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THE DARKNESS
Norfolk, GB
*  2000

Line-Up (2019):

DARKNESS (photo)
 

Justin Hawkins - voc,g
Dan Hawkins - g
Frankie Poullain - bg
Rufus Taylor - ds

Former Members:

Richie Edwards (bg, 6/05-3/07)
Toby MacFarlaine (?-3/07)
Ed Graham (ds, 2000-3/07, 3/11-2014); Emily Dolan Davies (ds, ?-4/15)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Permission To Land07.07.2003Must Destroy1 36
2.Maximum Darkness13.04.2004Orchard
3.One Way Ticket To Hell ... and Back
produced by: Roy Thomas Baker		28.11.2005Must Destroy/Atlantic11 58
4.The Platinum Collection07.04.2008Rhino
5.Hot Cakes
produced by: Justin Hawkins/Dan Hawkins/Nick Brine		20.08.2012Play It Again Sam4 43
6.Last Of Our Kind01.06.2015Canary Dwarf12 125
7.Hot Cakes04.11.2016Wind-Up
8.Pinewood Smile06.10.2017Cooking Vinyl8 190
9.Live At Hammersmith6/2018 Cooking Vinyl47
10.Easter Is Cancelled04.10.2019Cooking Vinyl10
11.Motorheart19.11.2021Cooking Vinyl16

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Spastica / Spiel / Alpha17.04.2000Swop
2.Get Your Hands Off My Woman24.02.2003Must Destroy Music43
3.Growing On Me16.06.2003Must Destroy11
4.I Believe In A Thing Called Love9/2003 Must Destroy2
5.The Darkness vs SFB
vs SFB		27.10.2003
6.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)15.12.2003Must Destroy2
7.Love Is Only A Feeling3/2004 Must Destroy5
8.One Way Ticket14.11.2005Must Destroy8
9.Is It Just Me? / Shit Ghost
CD + Shake (Like A Lettuce Leaf)		20.02.2006Atlantic8
10.One Way Ticket To Hell ...And Back15.05.2006
11.Girlfriend22.05.2006Atlantic39
12.Get Your Hands Off My Woman5/2008 Must Destroy
13.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2008 Must Destroy87
14.Darkness04.08.2010
15.Nothing's Gonna Stop Us2/2012
16.Every Inch Of You5/2012 PIAS
17.Everybody Have A Good Time02.07.2012
18.The Horn11/2013 PIAS
19.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2016 Must Destroy96
20.All The Pretty Girls21.07.2017
21.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2017 Must Destroy69
22.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2018 Must Destroy42
23.Rock and Roll Deserves to Die8/2019
24.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2019 Must Destroy42
25.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)11/2020 Must Destroy77
26.Motorheart12.08.2021
27.Jussy's Girl26.09.2021
28.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2021 Must Destroy77
29.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2022 Must Destroy93
30.Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)12/2023 Rhino92

Justin Hawkins:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us08.08.2005

Movies:

1. Telstar (10/2008, starring Justin Hawkins)
2. Welcome To The Darkness (9.11.2023, directed by Simon Emmett, documentary)

Awards:

2003 MTV Europe Music Awards - Best MTV2 UK Act
2004 Brit Awards

- British Group
- British Rock Act
- Mastercard British Album ("Permission To Land")
2004 Ivor Novello Awards - Songwriters Of The Year

WWW Links:

http://www.thedarknessrock.com

Various:

disbanded 3/2007
od 2007 Stone Gods
reunited 3/2011

Compilation Appearances:

"Love On The Rocks" on compilation "Acupuncture Rocks" (10/03)
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" on compilation "Totally Hits 2004 Vol. 2" (5.10.04, Warner Strategic Marketing)

Justin Hawkins:

appeared on the SP:

Band Aid 20: Do They Know It's Christmas (29.11.04)

Awards:

2006 NME ShockWaves Awards - Worst Dressed

Press References:

Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
200311 70Recenzealbum review
20046 8Pelmel
200510 12Rock&Topinterview
200512 10Rock&Top - News
20061 22Profilprofile
20061 64Recenzealbum review
20062 9Rock & Top - News
200611 9News
20092 8Rock & Top - News