DED has been turning heads as one of rock’s most promising newcomers since the release of their debut album Mis-An-Thrope, which racked up more than 25 million streams and spawned two Top 20 rock hits with “Anti-Everything” and “Remember the Enemy,” while “Hate Me” tallied 15 million streams across DPS.
Today, the band returns to capture the attention of the rock world and beyond with the visually stunning video for the brand new single “Kill Beautiful Things.”
“‘Kill Beautiful Things’ is about the survival of compassion and love in the modern world,” shares frontman Joe Cotela. ”And how you navigate the path of life to not succumb to the evils of humanity. Adopting a ‘fight fire with fire’ mentality. The song shines a light on our struggle to exist with a conscious mind and good intentions against an overwhelming current of negativity and strife. I don’t enjoy when I get pulled into the darkness of my mind, yet I cannot deny it strengthens me against becoming this person I don’t want to be. I do feel we all need to remind ourselves of the sacred place we come from to preserve our identity and remain on our path to our true destiny, as there are many false ones on detours along the way.”
The video was shot with director Marc Klasfeld in the woods of upstate New York while the world was in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those circumstances pushed DED out of their comfort zone and they were able to craft a dramatically different and visually impactful video that’s markedly unexpected. The clip was co-directed by In This Moment’s Maria Brink.
The song is also the first written with guitarist Alex Adamcik. Cotela wrote all the vocals in his car in an hour after hearing the rough demo sent over by Adamcik and bassist Kyle Koelsch. “It’s extraordinary when that happens and the magic all flows to you in a moment,” he recalls. “With all of those unique elements happening, I’m so pleased with the result of a fresh sound for this track and the message of the video.”
DED will return to the road this September with In This Moment and Black Veil Brides. All dates are below.
DED ON TOUR:
WITH IN THIS MOMENT + BLACK VEIL BRIDES:
9/17 — Lincoln, NE — Centennial Mall & M Street — Outdoor Stage
9/18 — Springfield, MO — Shrine Mosque
9/19 — Dallas, TX — Southside Ballroom
9/21 — Houston, TX — Bayou Music Center
9/22 — San Antonio, TX — Aztec Theatre
9/24 — Lubbock, TX — Lone Star Amphitheatre
9/25 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion
9/27 — Denver, CO — Mission Theatre
9/29 — Las Vegas, NV — House Of Blues
9/30 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Federal Theatre
10/2 — Anaheim, CA — House Of Blues
10/3 — San Francisco, CA — Warfield
10/5 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
10/7 — Casper, WY — Casper Events Center
10/8 — Billings, MT — First Interstate Arena
10/10 — Sacramento, CA — Aftershock Festival
10/12 — Boise, ID — Revolution Center
10/13 — Portland, OR — Roseland Ballroom
10/14 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre
10/16 — Reno, NV — Grand Theatre
10/19 — Kansas City, MO — Midland Theatre
10/20 — St. Louis, MO — The Factory at The District
10/22 — Hammond, IN — The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond
10/23 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Ballroom
10/24 — Minneapolis, MN — Myth Live
10/26 — Green Bay, WI — Resch Expo C
10/27 — Grand Rapids, MI — 20 Monroe Live
10/29 — Louisville, KY — Palace Theatre
10/30 — Columbus, OH — Express Live!
10/31 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
11/2 — Cleveland, OH — Agora
11/3 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
11/5 — Stroudsburg, PA — Sherman Theater
11/6 — Montclair, NJ — Wellmont Theatre
11/7 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
11/9 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
11/10 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore
11/12 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House Of Blues
11/13 — Cherokee, NC — Harrah’s Cherokee Events Center
11/14 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
11/16 — Richmond, VA — The National
11/17 — Greensboro, NC — Piedmont Hall
11/19 — Tampa, FL — Hard Rock Events Center
11/20 — Lake Buena Vista, CA — House Of Blues
11/21 — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle
