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The Darkness

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About Me

Lead singer and guitarist Justin Hawkins left The Darkness in October 2006. Remaining members Dan Hawkins, Ed Graham and Richie Edwards together with new recruit Toby MacFairlane will be carrying on under a new name. For more information see Richie's Announcement (the most recent blog post, above).Let There Be Rock!

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Member Since: 2/5/2005
Band Website: thedarknessrock.com
Band Members: Dan Hawkins - Guitar
Ed Graham - Drums
Richie Edwards - Bass Guitar
Influences: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Sparks, Thin Lizzy, Van Halen
Sounds Like: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Queen, Thin Lizzy, The Upper Crust, Van Halen
Record Label: n/a
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Leicester Gig - Message from Dan

 Last night was the first show with my new band Stone Gods and we LOVED IT! Supporting Thin Lizzy was awesome and I have to say, I thought their crowd were really welcoming, it was just what we n...
Posted by The Darkness on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:42:00 PST

Leicester Gig - Message from Dan

Last night was the first show with my new band Stone Gods and we LOVED IT! Supporting Thin Lizzy was awesome and I have to say, I thought their crowd were really welcoming, it was just what we needed ...
Posted by The Darkness on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:39:00 PST

Leicester Gig - Message from Dan

Last night was the first show with my new band Stone Gods and we LOVED IT! Supporting Thin Lizzy was awesome and I have to say, I thought their crowd were really welcoming, it was just what we needed ...
Posted by The Darkness on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:40:00 PST

Richie's Announcement

Hi GuysThere seems to be some confusion over the fact that a picture of the new band has appeared on The Darkness' official website. I can understand this confusion, since we haven't announced a new b...
Posted by The Darkness on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:49:00 PST

A message to the fans

We're sorry that you had to find this out through the newspapers, but we were hoping until the last minute that this - Justin's exit - wasn't going to happen.We - Dan, Ed and Richie - are still in tot...
Posted by The Darkness on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:46:00 PST

Richie Edwards' Tattoo Diary: Part Two

Part Two of bassman Richie Edwards' Tattoo Diary is now available:www.thedarknessrock.com/tattoodiaryBigger pictures are here:http://www.thedarknessrock.com/SimpleViewerAdmin/?album =Richies_Tattoo...
Posted by The Darkness on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:46:00 PST

Vote for The Darkness in the Total Guitar Reader Awards 2006!

The Darkness have been nominated in an unprecedented eight - count 'em! - categories in the  Total Guitar Reader Awards 2006. You can't vote online, but print off the forms from TheDarknessR...
Posted by The Darkness on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:07:00 PST

New (old) songs on the Myspace player

Apropos of nothing, there are now new (old) songs on the Myspace player:Bald (from 2005's One Way Ticket To Hell ...And Back)Grief Hammer (b-side to the 'One Way Ticket' single)Makin' Out (b-side to t...
Posted by The Darkness on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:01:00 PST

August 16, 2006 - A message from the band

After Justin saw a doctor last week and was recommended to "cancel all professional commitments or work-related activities", we had little choice but to cancel the bands appearance at the Skanderborg ...
Posted by The Darkness on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:40:00 PST

April 8, 2006 - The Barton Theatre - Adelaide, Australia

Well my predictions about this show were a bit off. In the pre-show team talk I mentioned that it was going to be a lot cooler onstage and it was probably the hottest it's ever been. I could actually ...
Posted by The Darkness on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:41:00 PST