In 2000 brothers Justin and Dan Hawkins discovered what may have been a hidden talent while in a Karaoke bar as Justin sang Bohemian Rhapsody, on New Year’s Eve. His voice and stage presence was enough to make them drop the current act they were in called Empire and peruse what we now know as The Darkness.
In 2003 the group would debut with the album Permission to Land. The album went quadruple platinum in their homeland the United Kingdom and yielded their best known material, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Love Is Only A Feeling, and Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman.
Being a roadie has its perks, even if it’s short lived. While on tour for their sophomore release One Way Ticket to Hell… And Back, Frankie Poullain had left the band and was replaced by the bands guitar technician Richie Edwards. A year later Justin would leave the band and enter rehab program. The surviving members would tour as a band named Stoned Gods. The future of this group playing as The Darkness was growing more uncertain. Once Justin had completed his treatment he started his own project known as Hot Leg.
Earlier this year the band came out of hiding with a new single titled Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us. The video for this single stays true to the bands British roots with a cartoon video reminiscent to the Beatles 1968 film Yellow Submarine. The band’s first album in almost 7 years, Hot Cakes, is slated for a late August release and on June 25th their 2nd single from what will be their 3rd album was available for free streaming on Spin.com. It’s called Everybody Have a Good Time and highlights classic work from the glam quartet as they welcome back original bassist Frankie.
This is The Darkness.
Tracks Heard In This Podcast:
Giving Up
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman
One Way Ticket To Hell And Back
Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us
Everybody Have a Good Time
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