Metal Hammer UK

TEN DUCK-SIZED COWBOYS OR A COWBOY-SIZED DUCK?

IT’S THE MIDDLE of Volbeat’s UK tour for Rewind, Replay, Rebound when we chat with Michael Poulsen. Seated quietly in a dressing room, he nurses a sore throat but refuses to let down the excited fans that can be heard in the street below. The affable Dane doesn’t disappoint Hammer either, stepping up to answer your questions with a mixture of honesty, sincerity, laughter and complete bafflement. Given some of these, you can hardly blame him…

How do you pick the artists that you collaborate with?

@Chadr666 (Twitter)

“I almost never write songs with artists in mind. The only time that happened was with King Diamond. He was in my thoughts when I wrote [from 2014’s ]. With the other collaborations, they kind of just

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