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The sound of glorious pandemonium: Two nights with The Darkness in Ireland
By Pat Carty published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and writer Pat Carty worked together as apprentice joiners in the 1990s: 30 years on, we put them together again

Dan Hawkins hates how The Darkness treated Ian Anderson
By Julian Marszalek published
Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album

The Darkness: Every album ranked from worst to best
By Chris Lord last updated
Updated! Few bands do OTT rock’n’roll quite like The Darkness - and here’s where to start with their back catalogue

America, Canada, brace yourselves for a "rock 'n' roll rampage" from The Darkness
By Paul Brannigan published
America, Canada, brace yourselves for a "rock 'n' roll rampage" from the Hawkins brothers

"It’s getting ridiculous now, isn’t it? We’re the last men standing."
By Dave Everley published
As their new album Dreams On Toast proves, The Darkness are everything rock’n’roll should be in 2025

How The Darkness persuaded Hollywood A-lister to appear on their new album
By Classic Rock published
When The Darkness call, Hollywood picks up the phone

In a world of bread-and-butter rock bands, The Darkness remain the toast of the town
By Paul Moody published
Grain expectations: Lowestoft legends The Darkness mix it up on eighth studio album Dreams On Toast

The new single from The Darkness tackles the issue of male flatulence during lovemaking
By Fraser Lewry published
Hot On My Tail comes from Dreams On Toast, the new album from The Darkness

That time The Darkness added a riot of colour to a grey musical landscape
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Two decades on and people still can't decide whether Permission To Land is parody, pastiche or perfection

Pre-order your exclusive The Darkness Dreams On Toast Classic Rock bundles, with limited edition signed vinyl and glow-in-the-dark cassette variants
By Merlin Alderslade published
We've teamed up with The Darkness for two exclusive bundles to celebrate their imminent new album, Dreams On Toast
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