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Justin Hawkins onstage
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

Live Performances
Dan Hawkins and Ian Anderson
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

Bands & Artists
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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

Updated!
The Darkness posing for a photograph in 80s-style suits
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

Concerts & Shows
The Darkness posing for a photograph in 80s-style suits
"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

Albums
Photographs of The Darkness wearing suits and Stephen Dorff
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

Albums
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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

Albums
The Darkness wearing business suits
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

Biographies
The Darkness press shot
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

Albums
The Darkness Bundle
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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