It’s safe to say that the past couple of years have been incredibly hectic for The Darkness. Kicking 2023 off with a co-headline UK stadium tour with Kentuckian southern rockers Black Stone Cherry, then appearing at the absolutely stacked BST Hyde Park lineup with Guns n’ Roses in July (which …
Read More »Review: The Darkness – ‘Dreams on Toast’
“I’m a rock and roll party cowboy/And I ain’t gonna read no Tolstoy/Coz I’m a rock and roll party cowboy/And I ain’t going to eat no Bok choy.” Enter the well-worn phrase, “The Darkness are back” right about now. Except that’s not exactly true because Suffolk’s most famous sons have …
Read More »The Darkness release new single ‘Walking Through Fire’
The Darkness have released their scorching new single ‘Walking Through Fire’, the latest song to be taken from their forthcoming album Dreams On Toast out March 28th via Cooking Vinyl. Watch the in-the-studio visualizer HERE. Pre-order the album now HERE. ‘Walking Through Fire’ is an epic Darkness anthem with signature guitar solos, a thunderous rhythm section …
Read More »The Darkness announce new album ‘Dreams On Toast’ + tour
Legends of rock, The Darkness, have returned to bedazzle and amaze once more as they serve up their eighth studio album Dreams On Toast via Cooking Vinyl in March 2025. Pre-order the album now: https://TheDarkness.lnk.to/dreamsontoastPR “You know that thing when God’s breath tickles your soul and tells you to create? Yeah, makes me …
Read More »Review: The Darkness – O2 Academy, Edinburgh
Kicking things off tonight are Bad Nerves, who I’m told have been invited on tour with The Darkness by Justin Hawkins himself, having featured them on his YouTube channel and praised them highly. Bad Nerves are an Essex five-piece knocking out short, sharp punk tunes. The influences are apparent. Stooges, …
Read More »Review: The Darkness – ‘Permission To Land… Again’
Whilst not in the same realms of incredulous-ness as “You won’t believe how old the baby on the ‘Nevermind’ album cover is now”, is it really 20 years since The Darkness exploded onto the scene in a whirlwind of riffs, handstands, and gold sequins with their debut album ‘Permission To …
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