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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

By Liz Scarlett published 18 July 23

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

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

By Liz Scarlett published 17 July 23

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

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

By Liz Scarlett published 3 July 23

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

Best comedy metal songs as chosen by Tenacious D

The 10 funniest rock and metal songs according to Tenacious D

By Alec Chillingworth published 25 June 23

AC/DC, Disturbed, Electric Six: Tenacious D talk us through some of rock and metal's funniest songs

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

By Dan Hawkins published 21 June 23

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!

Bruce Springsteen, Lisa blackpink, Frank Turner, Katherine Parlour

10 essential artists to see at BST Hyde Park this summer, from Bruce Springsteen to Blackpink

By Paul Brannigan published 18 June 23

From 'The Boss' and Blackpink, to Frank Turner and rising stars Picture Parlour, here are 10 acts you should see at BST Hyde Park 2023

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

By Liz Scarlett published 23 May 23

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

Justin Hawkins in the I Believe In A Thing Called Love video

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

By Joe Daly published 28 March 23

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

Justin Hawkins on songwriting: "There’s always got to be an intangible ingredient"

By Geoff Barton published 14 February 23

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins names the perfect rock song, reveals what 'permission to land' really means, and admits he once wrote a song about a royal princess

The Darkness say that I Believe In A Thing Called Love originated from their desire to write "the stupidest song ever"

By Paul Brannigan published 24 January 23

Justin and Dan Hawkins revisit the writing of their signature anthem I Believe In A Thing Called Love: "Our manager said: 'That’s a hit, that is.' This was news to us"

Rufus Taylor on playing Taylor Hawkins' drum parts on Foo Fighters' Best Of You at last year's tribute concerts: "I was s****ing myself"

By Merlin Alderslade published 11 January 23

The Darkness drummer and son of Queen legend Roger Taylor opens up on stepping into the mighty shoes of the much-missed Taylor Hawkins

20 iconic metal albums that turn 20 in 2023

By Metal Hammer published 3 January 23

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Evanescence – these classic albums all celebrate their 20th birthday this year

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins on Steel Panther's lyrics: "Their humour is fully way past the line and they're not gonna stop"

By Liz Scarlett published 12 December 22

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on why people like Steel Panther, despite their "misogynistic" lyrics

Get 2-for-1 tickets for Alter Bridge, Black Stone Cherry and more with Ticketmaster UK's Black Friday sale

By Scott Munro published 24 November 22

Ticketmaster get in on the Black Friday action by offering 2-for-1 ticket deals for several UK concerts AND there’s 50% off a selection of Status Quo gigs

James Hetfield once offered The Darkness' Justin Hawkins support during his alcohol issues

By Merlin Alderslade last updated 20 September 22

Metallica's James Hetfield noticed Justin was "struggling a little bit with certain behaviours"

The 10 Most Expensive Albums Ever Made

By Paul Brannigan last updated 20 September 22

The albums that almost bankrupted the music industry

Wolfgang Van Halen and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness performing at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Here's why Justin Hawkins almost pulled out of performing Van Halen songs at the Taylor Hawkins tribute gig

By Liz Scarlett published 12 September 22

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins had another singer in mind for the Van Halen performance, who he thought would be better for the job

Justin Hawkins and Brian Johnson holding onto the same microphone whilst singing

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins explains why he grabbed the mic from AC/DC's Brian Johnson at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

By Liz Scarlett published 8 September 22

Justin Hawkins appeared to try to snatch the microphone away from AC/DC 's Brian Johnson at last weekend's Taylor Hawkins tribute concert, leaving many viewers confused

The Darkness pissed off Disturbed 20 years ago. Now David Draiman has apologised

By Metal Hammer published 15 July 22

“There’s a lot of things I regret saying and this is one of them,” says David Draiman after Justin Hawkins recalls 2002 spat over The Darkness’ support slot

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins: the soundtrack of my life

By Paul Elliott last updated 11 July 22

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him, and which song he'd have played at his funeral

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