Danish Hard Rock icons D-A-D unleash two new songs of upcoming album ‘Speed Of Darkness’!

October 4, 2024 will see iconic hard rock act D-A-D release their much-awaited, thirteenth studio album, entitled ’Speed Of Darkness’, via AFM Records. While most bands promote their records with just one single month by month ahead of album release, D-A-D hold a very special gift to their fans and have started to release double singles. Following ’The Ghost’ and ’1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd’, today, the Danish four-piece is again serving us two new album tracks!

About “Keep That MF Down”, that comes with a music video premiering below, Jesper Binzer reveals: “One of the most crystal clear rockers on the album! And Jacob’s very large fiffs paired with Laust immaculate swing. The lyrics are basically about trying not to be a douchebag even if we all carry shit around – we’re on this sphere together – keep your mother fugger down…”

About “Head Over Heels” (accompanied by a music video, premiering on September 6th!), he says it’s “one of the two ballads like cuts on the album – we just love to play this groove. Can you throw yourself, without care, deep into love? Or is carelessness the opposite of love? Sometimes we fall in love – sometimes we just fall.”

“Keep That MF Down” and “Head over Heels”
are now streaming via all digital services at: 

https://dad.bfan.link/keep-that-mother-down

Earlier this year, D-A-D turned 40 years and even got their own 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 band has selected 14 of the best ones for their new double album ’Speed Of Darkness’. Many 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 band, with an even greater audience beyond the country’s borders, is remarkable. It’s in fact more than that, according to bassist Stig Pedersen: ”Turning 40 as a band is in and of itself totally crazy. We are a social experiment!”, he states.

While this year started with a trip back in time for D-A-D, now, they look into the future with their forthcoming studio offering, and the pre-released double singles point to a remarkably strong collection of songs. Some would call this a clear understatement; the four band members have not been in so much agreement about the quality of new songs for an upcoming album in many years as they are today. As Jesper Binzer says: ”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!”

Drummer 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.”

Speed Of Darkness’ was produced with Nick Foss and was mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Powerwolf). Jacob Binzer adds: ”Although you can’t really judge albums before one to two years after their release, I 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 agrees with his brother: ”For the first time in three to four albums, I am totally excited about our material, and I was looking forward to go into the studio every single day. 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.” 

After a major festival summer run with 24 concerts, D-A-D will soon embark on a tour with numerous shows in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Switzerland, as well as a completely sold-out show in Royal Arena in Denmark on November 1. Find all upcoming D-A-D concerts listed below!

And if you want even more D-A-D, the National Museum, Copenhagen exhibit will run all the way to late October.

Pre-order  ’Speed Of Darkness’ here: 
https://dad.bfan.link/speed-of-darkness