A warrior's call
A Warrior's Call is a song by the Danish metal / rockabilly band Volbeat . The band wrote the song as invasion music for the Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler .
Emergence
The song was recorded in November 2009 at Hansen Studios in the Danish city of Ribe . Text and music were written by singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen . The album was produced by Jacob Hansen . Mikkel Kessler appeared as a guest singer.
The song was created when Kessler asked the band Volbeat to write a new marching song for him on the occasion of his invitation to the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament. Previously, Kessler used other Volbeat songs, such as B. "Find that Soul". Volbeat singer Poulsen immediately accepted.
“I'm a big boxing fan and I've followed Kessler closely over the years. It is a great honor to support him in this way and to be part of one of the biggest boxing events. "
21 November 2009 Kessler met in his first fight of the tournament in Oakland on Andre Ward . At the same time, the band made the song available for free download and a making-of video was posted online. "A Warrior's Call" can be heard on the fourth Volbeat album Beyond Hell / Above Heaven , which was released on September 10, 2010. The song is also used as the B-side of the single "Fallen".
At a concert in the Dutch city of Tilburg on November 29, 2009 “A Warrior's Call” was played live for the first time. While the band was playing the song, Poulsen collapsed and had to be treated in a hospital . The doctors found flu- like symptoms that Poulsen carried off during the tour. Poulsen had to take a few days off after the incident.
reception
Artie Lange of the online magazine Gears of Rock described "A Warrior's Call" as "an unforgettable stadium song that is suitable for any type of competition". Frank Albrecht from the German magazine Rock Hard described the song as "a perfect recycling number where you can really find all Volbeat trademarks". Marc Halupczok from German magazine Metal Hammer described the song as "good, but too ordinary in the context of the other songs on the upcoming album". In August 2014 the song was awarded a gold record in the USA . In November 2018 there was also gold in Denmark.
Individual evidence
- ↑ blabbermouth.net: VOLBEAT: New Song Available For Free Download
- ↑ vertigo.fm: Volbeat - Traps
- ↑ metal-hammer.de: Volbeat singer Michael Poulsen collapses on stage
- ↑ Frank Albrecht: "Rock in the Ring". In: Rock Hard , September 2010, page 20ff.
- ↑ gearsofrock.com: Track Review: Volbeat “A Warrior's Call”
- ↑ Frank Albrecht: "Get out of here!" In: Rock Hard , August 2010 issue, page 34
- ↑ Marc Halupczok : "Stretching for advanced users". In: Metal Hammer , August 2010 issue, page 28
- ^ Gold & Platinum Searchable Database. RIAA , accessed October 6, 2014 .