Especially in Germany, where this 27-track behemoth of a live album was recorded in front of their die-hard fans in cities such as Stuttgart, Cologne, and Hamburg. What followed next in the conversation was a quick history of Volbeat, how he would be an idiot to miss them, and finally, over-emphasising exactly how much of a draw Volbeat are in Europe. Turns out it was true Volbeat were going out with Godsmack, in arenas, billed as “special guests”. “…Why do you want to know?” I respond, “…well they’re opening for Godsmack and I wasn’t sure about buying a ticket”…”…wait, Volbeat are opening for Godsmack, what kind of trickery is this?”. He messages me early 2019, asking what I knew about this Danish band Volbeat as his only knowledge was that the dude who used to play guitar in Anthrax (Rob Caggiano) played in Volbeat. The kind of guy who caught the likes of Aerosmith and Kiss the first time around in theatres.

Ignoring the cardinal sin of writing in the first-person for a moment I’ve got a friend in America, Nashville to be precise.

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