Danish heavy metal musical groups

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Mercyful Fate, Volbeat, King Diamond, Pretty Maids, Mnemic, Illdisposed, Hatesphere, Wuthering Heights, Insidiöus Törment, Iniquity, Corpus Mortale, Raunchy, Panzerchrist, The Burning, Pyramaze, Royal Hunt, Septicaemia, Evil Masquerade, As We Fight, Svartsot, Red Warszawa, Dawn Of Demise, Saturnus, Force of Evil, The Psyke Project, Brats, Horned Almighty, Vira, Black Rose, Witch Cross. Excerpt: Volbeat is a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, punk and rockabilly. They are inspired by classic rock and roll artists such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, as well as more contemporary hard rock, punk rock and metal bands, such as AC/DC, Social Distortion, The Misfits, Breaking Benjamin and Aerosmith. Their line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Thomas Bredahl, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen. The band is signed to Dutch label Mascot Records and has released four studio albums and one DVD. All of their studio albums were certified gold in Denmark. Their second album Rock the Rebel/Metal the Devil received platinum status, and their latest release Beyond Hell/Above Heaven was subject to widespread international critical acclaim, receiving double platinum in Denmark, platinum in Finland and gold in Sweden, Germany and Austria. Singer Michael Poulsen first started in death metal band "Dominus". In 2000, Poulsen became fed up with death metal music and the death metal scene. This resulted in the end of Dominus. In 2001, Poulsen went on to form a new band with some friends and other former Dominus members. This was the beginning of Volbeat. The band name Volbeat originated from the name of a 1997 Dominus album, titled "Vol.Beat". After selling 1,000 copies of their "Beat the Meat" demo tape, Volbeat was signed to a record deal by Rebel Monster Records, a sub-label of Mascot Records. Volbeat released their first album, The Strength/The Sound/The Songs in 2005. The lineup for the album consisted of Michael Poulsen (vocals), Jon Larsen (drums), Franz Gottschalk (guitar) and Anders Kjølholm (bass). The album was a huge success in Denmark achieving a spot at #18 in the charts. Critics were generally positive towards The Strength / The Sound / The Songs. The German hard rock magazine RockHard gave it 10/10 in a review. The Strength / The Sound / The Songs also received a hand