"We are happy to announce that Kaspar Boye Larsen is officially now the new bass player in Volbeat," says vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen. "We just got back from a great US tour and Kaspar showed as we expected that he's the real deal. The fans love him and we can't wait for the rest of you to hook up with us as a full band again on our coming shows."

Kaspar has prevouisly been part of punk rock outfit The Hitchcocks and alt metal group The Kandidate, and even went on tour with Volbeat as a support act in 2010. Kaspar will have his European debut at Rock am Ring June 3rd - the same day as the upcoming album, Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie, is released worldwide. Kaspar elaborates:

"10 years ago I returned from Volbeat’s very first European tour that I joined as a tour session bass player. I was so proud of playing with one of my favorite bands and loaded with great memories of good times but also sad that it was over. A lot of things have happened in the meantime but the songs are as great as ever and I’m super stoked to be joining one of my favorite bands on stage, only this time on a permanent basis! I’m very grateful that the guys thought of me after all these years and I can’t wait to see you all out there!"

You will also see Kaspar Boye Larsen in Volbeat's brand new music video for "The Devil’s Bleeding Crown" which can be viewed below. The video was filmed in an old country house, that was just about to be demolished – a perfect setting for a rock party with a New Orleans underworld twist and a crowd on fire. Directed by Plastic Kid, whom Volbeat worked with previously on “16 Dollars”, “Cape Of Our Hero” and “Lonesome Rider".

Produced by longtime collaborator Jacob Hansen and co-produced by frontman Michael Poulsen and lead guitarist Rob Caggiano, Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie includes a total of 13 new tracks, reflecting Volbeat's signature hybrid of rock prowess, metal power, blues soul, and rockabilly swing. The cover art and complete tracklisting are as follows.

“The Devil’s Bleeding Crown”
“Marie Laveau”
“The Bliss”
“The Gates of Babylon”
“Let It Burn”
“Black Rose”
“Rebound”
“Mary Jane Kelly”
“Goodbye Forever”
“Seal The Deal”
“Battleship Chains”
“You Will Know”
“The Loa’s Crossroad”

Catch Volbeat live in concert:

June
3 - Rock am Ring - Mendig, Germany     
5 - FortaRock Festival - Nijmegen, Netherlands   
7 - Zitadelle - Berlin, Germany   
9 - Greenfield Festival - Interlaken, Switzerland      
12 - Hippodrome de Longchamp - Paris, France     
18 - Graspop - Dessel, Belgium    
22 - Bergenhus Festning - Bergen, Norway    
24 - Tinderbox - Odense, Denmark     
25 - Zenith de Strasbourg - Eckbolsheim Strasbourg, France    
29 - Nibe Festival - Nibe, Denmark   
30 - Bravalla Festival - Norrköping, Sweden     

July
7 - Resurrection Fest - Vivero, Spain    
9 - Friends Arena - Solna, Sweden   
17 - Ilosaarirock - Joensuu, Finland     

August
6 - Rise Above Festival - Bangor, ME   
7 - Heavy MTL - Montreal, QC
20 - U.S. Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, MN (with Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold)   

September
2 - Alaska State Fair - Palmer, AK