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Volbeat Scores Record-Setting 13th #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart with “Demonic Depression”

by Amy Sciarretto
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Volbeat‘s long-held record has fallen… to Volbeat!

Wait, what?

Volbeat‘s latest single “Demonic Depression” is the band’s 13th No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Chart.

The Danish band still holds tight to the record for the most No. 1 singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart by an artist originating outside of North America. Volbeat notched their 12th No. 1 last fall with “Time Will Heal” and 11th. No. 1 with By a Monster’s Hand.”

All three of these tracks live on the band’s ninth album God of Angels Trust, which arrived on June 6 of last year. Get it here.

For those keeping score at home, Volbeat set this record back in March 2020 with “Die To Live” (Feat. Neil Fallon), which was their eighth time topping the leaderboard.

Volbeat are now tied for the sixth most number ones since the chart started in 1981, joining the likes of Van Halen, Godsmack, Disturbed, Linkin Park, and Papa Roach.

Volbeat remain the record holder for the most number ones by an artist originating outside of North America.

The band’s previous No. 1s are as follows:”Heaven Nor Hell” (Beyond Hell/Above Heaven)
“Still Counting” (Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood)
“The Hangman’s Body Count” (Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies)
“Lola Montez” (Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies)
“The Devil’s Bleeding Crown” (Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie)
“Black Rose (feat. Danko Jones)” (Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie)
“Last Day Under The Sun” (Rewind, Replay, Rebound)
“Die To Live (feat. Neil Fallon)” (Rewind, Replay, Rebound)
“Wait A Minute My Girl” (Servant of the Mind)
“Shotgun Blues” (Servant of the Mind)
“By A Monster’s Hand” (God Of Angels Trust)
“Time Will Heal” (God Of Angels Trust)

You know what they say about the numbers, right? They don’t lie.

ABOUT VOLBEAT:
Volbeat have risen from the clubs of Denmark to some of the biggest stages in the world, collecting more than 145 gold and platinum certifications along the way. The band has also accumulated 19 top ten singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, including thirteen number ones – the most of any band based outside of North America. They have received multiple awards across the globe and received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance for “Room 24” (feat. King Diamond). Their ninth album, God Of Angels Trust was released on June 6 and features the number one hits “By a Monster’s Hand,” “Time Will Heal” and “Demonic Depression” as well as the fan-favorite, “In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan’s Spawn in a Dying World of Doom.”

The band, consisting of singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen, drummer Jon Larsen, bassist Kaspar Boye Larsen and lead guitarist Flemming C Lund, will soon begin the fourth leg of their Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide, trekking across Europe.

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