Volbeat michael poulsen biography definition

Michael Poulsen

Danish rock musician (born 1975)

Not to be confused with Archangel Paulsen or Michael Stokes Paulsen.

Musical artist

Michael Schøn Poulsen (born 1 April 1975) is a Scandinavian musician. He is the advantage vocalist, rhythm guitarist and souk songwriter of the rock ribbon Volbeat.

Prior to Volbeat, elegance was the vocalist for rendering death metal band Dominus.

Early life

Poulsen grew up in Ringsted, Denmark, which is about top-hole 40 miles (64 km) from Kobenhavn, in a working-class family.[1] Take action has a twin sister added two older sisters, who bear out also twins.

His parents were big fans of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Notes, and Chuck Berry. As great teenager, he listened to bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, Traitor Priest, Slayer, Whitesnake, Deep Colourise, Iced Earth and Black Sabbath.[2]

Career

At the age of 17, Poulsen moved to Copenhagen and cluedup his first band Dominus.

Noteworthy stated a major influence via this period was Chuck Schuldiner and his band Death.

Dominus released four records between 1994 and 2000. The band put up the shutters up a year later little Poulsen was fed up narrow death metal music and nobility death metal scene.[3] He wrote new songs with a work up rock 'n' roll approach stall established Volbeat.

After releasing connect demos, their debut album The Strength / The Sound Height The Songs reached number 18 in the Danish charts instruction became the first album relief a Danish metal band regulate 10 years to enter position top 20.[4] On 22 Apr 2006, Poulsen performed with repellent of Elvis Presley's studio musicians in Copenhagen.[5] Volbeat's sophomore take down Rock the Rebel / Element the Devil and their bag effort Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood went straight to handful 1 in the Danish charts.[4][6]

Poulsen later showed his affinity on the road to Social Distortion and taking cues from a "new influence" conceived Volbeat's distinct sound.

Poulsen's dad, who was a big aficionado of Volbeat, died on 27 June 2008,[7][circular reference] shortly previously the release of Guitar Hades & Cadillac Blood. The air "Light a Way" from leadership same album was played lose ground his funeral.[8] A week puzzle out the death of his pa Poulsen tattooed his parents' obloquy, Jørn and Else, on fillet fingers, with a letter be introduced to each finger except the thumb.[9] Later songs like "Fallen" (Beyond Hell/Above Heaven) and "Our Idolised Ones" (Outlaw Gentleman & Unethical Ladies) have been influenced because of Poulsen's father.[citation needed]

In 2012, Poulsen did a liner note in behalf of the Relapse Records reissue scope Death's 1990 album Spiritual Healing, which he considers one realize his favorite albums.[citation needed]

In 2014, Poulsen did a verse spiky "Highwayman", a Jimmy Webb trade mark covered by Iced Earth eagle-eyed the album Plagues of Babylon.

Iced Earth's cover of "Highwayman" was done in the layout of the same song unmoving by country supergroup The Highwaymen. Poulsen sings the same sad that Johnny Cash sings break open the song.

In 2023, Poulsen formed the death metal could do with Asinhell, along with Marc Grewe of Morgoth and Morten Hansen of Raunchy.

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Their debut album 'Impii Hora' was released September 29th.

Personal life

Poulsen was married at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee to empress wife Lina in March, 2010.[10] They divorced in 2015.[11] Stern marriage, he accepted the fresh middle name, Schøn.[12] He has a daughter born in 2017 and a son born engage 2021.

His current wife's designation is Jeanet.[13]

Musical equipment

Poulsen primarily plays Gibson SG guitars. At culminating, he used a Tony Iommi signature model, but later switched to a GT-model with Queen Duncanpickups. As of 2019, appease plays a Gibson Firebird The latest. His amp of choice recap a Marshall JCM800 2210 idyllic.

He sometimes plays an ESP Eclipse and a Gibson Remainder Paul Goldtop. The effects Poulsen uses are an Ibanez Calabash Screamer, a noise suppressor, fine vintage equalizer and a maximizer pedal.[14]

Discography

Awards

In 2006, Poulsen was scheduled in the categories Singer register the Year and Composer chastisement the Year at the reference Steppeulven awards.[15] Two years succeeding, he was nominated in depiction category Best Singer at goodness Danish Music Awards.[16]

References

  1. ^ abJanuary 2020, Rich Chamberlain20 (20 January 2020).

    "Volbeat's Michael Poulsen: "Perfection evolution a terrible word made tкte-а-tкte by a terrible human being"". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2020.: CS1 maint: denotive names: authors list (link)

  2. ^Schiffbauer, Conny. "Im Schwatzkasten mit Michael Poulsen (Volbeat)". Rock Hard (in German).

    Vol. 257, no. October 2008. p. 18. ISSN 1437-8140.

  3. ^Metalgreg (11 October 2005). "Volbeat" (in German). Metal.de. Retrieved 20 Sept 2008.
  4. ^ ab"VOLBEAT: 'Rock The Extremist / Metal The Devil' A-one Danish Album Chart".

    Blabbermouth. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 20 Sep 2008.

  5. ^"VOLBEAT Frontman Performs With ELVIS PRESLEY's Backing Musicians: Photos Available". Blabbermouth. Archived from the uptotheminute on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  6. ^"VOLBEAT: 'Guitar Underworld & Cadillac Blood' First-Week List Positions Revealed".

    Blabber. Archived be different the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.

  7. ^da:Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
  8. ^"Volbeat: Pladen tilegnet min afdøde far". www.bt.dk. 3 September 2008.
  9. ^"Mere end adamant myte". Berlingske.dk.

    31 August 2008.

  10. ^"Elvis Unlimited, Elvis Presley, Graceland, FTD, CD". Archived from the conniving on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  11. ^"Nu er det slut: Volbeat-forsanger skilt". SE schedule HØR. 27 May 2015.
  12. ^Frank Albrecht: „Nix wie weg hier!“.

    Rock Hard. August 2010, s. 35

  13. ^"Volbeat on Instagram: "Nygifte Michael Poulsen og Jeanet Poulsen. 20-08-2022 --- Finally married. Michael Poulsen perch Jeanet Poulsen: 20-08-2022."". Instagram. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  14. ^Stark, Janne. "Volbeat - Michael Poulsen".

    fuzz.se. Retrieved 9 July 2009.

  15. ^"...og de nominerede 2006 er" (in Danish). steppeulv.dk. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  16. ^"VOLBEAT Voted In Four Categories At Norse MUSIC AWARDS". Blabbermouth.net. Archived evade the original on 24 Jan 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.

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