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Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Studio album by Volbeat
Released	5 April 2013
Recorded	Late 2012 – early 2013
Studio	Puk Studios and Baby Factory, Denmark
Genre	Heavy metal hard rock groove metal rockabilly
Length	58:29
Label	Vertigo Republic Universal
Producer	Rob Caggiano Volbeat Jacob Hansen
Volbeat chronology
Beyond Hell/Above Heaven (2010) Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013) Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie (2016)
Singles from Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
"Cape of Our Hero" Released: 11 March 2013 "The Hangman's Body Count" Released: 5 April 2013 "Lola Montez" Released: 14 June 2013 "The Nameless One" Released: August 12, 2013 "Lonesome Rider" Released: 31 October 2013 "Pearl Hart" Released: December 29, 2013 "Dead but Rising" Released: April 3, 2014 "Doc Holliday" Released: September 18, 2014

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Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies is the fifth studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat. The album was released on 5 April 2013. The title refers to the outlaws and gunslingers of the 19th century. This is the band's first album with guitarist Rob Caggiano and their final album with bassist Anders Kjølholm. The track "Room 24", with vocalist King Diamond, was made available for the fans as a free download on 5 April 2013, and was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

Background

In January 2013, Volbeat revealed that they had been working on a new album which was named Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies and that it was set for a spring 2013 release

It was later announced that the former Anthrax lead guitarist, Rob Caggiano, would be producing the album as well as recording guest solos. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Caggiano had officially joined the band as its second guitarist, after being asked to do so by the other band members. Singer and guitarist Michael Poulsen said of the chemistry between Caggiano and the rest of the band, "The collaboration with Rob in the studio was so inspiring and in good spirit that we the decided to keep him. Basically we went into the studio as a three piece and came out as a whole band!" At the same time, it was announced that the album would be released on April 8, 2013 (GSA on April 5 and USA on April 9).

In an interview on February 11, 2013, Poulsen told Metal Hammer magazine, "One of the things I’m most happy about this time is the contrast in the material, the range of the music; on the one side, you have the western motifs, the rockabilly / country songs, and the real emotional melodies, and on the other, some of the heaviest – actually, THE heaviest – songs we have ever recorded. There was a record company guy in the studio the other day, and he was absolutely blown away by the ultra-heavy stuff. He said he wasn’t even sure he was listening to Volbeat!".

Commercial performance

The album entered the Billboard 200 in the United States at number nine. The album sold 39,000 in its first week. It is the first time a Danish act has charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 since Aquarium by Aqua charted at number seven in 1997. As of April 2016, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies had sold 308,000 copies in the US.

The album entered the Media Control Charts in Germany at number one and received immediate gold status. The album sold more than 100,000 in its first week.

In the United Kingdom, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies debuted at number 78 in the UK Albums Chart, selling 1,276 copies in its first week. As of June 2016, the album had sold 18,671 copies in the UK.

Track listing

Tour Edition

Personnel

Volbeat

• Michael Poulsen – vocals, guitar
• Anders Kjølholm – bass
• Jon Larsen – drums
• Rob Caggiano – guitar, drums on "Let's Shake Some Dust"

Guest musicians

• King Diamond – vocals on "Room 24"
• Paul Lamb – harp on tracks 1, 14 and 16
• Sarah Blackwood – vocals on "Lonesome Rider"
• Anders Pedersen – slide guitar on tracks 7, 10 and 11
• Jakob Øelund – double bass on "Lonesome Rider"
• Rod Sinclair – banjo on "Doc Holliday"

Charts

Certifications

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External links

• 2013 albums
• Vertigo Records albums
• Volbeat albums
• Albums produced by Jacob Hansen