Servant Of The Mind
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Servant Of The Mind
Servant of the Mind is the eighth studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat. The album was released on 3 December 2021 through Vertigo, Republic, and Universal Records. The album was proceeded by four singles: "Wait a Minute My Girl" (featuring Stine Bramsen), "Dagen Før", "Shotgun Blues", and "Becoming". The album marks a return to a heavier sound in comparison to their previous album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound. -Wikipedia
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Sonic Perspectives
Pop/rock sensibilities communicated through a metallic bullhorn are the order of the day for Denmark’s Volbeat, but their eighth studio effort "Servant Of The Mind" still offers up plenty of surprises for even the most experienced of ears.
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Kerrang!
A pedant might argue that this 13-song album could’ve been tighter by losing a few of those towards the end – but then the band chuck in bonus tracks, notably two storming punk covers that put you straight back into chrome, smoke and fire territory. Rarely has such a successful band sounded so ravenous. These leather seats are comfy, but the devil’s at the wheel.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
When VOLBEAT stick to what they know, they sound more vital than ever. However, their moments of mutation on Servants Of The Mind sound like a blockbuster band running out of steam. Can they continue to take over the world on nostalgia alone?
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Rockposer
‘Servant Of The Mind’ is a huge album I every respect, which shows the band maturing and growing yet again, they really are nothing short of world beating now! This is easily amongst my albums of 2021. Brilliant!
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Ghost Cult Magazine
So, a focused writer, a talented experienced collective in top form, and, perhaps, a point to prove after recent albums had been decent though not as widely revered as some of the early-canon material, with 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies (Vertigo / Republic) the last time they were near this sort of form: Servant of the Mind out-performs everything that came before and adds a slew of massive songs, ‘Say No More’ and its Mega–tallica chug testament (sic) to the overkill (#SorryNotSorry) of the quality of fresh meat here, to the Volbeat arsenal ahead of their return to touring.
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Blabbermouth
Admittedly, if you were hoping that VOLBEAT would do something radical and completely overhaul their sound, "Servant Of The Mind" is not the album for you. It will be, however, the album for a vast number of other people, as Denmark's kings of rockabilly metal continue to stand alone, pockets bulging with massive, life-affirming tunes. The shows will be wild.
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Antichrist Magazine
Volbeat are consistent in their music. They improve and evolve, but their music always had their signature sound. And they did it again, as for me: combining genres, clearly pointing on musicians, which inspired them but without some imitating or plagiarism, the band release a good, cheerful album with various music (which can be too mainstream sometimes but its ok too). Good vibes included.
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AllMusic
Servant of the Mind is arguably the darkest, loudest, and heaviest album in their catalog --as well as their most accessible. Written in three months, it was recorded in three weeks.
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Ultimate Guitar
It's the perfect album for those who don't really want to think too hard about what they're listening to, or for the people who truly believe Metallica's "black album" is the only kind of metal album worth listening to, and for a lot of people, this album will be just fine. But, that's all it is. Just fine.
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Sea of Tranquility
All inclusively, I would highly recommend Servant of the Mind to any Hard Rock or Heavy Metal fanatic as this is a better release than what came prior to it, even though I loved the most recent album, however this takes it up to another superior level and I can assure I will be playing this contemporary collection of Volbeat tunes for a very long period to come - I have no inch of doubt about that in my mind.
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HeadBangers Lifestyle
Musically this one is heavy metal spot on. Great guitar riffs and melodies and a perfect way to close a more than excellent album. The Deluxe Version of ‘Servant Of The Mind’ contains four bonus tracks of which ,,Return To None” is a remarkable almost thrash metal song with some unexpected grunts.
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Reflections of Darkness
A solid but not very versatile album with no surprises… one could also say if you just let the CD play in the background, you always know it’s VOLBEAT, but it gets boring after a while.
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Louder Sound
Like others, Volbeat have used the recent global travails to reset their musical clock. The result is not only their best album in a while, but also one that opens up an exciting future.
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Grande Rock
“Servant of the Mind” is not only the band’s heaviest album, but also one of the best they have released throughout their career. It features all the elements from their previous albums and that heavier factor is what makes it truly amazing. Whether you are a fan of the band or not, you should check this album out without ado.
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The Metal Protocol
Even heavy metal’s glacier speed evolution happens eventually, but Volbeat manage to stay relevant throughout. Terrific riffs, expert songwriting and just a damn good time. Global lockdowns have sucked on a multitude of levels, but have at least produced a few special albums. Servant Of The Mind clocks in at over an hour, like most of their albums. But when you’re having this much fun, just sit back and enjoy the ride!
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Metal Injection
Servant of the Mind has a lot of memorable songs, a couple of filler tracks, and follows in the path of Rewind, Replay, Rebound and 2016's Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie with catchy hard rock singles augmented by some metal moments.
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Metal Planet Music
In Servants of the Mind, Volbeat have an absolute belter of an album on their hands. The combination of influences works stunningly well and, although it’s easy to spot them, this in no way makes the band sound derivative.
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V13
It really is, in my humble opinion, their best record to date. I’m sure others out there will have their own opinion and, usually, I welcome differing schools of thought when it comes to music. In this instance, however, I am steadfast in my Judgement.
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The Razors Edge
I started out this review by asking how do Volbeat build upon their legacy. On December 3rd that question is answered. Right at the last minute, Volbeat release an album of the year contender that is sure to make waves of many peoples of year lists along with winning the bands more fans than every before!
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Music Matters Media
Servant of the Mind serves its purpose, but not much else.
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The Hard Times
This new eighteen-track LP embodies the band’s signature blend of psychobilly, heavy metal, and punk rock n roll up and cranks it up a notch.
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Devil's Gate Music
Volbeat have come up trumps with ‘Servant Of The Mind’ – an incredibly heavy-but-also-versatile album with surprises lurking around every corner. Those riffs though…oh my. Crank it up and let the riffs wash over you.
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Tinnitist
The groundbreaking Danish rockers’ unique signature hybrid of rock, pop, metal and roots is front and centre once again on their energized, entertaining eighth album.
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