| Speed of Darkness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Echo Mountain, Asheville, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Celtic punk, punk rock | |||
| Label | Borstal Beat Records | |||
| Producer | Ryan Hewitt | |||
| Flogging Molly chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| Alternative Press |   [1] |
| Rock Sound | link |
| Spin | 6/10 link |
Speed of Darkness is the fifth studio album by the Irish-American Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, released on May 31, 2011. The album was recorded at Echo Mountain, an old church building turned recording studio in Asheville, North Carolina.[2][3] The album was produced by Ryan Hewitt, who has worked with bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Avett Brothers.[4] Speed of Darkness debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 chart and number four on the Billboard Independent Chart.[5] It is the band's last album with drummer George Schwindt.
The expression speed of darkness had appeared in a 1999 book mixing physics and fiction, named The Science of Discworld, written by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. In a 2011 interview on BBC Radio 1, frontman Dave King explained that the title track and album title was taken from a quote of Dino Misetić, the artist who designed the album cover, which appeared in the book Sarajevo Marlboro. Misetić, who grew up in the Balkans during the Balkan Wars, is quoted in the book, saying: "They taught us what the speed of light is, but nobody can teach you what the speed of darkness is."[6]
- ^ Jun 2011 issue, pp.111
- ^ "Flogging Molly". Flogging Molly. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Clients – Echo Mountain Recording Studio – Asheville, NC". Echomountain.net. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Discography". Ryanhewitt.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Jurgensen, John (May 27, 2011). "Flogging Molly: Songs from Detroit via Dublin – WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Flogging Molly BBC Radio 1 Interview". Youtube.com. May 6, 2011.