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D-A-D: 'The Overmuch Box' Details Revealed

September 11, 2009

On November 16, Danish rockers D-A-D celebrate their 25th anniversary by releasing their complete works in a box, "The Overmuch Box", containing 10 remastered studio albums:

* Call Of The Wild (1985)
* D.A.D. Draws A Circle (1987)
* No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims (1989)
* Riskin' It All (1991)
* Helpyourselfish (1995)
* Simpatico (1997)
* Everything Glows (2000)
* Soft Dogs (2002)
* Scare Yourself (2005)
* Monster Philosophy (2008)

The package will also contain D-A-D's first release ever, the EP "Standin' On The Never Never" (1985) — remastered and released on CD for the first time. "The Overmuch Box" will also contain the bonus album "Behind The Seen" (2009),featuring eight previously unreleased tracks plus 10 rare b-sides and bonus tracks. Also included will be a book in English about the life and times of D-A-D, based on a number of recent interviews with the band, by author Michael Valeur. The 160pages are generously illustrated by D-A-D bass player Stig Pedersen.

Besides the regular version, "The Overmuch Box" comes as a deluxe limited edition in a cow-skull-shaped metal box containing both "The Overmuch Box" and a cow-skull-shaped USB key. The 2GB USB contains all 10 studio albums, the "Standin' On The Never Never" EP, the "Behind The Seen" bonus album, plus ultra-rare live recordings, not available anywhere else!!!

D-A-D guitarist Jacob Binzer was interviewed by Rockalarm TV prior to the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the two-minute chat below.

"Monster Philosophy", the 10th studio album from D-A-D, was released on vinyl on December 1, 2008, featuring a double gatefold cover with heavyweight vinyl. The LP was made available in all good vinyl shops in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

"Monster Philosophy" was produced by Jon "Joshua" Schumann, who has previously worked with MEW, KENT, KASHMIR and CARPARK NORTH, among others. The basic tracks were laid down in April in Long Branch, New Jersey and work continued at Mansion Studiet in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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