even before I had my first guitar.

"Now that we've been on the road with them and become friends with them, it's a great accomplishment, and I'm so proud of it.

"I think it was in 2007 when we first met them. METALLICA hadn't been in Denmark for a long time. They were about to play a show in an open field in front of 40,000 people. They were looking for support bands. Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] was calling friends and media asking them, 'What's the big buzz right now?' Everybody was talking about VOLBEAT. We had our second album out. He checked it out, liked what he heard, and we got the support slot that day. James Hetfield [METALLICA frontman] became a VOLBEAT fan!

"After that, we've been on the road lots of times with METALLICA in America, in Europe, and playing on their own festivals like Orion Music + More. We've hung out with them and gotten invitations to their shows. It's been amazing. They're such nice guys. There are a lot of big bands who could learn a trick or two from METALLICA about how to treat people. They're so nice. They're truly gentlemen. They've got a good crew, and it's inspiring to see how they work. They're so professional and still very dedicated.

"It was an honor and a great experience to go out with them. It just shows nothing is impossible. Dreams are there to come true. That was definitely one of them."

VOLBEAT's latest effort, 2013's "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies", features the No. 1 singles "The Hangman's Body Count" and "Lola Montez", as well as the Top 5 track "Dead But Rising" and new single "Doc Holliday".

VOLBEAT's co-headlining tour with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH kicked off on September 16 in Salt Lake City.

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