Volbeat Deliver Personal Single & Video, “Time Will Heal”

Volbeat — Michael Poulsen (vocals, guitar), Jon Larsen (drums), and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) — are getting closer and closer to the release of their ninth album, God Of Angels Trust. This album arrives on June 6 via longtime label Vertigo/Universal.

The album will coincide with plenty of summer touring on the band’s Greatest Of All Time World Tour. Ahead of the release and touching down for tour, the band has shared the video for the impactful track “Time Will Heal.”

The track is a supremely catchy, mid-tempo anthem that captures everything you love about Volbeat’s sound. The visual pairs performance footage with some sanguine-soaked action in a red room. And a G.O.A.T. Literally.

Overall, though, it’s an intensely personal track for the band and its frontman.

Poulson says:

“Through life, we go through these ups and downs, and sometimes, it’s like turning on a switch and it can change from one minute to another. We suddenly get in a sad, emotional mood where there just doesn’t seem to be a way to see the light or good in anything. But we always find a way to make things good again. I’m good at turning those moments around quickly, but that comes with accepting the good with the bad and using the bad moments to grow and learn instead of letting them bother you more that it should and having your mind manipulate reality. The important thing is to realise that while nothing can be good forever, do not let the dark side of life take over. Have the confidence to know there will be better days ahead when we’re dealing with these moments or demons and we’re struggling to find anything good in what we’re doing.”

Poulson pulls back the curtain further by sharing:

“I’m still struggling with the loss of my father. I would say 80 percent of the time I’m coping with the loss and doing well. But then sometimes, I’m falling into these black holes where everything is empty and nothing is fair. I’m so grateful I have kids because when they come into your life, suddenly, everything is not about you. It’s about the kids and you can’t spend too much of your energy being down because they need you. So, it’s been a blessing having kids. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.”

With God Of Angels Trust, the Danish band, which has scored 11 No. 1 songs, have thrown caution to the wind, ignored comfort zones, and paid little heed to traditional songwriting in the search for something more immediate and surprising. The result will thrill Volbeat’s dedicated legion of fans.

Poulson states:

“In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them. This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too much about it. Instead of following any kind of structure I said, ‘Okay, there are no rules. I can do anything I want. I can start with a chorus or do songs that are just a bunch of verses stacked on top of each other. Anything goes.’ That was freeing for me and made it exciting to write this album.”

Poulsen’s excitement to thwart convention is palpable throughout God Of Angels Trust, a punchy, crunchy album that’s undeniably Volbeat, yet marches to a fresh new metallic and melodic energy.

As impressive as it is that Volbeat wrote and recorded an entire album in about five weeks, what’s more incredible is that God Of Angels Trust sounds as fleshed out, eclectic, and fulfilling as albums that have taken 10 times longer (or more) to create. In the end, creating such a strong album so quickly was a tremendous challenge that demanded Zen-like calm, a joy for exploration, maximal creativity, and razor-sharp concentration to pull off.

Volbeat ‘God of Angels Trust’ album artwork

Volbeat will return to the road on the Greatest Of All Tours Worldwide, beginning in June and running throughout 2025. The tour begins in June with a co-headline Canadian run with Three Days Grace and special guests Wage War, which will be followed by headline treks in the U.S. with special guests Halestorm and The Ghost Inside, and Europe and the UK with special guests Bush and Witch Fever. Tickets and VIP packages for all shows are on sale now.

2025 Co-Headlining Tour (w/ Three Days Grace + Wage War):

June 7 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
June 9 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
June 10 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
June 12 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
June 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
June 16 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
June 17 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
June 19 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
June 21 – London, ON – Canada Life Place
June 22 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre

2025 US Headline Tour (w/ Special Guests Hailstorm + The Ghost Inside):

July 17 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
July 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 21 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
July 22 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater
July 24 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
July 25 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
July 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
July 29 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
July 31 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
August 2 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
August 3 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
August 4 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
August 7 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
August 9 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
August 10 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 12 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
August 13 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
August 14 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
August 16 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
August 17 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
August 19 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 21 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
August 22 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

2025 EU/UK Headline Tour (w/ Special Guests Bush + Witch Fever):

September 18 – Herning, DK – Jyske Bank Boxen
September 19 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
September 20 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena
September 23 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
September 24 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis
September 26 – Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
September 27 – Cologne, DE – LANXESS Arena
September 28 – Oberhausen, DE – Rudolf Weber-ARENA
September 30 – Vienna, AT – Wiener Stadthalle
October 3 – Prague, CZ – O2 universum
October 4 – Berlin, DE – Uber Arena
October 6 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle
October 8 – Frankfurt, DE – Festhalle
October 10 – Leipzig, DE – QUARTERBACK Immobilien Arena
October 11 – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena
October 13 – Warsaw, PL – COS Torwar
October 15 – Tampere, FI – Nokia Arena
October 17 – Stockholm, SE – 3Arena
October 18 – Oslo, NO – Unity Arena
October 19 – Gothenburg, SE – Scandinavium
October 21 – Hannover, DE – ZAG Arena
October 22 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotterdam Ahoy
October 23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal
October 25 – Zurich, CH – Hallenstadion
October 28 – Bilbao, ES – CUBEC – Bilbao Exhibition Centre
October 30 – Barcelona, ES – Sant Jordi Club
October 31 – Madrid, ES – Palacio Vistalegre
November 2 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris – La Villette
November 5 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
November 6 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
November 8 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
November 10 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
November 12 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
November 13 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley