FROM THE CRYPTS - CELEBRATING PAST ALBUM RELEASES in the HISTORY of HARD ROCK & HEAVY METAL…
On November 10, 2008, D-A-D released their tenth full-length studio album, Monster Philosophy via EMI Records.
The album was produced by Danish producer Jon "Joshua" Schumann, who has previously produced records for bands as Kashmir, Mew and Kent. The basic tracks for the album were recorded over a two-week period in at Shorefire Recording Studios in New Jersey. Overdubs and further post-production took place in Mannsion Studios and Sun Studios in Copenhagen.
Background:
According to the booklet that comes with The Overmuch Box (2009), the original title of the album was supposed to be Black Disco. This was due to the songs Monster Philosophy and Too Deep for Me, which are laden with classic disco rhythms. But D-A-D mated the disco sound with their distinguished heavy rock vibe, resulting in Monster Philosophy. The track, Monster Philosophy was completed rather early, with a different title and lyrics, but D-A-D were excited about the song. In hindsight Monster Philosophy is the song that sticks out a little more on the record, but the album has a blend of hard-hitting songs, ballads, and songs featuring a variably mixed tempo.
If nothing else, the cover fits the title song, even if both do not reflect the whole album. The cover is a mix of Rodin's The Thinker and the D-A-D emblem (featuring a skull of a steer). Søren A. (Søren Schæfer Andersen) didn't get any reply for his request to photograph Auguste Rodin's statue in Paris, and time was running out. So, Søren along with his photographer went down to Paris and took photos in Rodin museum's garden, without permission, and they were soon surrounded by guards. Søren handed them out a written request, and pretended that he didn’t understand the French language —and the guards didn't speak any English either. The deadlock created almost 10 minutes of chaos, then the guards kicked the pair out—but the photos had already been taken.
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