The Darkness were a Brit Award-winning English hard rock band that formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 2000. Originally comprising lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Justin Hawkins, his guitarist and backing vocalist brother Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Ed Graham, the band released the UK number-one album Permission to Land in July 2003 before Poullain was replaced by Richie Edwards and the band released One Way Ticket to Hell....
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The Darkness were a Brit Award-winning English hard rock band that formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 2000. Originally comprising lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Justin Hawkins, his guitarist and backing vocalist brother Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Ed Graham, the band released the UK number-one album Permission to Land in July 2003 before Poullain was replaced by Richie Edwards and the band released One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back in November 2005, which managed only to reach number 11 in the chart.
Joe Taylor and Paul Scaife at The Tip Sheet first heard about the band through a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured Love Is Only A Feeling in January 2002. They started Record of the Day, and featured the song again around the time of SXSW in March 2003. They wanted to feature Friday Night too but they were told the band was saving it for an album.
Their debut album, Permission to Land, went straight up to number two in the UK charts upon its...
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