The Darkness; Love 'em Or Hate 'em?

[Buff Mchugelarge]

personaly Ive always loved the Darkness

Ever since the release of Permission To Land I've been hooked

However..
Just found out thier next album isn't due until 'early 2012' What!?
I can't wait that long?!

I can only watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
so many times


So suggestions of recent melodic rock bands to keep me ammused until then please?

[TheHeretic]

Love The Darkness...

[Buff Mchugelarge]

AFAIK they're touring till march?

[elster]

I had no idea they were still going.

Last I heard from them was that Justin had left and that was it.

Going to have a nosey now.

As their website hasn't been updated since 2004 as their latest single, it is not just me out of the loop.

Edited by elster on Tuesday 27th December 14:59

[budgie smuggler]

Buff Mchugelarge said:

personaly Ive always loved the Darkness
So suggestions of recent melodic rock bands to keep me ammused until then please?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBcX9plkfpU

[worsy]

elster said:

I had no idea they were still going.

Last I heard from them was that Justin had left and that was it.

Going to have a nosey now.

As their website hasn't been updated since 2004 as their latest single, it is not just me out of the loop.

Edited by elster on Tuesday 27th December 14:59

New Website

http://www.theactualdarkness.com/

[Zod]

I bought the album by accident. The joke wore off in a few weeks and what was left was rubbish.

[TheHeretic]

Zod said:

I bought the album by accident. The joke wore off in a few weeks and what was left was rubbish.

BURN THE WITCH!

[NiceCupOfTea]

Hot Leg are worth a listen - Justin Hawkin's band after The Darkness iirc.

[Foofighter]

Loved them since I saw them for free at Rockingham ater an Ascar race!

Permission to Land = Awesome

One Way ticket = Not as good, but definitely grown on me a lot more since first purchasing it.

If you haven't heard them, check out the EP single from Permission to land, Bareback, Planning Permission, Curse of the Tollund Man, Physical Sex and Best of me.

Can't wait for the new album thought! Wooh!

[Mastodon2]

Hate em.

[gbbird]

Purchased Permission to Land out of curiosity when it first came out, wish i had not bothered. Didnt know they had done another album, or that their members had continued in the music business. Mediocre band at best

g

[S7Paul]

Hate 'em (but mostly Justin). The only good thing about The Darkness is that when they split some of them, including Dan Hawkins, went on to form Stone Gods, who were a really good live band (and made a pretty decent album too).

[Baz Tench]

Was never into them at all, but I saw one of their videos and found it quite amusing ( may be the link posted above, but my iPad wont play it ).

I may catch them at the Isle of Wight festival in the Summer if there's not a good enough alternative at the time...

[TheHeretic]

The YouTube and website links should work.

Anyone who doesn't like the Darkness should be taken outside and beaten with something glittery.

[strikingtheiron4]

I think they have new stuff now, but they are long gone since their past releases album.
i think they are on tour now, they we're also part of the Download festival this year. i think they'll be releasing a new album come 2012. i hope so.

but i choose Steel Panther anytime over these guys.

[Baz Tench]

strikingtheiron4 said:

i choose Steel Panther anytime over these guys.

I heard these being interviewed on Kerrang on Boxing night. Very good!

[Justin Cyder]

To my ears, it's Pantomime rock, the worst rubbish of all. Horses for courses.

[epom]

I like em, 4 or 5 good tunes, dont take em so seriously and they rock along nicely :-)

[Buff Mchugelarge]

TheHeretic said:

The YouTube and website links should work.
Anyone who doesn't like the Darkness should be taken outside and beaten with something glittery.

Absolutely, death of a thousand cuts sparkles