THE TRUTH ABOUT: 5 - Caught on Camera

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 · Jul 18, 2023

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 · Jul 17, 2023

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 · Jul 7, 2023

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

Metal Hammer · Mar 28, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

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

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

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023

The Darkness 'on fire' despite 'emergency' disrupting Liverpool show - review

There was unexpected drama at the start of the show, but it failed to ruin a spectacular night of music from The Darkness and co-headliners Black Stone Cherry

Liverpool Echo · Jan 30, 2023

‘Why don’t we just write the stupidest song ever?’ How the Darkness made I Believe in a Thing Called Love

‘The crab in the music video was a reference to when you’ve taken lots of cocaine and your eyes are on stalks. We’ve always had an affinity with sea creatures – we’re from Lowestoft’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023

Do they know it’s Christmas?! Why today’s meek festive pop lacks the crucial chaos element

Despite annual attempts at toppling Mariah, there hasn’t been a new Christmas classic in nearly a decade. Modern songwriters shoot too classy: history tells us that commotion is the only way

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

‘I always try to be the Randy Quaid to Dan’s Chevy Chase’: Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, Christmas traditions and life in Switzerland

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has fond memories of childhood Christmases with his brother and bandmate, Dan Hawkins. For our ‘at home with’ mini-series, he reflects on the making of the band’s hit single, ‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)’, the battle for Christmas No 1, and his own…

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022