D-A-D Releases New Album “Speed of Darkness”

Earlier this year, D-A-D turned 40 years and turned into a museum exhibition. But this is by no means the end of everything.  The quartet is brimming with energy, and they have written 40 songs since their last album, “A Prayer for the Loud”, that was released in 2019. Out of these songs, the four artists have selected 14 of the best ones for their new double album “Speed of Darkness” that will be out on October 4.

The new year started with a trip back in time for D-A-D with their anniversary, and now they look into the future with their 13th album, and the first signs point to a remarkably strong collection of songs.

Some would call this a clear understatement; the four artists have not been in so much agreement about the quality of new songs for an upcoming album in many years as they are today.  Jesper Binzer adds: ”I am totally stoked about this new collection of songs – I can’t wait for the fans to hear this album. It is so much D-A-D – and so much better!”

And Laust Sonne agrees: “I think that we have taken a collective step up, on many parameters, with “Speed of Darkness”:  We have never played better than we do on this album. Our songwriting is on top notch, and this collection of songs is our strongest in many years. Sound- and production-wise, we have cared deeply for every little detail. It has both power and finesse. All of this makes us sleep soundly at night and just look forward to presenting “Speed Of Darkness” in its entirety to all of our fans.”

Yet again, Nick Foss has been called upon to produce the band’s new album, and he is very satisfied. ”He says that this is the strongest pool of songs in a long time, and he has, after all, been in the game since 1988,” says Jacob Binzer and adds that he agrees with the producer: ”Although you can’t really judge albums before one to two years after their release, I also think that this is a strong pool. Some of these songs have surprised me positively while we recorded them, and that is very promising.”

Jesper Binzer is in total agreement with his brother: ”We have an excess of both songs and ideas, and this is a place that I have wanted to reach with the last three to four D-A-D albums. It’s crazy how things are circular that way. I thought that everything was done, and I thought that we were just old guys who were doing whatever we could, but a new necessity has arisen,” he says and adds that cooperation is the operative word:

”There is no Kim Larsen (a famous Danish musician) in D-A-D, but four Franz Beckerlees. We are forced to cooperate, since none of us can do it all, and that’s also beautiful. New flowers are added to the bouquet every time we gather up in the studio.”

”We have played these songs a billion times. We haven’t been this focused in a long time, and the quality is ultra-high,” adds Stig Pedersen

2024 will, in many ways, be an unusual year for D-A-D. Most bands never get to stick together and celebrate their 40-year  anniversary without any breaks, but the fact this is currently happening to one of Denmark’s best and most popular rock bands, with an even greater audience beyond the country’s borders, is remarkable. It’s in fact more than that, according to Stig Pedersen: ”Turning 40 as a band is in and of itself totally crazy. We are a social experiment!”, he states.

D-A-D will play 24 concerts in Denmark this summer, with a Northern European tour following that. A sold-out concert in Royal Arena in Copenhagen on November 1st, a month after the new album’s release, also awaits.

LINE-UP:
Jesper Binzer (Vocals, Guitar)
Stig Pedersen (Bass)
Jacob Binzer (Guitar)
Laust Sonne (Drums)

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D-A-D Live:
28.09.2024 PT Estoril, Casino Estoril
22.10.2024 NO Trondheim, Tapperiet
24.10.2024 NO Oslo, Sentrum Scene
25.10.2024 SE Stockholm, Fållan
26.10.2024 SE Göteborg, Gothenburg Film Studios
01.11.2024 DK Copenhagen, Royal Arena
08.11.2024 SE Malmö, Slagthuset
09.11.2024 SE Malmö, Slagthuset
25.11.2024 IT Milano, Legend Club
27.11.2024 CH Pratteln, Z7
28.11.2024 DE München, Backstage (Werk)
29.11.2024 DE Aschaffenburg, Colos-Saal
01.12.2024 DE Heidelberg, Halle02
03.12.2024 DE Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle 2
04.12.2024 DE Nürnberg, Hirsch
05.12.2024 DE Berlin, Columbia Theater
06.12.2024 DE Hannover, Musikzentrum
07.12.2024 DE Hamburg, Docks
23.01.2025 DK Aarhus Congress Center – Aarhus
24.01.2025 DK Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center – Aalborg
25.01.2025 DK Jyske Bank Arena – Odense
31.01. + 01.02.2025 DK Forum Black Box – København