
Although not a household name, the band has found a niche for itself within the European festival scene while, at the same time, not discounting the importance of cutting its teeth in the take-no-prisoners milieu of a club, where the margin for error is slim to none.Įven Disturbed frontman David Draiman was among the metalheads in attendance, so that has to count for something, right? To all the wannabe rockers out there who think they’re just a few trifling alterations away from breaking through to the big time, might I suggest taking a long, hard look at a Danish outfit called Volbeat, whose set at Buffalo’s Town Ballroom on Monday contained everything one could possibly ask for from a heavy metal gig.
