D-A-D (band)

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D-A-D
Disneyland After Dark 2014.jpg
D-A-D performing in 2014
Background information
Also known asDisneyland After Dark
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres Hard rock, [1] glam metal [2]
Years active1982–present
Labels Mermaid
EMI
Warner Bros. (US) (1989–92)
MembersJesper Binzer
Jacob Binzer
Stig Pedersen
Laust Sonne
Past membersLene Glumer
Peter Lundholm Jensen
Website www.d-a-d.com

D-A-D (formerly stylized as D:A:D) is a Danish rock band. They were originally named Disneyland After Dark, [3] but changed their name to avoid a lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.[ citation needed ]

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History

In the early 1980s in Copenhagen, D-A-D started playing together under their original name Disneyland After Dark. Pedersen came up with the name based on the idea that when the lights are out in Disneyland, anything can happen. The first lineup of D-A-D consisted of Jesper, Stig, Peter and Stig's girlfriend, Lene Glumer. The band's debut concert was at the youth club Sundby Algaard. In December 1982, Lene Glumer left the band and the three of them kept playing together and on 3 March 1984, Jesper's younger brother, Jacob, joined the band at a concert at Musikcaféen in Copenhagen.

The band released their first album, Call of the Wild in 1986. [3]

The group made their international breakthrough in 1989 with the record No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims on Warner Records, [3] which was released on the band's fifth birthday. They achieved some airplay with the single "Sleeping My Day Away".

The current lineup is Jesper Binzer, Jacob Binzer, Stig Pedersen and Laust Sonne.

The largest concert the band played as the opening act for the Böhse Onkelz on their farewell festival on 17 June 2005, about 120,000 people on the Euro Speedway Lausitz.

Band members

Jesper Binzer

Binzer is from Frederiksberg like Laust Sonne. He was one of the founders of the band in 1982. [3] He also plays drums for the band The Whiteouts and has also written a song for the Danish movie Bleeder .

Jacob Binzer

Jesper Binzer's younger brother. He is from Frederiksberg. Jacob has played in the band since 1984.

Stig Pedersen

Stig is from Amager and used to play in a punk band called ADS and also plays in a band called Hellbetty. A notable aspect of Pedersen's bass playing is his use of almost exclusively two-stringed bass guitars; [4] his basses often take extravagant shapes, such as an iPhone whose screen shows the audience. [5] [6] [4]

Laust Sonne

Sonne is from Frederiksberg. He has played in the band since 1999. He also plays in the bands Dear and Bugpowder.

Line-up history

YearLine-up
1984–1999
  • Jesper Binzer – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Jacob Binzer – electric guitar
  • Stig Pedersen – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Lundholm Jensen – drums
1999–present
  • Jesper Binzer – lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Jacob Binzer – electric guitar
  • Stig Pedersen – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Laust Sonne – drums, backing vocals

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[7]
AUS
[8]
US
[9]
Call of the Wild
  • Released: 4 February 1986
  • Label: Mega
  • Formats: LP, CD
D.A.D. Draws a Circle
  • Released: 16 June 1987
  • Label: Mega
  • Formats: LP, CD
No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims 29116
Riskin' It All
  • Released: 10 October 1991
  • Label: Medley, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
80
Helpyourselfish
  • Released: 1 March 1995
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
Simpatico
  • Released: 6 November 1997
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
Everything Glows
  • Released: 13 April 2000
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
24
Soft Dogs
  • Released: 20 February 2002
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
1
Scare Yourself
  • Released: 23 May 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
Monster Philosophy
  • Released: 10 November 2008
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
DIC·NII·LAN·DAFT·ERD·ARK
  • Released: 11 November 2011 [10]
  • Label: Mermaid
  • Formats: CD, LP
2
A Prayer for the Loud
  • Released: 31 May 2019 [11]
  • Label: Mermaid
  • Formats: CD, LP
1
Speed of Darkness
  • Released: 4 October 2024 [12]
  • Label: AFM
  • Formats: CD, LP
3
[13]

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[7]
Osaka After Dark
Psychopatico
  • Released: 20 November 1998
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
Scare Yourself Alive
  • Released: 1 May 2006
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP
4

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[7]
D.A.D. Special
  • Released: 1 December 1989
  • Label: Mega
  • Formats: CD, LP
Good Clean Family Entertainment You Can Trust
  • Released: 9 November 1995
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
The Early Years
  • Released: 13 November 2000
  • Label: Medley
  • Formats: CD
40
VA – Ungdomshuset
The Overmuch Box
  • Released: 16 November 2009
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
14
Behind the Seen
  • Released: 16 November 2009
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: LP
Disn30land Af30r D30k
  • Released: January 2014
  • Label: Mermaid
  • Formats: CD, LP
2
Forty Love: Greatest Hits
  • Released: March 2024
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, LP
6
[15]

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleDetails
Standin' On the Never Never

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
DEN AUS
[8]
"Sleeping My Day Away"198963No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
"Girl Nation"199052
"Bad Craziness"199186Riskin' It All
"Jihad"89
"I Want What She's Got"201136DIC.NII.LAN.DAFT.ERD.ARK

Tours

See also

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