

What happened to the times when I'd do some field work with my dad and go hang out with his friends out in the country? His friend we'd visit moved, my dad never did any more field work.hell, even school was going great for me. Nowadays, I've always got some bitch or asshole throwing more weight on my back and everywhere I turn, there's some shit I can't stand. I have no tangible reminders of those days, but I still have the music I listened to. This band brings me back to the days when I had it good and shit was easy. Hell, I don't even care if I get there early enough to catch whoever else is playing the Knotfest Roadshow - Slipknot included. I'd rather not be "that guy", the old man (42), rocking out alone at a concert. My wife isn't into rock concerts, my son is still too young, I'm not getting any younger and neither are my friends. This has become one of those things that I don't even care if I have to go alone. this August - and I couldn't be more excited!!! That's virtually in my backyard! I can hear most concerts from my yard. at least not without traveling a good distance. Volbeat, like H.I.M., is one of those bands that I just never thought that I'd have much of a chance to see live.

It wasn't long until Light A Way became one of my all-time favorite songs from any band, from any country, from any continent. I was like, How could I have missed these guys?!? Before that, H.I.M., the69eyes, and Lacuna Coil were about the only foreign bands I any interest in or knew much about. I just heard it and knew there was something there. My love affair with Volbeat began the first time I heard Maybellene I Hofteholder.
