[1] The line up was completed by guitarist Teddy Vang, bassist Anders Kjølholm and drummer Jon Larsen.

The Strength/The Sound/The Songs was released as Volbeat's debut album in September 2005 and reached number eighteen on the Tracklisten chart in Denmark.

Their third album, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, was released on 29 August 2008 and debuted at number one in both Denmark and Finland.

It debuted at number one in Denmark, Finland and Sweden,[2][3][4] and became their first appearance on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

[5] The album's lead single, "Fallen", reached the top twenty in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.