The Darkness
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Lowestoft, England (2000 – 2006, 2011 – present)
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1. The Darkness are a hard rock band which formed in Lowestoft, England in 2000. The band consists of Justin Hawkins (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Dan Hawkins (guitar, vocals), Frankie Poullain (bass) and Ed Graham (drums).
They are widely regarded as a glam rock band, but the members disputed this and saw themselves as a classic hard-rock band. Their highly retro style of music was influenced by rock bands like Queen, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Sparks, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, T. Rex, Def Leppard, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy. They are best known for the soaring falsetto of their lead singer Justin Hawkins, whose departure in 2006 resulted in the dissolution of the band. In 2011, the band announced their return, with a third album to be released and an appearance at Download confirmed.
Dan had initially seen his brother’s potential of being a frontman after Justin did an impressive recreation of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at a New Year’s Eve party in 1999, thrown by Justin and Dan’s aunt in her pub The Swan at Gillingham just over the River Waveney in Norfolk, despite the fact that Justin was only miming to the original song. Playing at first only in pubs and bars, their pyrotechnic guitar solos and over the top performances soon brought them to public knowledge.
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Every Inch of You (Clean Edit)
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Every Inch of You (Explicit Edit)
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Permission to Land
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One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back
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Trondheim Rock & Symphony 2012
Pirsenteret, Brattøra, Trondheim, Norway
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Sweden Rock Festival 2012
Norje, Sölvesborg, Sweden
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- Jun 6 Motley Crue Sweden Rock, Solvberg, Sweden
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“Growing On Me”
12 May 2011 | from thedarknessrock.com
- “Growing On Me” 12 May 2011 | from thedarknessrock.com
- “Permission To Land” 12 May 2011 | from thedarknessrock.com
- “Permission To Land” 12 May 2011 | from thedarknessrock.com
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