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Mick Mars: “I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Mötley Crüe. I don't regret anything we've ever done – good, bad or ugly” – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Eddie Kramer, Marco Pirroni, Stone Mecca, Adrian Belew, Yard Act, DragonForce, history of the MXR Phase 90, Drop Nineteens, Blondie's Frank Infante, the Darkness and more!

Guitar World

"The label said ‘What do you want to do next, lads?’ and we laughingly said, ‘Christmas song!’": Justin Hawkins on the creation of The Darkness' festive classic

The Darkness frontman on how the Lowestoft quartet made Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

Louder

Ed Sheeran goes electric as he joins The Darkness on stage in London, and riffs on a Lowden model with a story to tell

The singer-songwriter ditched his acoustic to go full electric for Love Is Only a Feeling at London’s Roundhouse earlier this month

Guitar World

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"Honestly, I don't care if I lose my voice. It's just life, isn't it?": Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, life as a YouTube icon, and predicting the pandemic

Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame, a collection of fabulous catsuits, and some serious addiction issues. After some dark days his band are now flying high again

Louder

"Honestly, I don't care if I lose my voice. It's just life, isn't it?": Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, life as a successful YouTuber, and predicting the pandemic

Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame and a collection of catsuits, but after some dark days his band are flying high again

Louder

Watch Ed Sheeran join The Darkness onstage in London to sing Love Is Only A Feeling

Pop megastar Ed Sheeran opened for The Darkness in London last night – and joined the headliners onstage for Love Is Only A Feeling

Louder

Lynn Goldsmith - the legendary photographer on documenting Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness tour

The artist, photographer and director’s behind-the-scenes photographs from the now-legendary tour are the subject of a new book from Taschen

Evening Standard

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Welcome to the Darkness review – neo glam rockers light up the comeback trail

Feelgood documentary follows Justin Hawkins’ band as they give even the smallest venues a Wembley Arena level performance

The Guardian - UK

"The sound of this amp on its own is absolutely unbelievable" – watch The Darkness's Dan Hawkins showcase the Marshall Studio JTM

Everything from throaty growl to chiming clarity from an incredible pedal platform

MusicRadar

Learn to play 7 of the greatest guitar riffs of the 21st century

Featuring Audioslave, Muse, The Darkness, The Killers, Velvet Revolver and more

MusicRadar

Watch this singer nail The Darkness' classic I Believe In A Thing Called Love a whole octave higher than the original - alongside Justin Hawkins' brilliant reaction

Halocene frontwoman Addie Nicole blows Justin Hawkins' mind with a impressively high-pitched cover of The Darkness' I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Metal Hammer

Justin Hawkins was chosen to become the frontman of The Darkness after doing an interpretive dance to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at a party

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins reveals what won the band over in making him their frontman, and it wasn't entirely his vocals

Metal Hammer

The story of Black Shuck by The Darkness: “You wouldn’t exactly hear Bon Jovi writing about a church in Blythburgh, would you?”

To celebrate the 20th birthday of The Darkness's debut album Permission To Land, we dig into the mythology of its opener

MusicRadar

The Darkness to play at Bristol Beacon during 20th anniversary UK tour

Tickets go on general sale this Friday (July 7)

Bristol Post

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Evening Standard

The Darkness announce new UK and Ireland tour

The tour marks 20 years since the band released Permission To Land

Metal Hammer

The Darkness announce UK and Ireland leg of their Permission To Land 20 world tour

The Darkness will be hitting the road later this year across the UK and Ireland to play their debut Permission To Land in full in celebration of its 20th anniversary

Louder

The 10 Greatest Festival Bands Ever, as chosen by The Darkness' Dan Hawkins

Ahead of his band's BST Hyde Park show with Guns N' Roses, The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins selects his dream festival line-up. Scream for me Danington!

Louder

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins says Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante is an "overrated" and "child-like" guitarist

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins critiques RHCP guitarist John Frusciante and explains why he thinks he's an overrated player

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MusicRadar

Foo Fighters tease 13-second clip of what appears to be their first new music since Taylor Hawkins’ passing

The teaser has sent fans into a frenzy trying to work out who the new Foo Fighters drummer might be

Metal Hammer

10 things you never knew about The Darkness' Permission To Land

Turning 20 this year, The Darkness' classic Permission To Land was like a glittery rocket fired into the heart of the early-00s rock scene

The Guardian - UK

The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins on his YouTuber second act: ‘I can say anything I want!’

The glam metal vocalist is used to slaying arenas but his second career, as a YouTuber breaking down famous songs, has taken on a life of its own – and annoyed Maroon 5’s lawyers

Manchester Evening News

Review: The Darkness & Black Stone Cherry at Manchester AO Arena

Co-headliners The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry take on Manchester's AO Arena

Liverpool Echo

M&S Bank Arena issues statement after concert evacuation

Audience members were told "there is an emergency in the building"

Daily Mirror

The Darkness concert evacuated after crowd warned of 'emergency in the building'

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry were co-main events at a concert in Liverpool, but fans were told to evacuate after just one song

Liverpool Echo

Audience members evacuated from M&S Bank arena after one song

People were told "there is an emergency in the building, please leave by the nearest exit"

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